The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes Vol..., Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes Vol..., Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes – Volume II

Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrator: David Timson

Unabridged: 5 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Naxos

Published: 03/31/2008

Categories: Fiction, Classic


Synopsis

In the last six stories written by Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, the duo face some of their most challenging cases. In The Adventure of the Illustrious Client, Holmes puts his own life in danger as he tries to cut short a young girl’s infatuation with the notorious wife-murderer Baron Gruner. Why is Mrs. Maberley offered a handsome price for the Three Gables, provided she leaves at once and takes nothing with her? Even in his retirement, Holmes’s skills are called upon, as he follows a trail of death on the Sussex coast in The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane.

About Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle, a Scottish writer whose works include science fiction stories, historical novels, plays, romances, poetry, and nonfiction, is best known as the creator of the detective Sherlock Holmes. While Holmes was the embodiment of scientific thinking, Doyle himself did not exhibit the same rationality, believing in fairies and occultism. His Sherlock Holmes stories have been translated into more than fifty languages and have been made into plays, films, radio and television series, cartoons, and comic books. By 1920, Doyle was one of the most highly paid writers in the world. Other works by Doyle include The Lost World, the first book in the Professor Challenger series; The White Company, one of his many historical novels; and The Great Boer War.

Doyle was born at Picardy Place, near Edinburgh, in 1859. He was educated in Jesuit schools and studied at Edinburgh University. In 1884, he married Louise Hawkins. Doyle qualified as a doctor in 1885 and practiced medicine as an eye specialist in Hampshire until 1891, when he became a full-time writer. Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes story, A Study in Scarlet, was published in 1887 and introduced the detective's faithful associate, Dr. Watson.

During the Boer war in South Africa (1899-1902), Doyle served several months as the senior physician at a field hospital. There he wrote The War in South Africa, in which he expressed the imperial view. He twice ran unsuccessfully for Parliament but nevertheless was knighted in 1902. In 1907, fourteen months after his wife died, Doyle married Jean Leckie. After his son Kingsley died in the first World War, Doyle dedicated himself to spiritualistic studies at his home in Windlesham, Sussex. He died himself in 1930.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sheila

"The Illustrious Client" is easily the standout in this final collection of six stories. It has an extremely evil villain, named Baron Gruner, who's nearly on par with Charles Augustus Milverton. The most fun part of this audiobook is a bonus story, "The Wonderful Toy," written by the narrator, Davi......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca

Guys! David Timson wins as best narrator ever. HE WROTE HIS OWN PASTICHE. And it's excellent, easily the best story on this recording. The Doyle stories have their moments, but I see what people mean about the Casebook being a sort of anti-climactic addition to the canon. Anyway, I review the storie......more

Goodreads review by Amanda

Some of the stories in this volume are great. But that doesn't excuse the amount of antisemitism and blatant racism therein. I really tried not to judge this book by my time's standards but when Holmes himself is spewing harmful racism, it becomes too much. The extra story by Timson was fun. I'm jus......more

Goodreads review by David

Some of the short mysteries were better than others.......more

Goodreads review by Mark

I love Sherlock Holms mysteries!......more