The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes Part 1
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Read by Ruth Golding
And so, reader, farewell to Sherlock Holmes! These are positively the last stories. There is some disagreement as to their quality, and some claim that Conan Doyle was writing more experimentally, rather than to the conventional Sherlock Holmes formula. Not all the stories are narrated by the faithful Watson, and the stories are regarded as the darkest of the Holmes canon, with some unusual villains.
Please note: Section 5, The Adventure of the Three Gables, includes language which, though normal for the time it was written, is now regarded as highly unacceptable racial slurs. Anyone who finds this too offensive may wish to omit this story. Indeed, any listener who would understandably prefer to avoid my poor attempt at American accents, may prefer not to listen to a number of these stories. Conan Doyle seemed to like American villains. …
(summary by Ruth Golding)
This recording was originally published on Legamus.eu and was later released on Librivox when US copyright permitted. Part 2 will be recorded when the reader is able (7 hr 15 min)
Chapters
00 - Preface | 4:48 | Read by Ruth Golding |
01 – The Adventure of the Illustrious Client Part 1 | 42:53 | Read by Ruth Golding |
02 – The Adventure of the Illustrious Client Part 2 | 30:22 | Read by Ruth Golding |
03 – The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier | 53:07 | Read by Ruth Golding |
04 – The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone | 43:46 | Read by Ruth Golding |
06 – The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire | 45:46 | Read by Ruth Golding |
05 – The Adventure of the Three Gables | 43:46 | Read by Ruth Golding |
07 – The Adventure of the Three Garridebs | 46:01 | Read by Ruth Golding |
08 – The Problem of Thor Bridge Part 1 | 34:55 | Read by Ruth Golding |
09 – The Problem of Thor Bridge Part 2 | 35:54 | Read by Ruth Golding |
10 – The Adventure of the Creeping Man | 54:05 | Read by Ruth Golding |
Reviews
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The Case took of Herlock Holmes Pt 1
Dave Raine
This reading of Sherlock Holmes stories is my favorite of any of the collections available.
Liked the stories
Patsy McNulty
If you like Sherlock Holmes you should enjoy this. As usual it is superbly read.
Eva Cass
Very enjoyable & so well read by Ruth Golding. Love her work. Thank you Ruth.