The Hound of the Baskervilles (version 3)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
The desolate, treacherous Devon moors. A bloodcurdling legend of a ghastly hound from hell, haunting the Baskerville family for generations. Such is the setting for the most horrific Sherlock Holmes story ever written, where the celebrated sleuth's brains are pitted against those of a most diabolically cunning and elusive villain. (Summary by LadyMaria) (5 hr 53 min)
Chapters
01 - Mr. Sherlock Holmes | 16:09 | Read by Lady Maria |
02 - The Curse of the Baskervilles | 19:34 | Read by ToddHW |
03 - The Problem | 20:18 | Read by Lady Maria |
04 - Sir Henry Baskerville | 27:37 | Read by Jake Woldstad |
05 - Three Broken Threads | 19:49 | Read by Kevin W. Davidson |
06 - Baskerville Hall | 23:04 | Read by Maria Kasper |
07 - The Stapletons of Merripit House | 29:27 | Read by Lady Maria |
08 - First Report of Dr. Watson | 16:33 | Read by Zloot |
09 - The Light upon the Moor [Second Report of Dr. Watson] | 35:03 | Read by dgulino |
10 - Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson | 23:11 | Read by Maria Kasper |
11 - The Man on the Tor | 26:44 | Read by Lynne T |
12 - Death on the Moor | 26:43 | Read by Lady Maria |
13 - Fixing the Nets | 22:49 | Read by Lynne T |
14 - The Hound of the Baskervilles | 27:25 | Read by Lady Maria |
15 - A Retrospection | 19:26 | Read by ToddHW |
Reviews
I don't get it
picfixer
Why would Librivox select this book to be read by multiple volunteers when two solo-read versions and a group dramatic reading already exist? Incidentally, the Bob Neufeld solo version outstanding, and it is available here: http://archive.org/details/hound_baskervilles_bn_librivox
disconnected
Niki
the back and forth between the narrators every chapter makes it difficult to stay connected in the story. One female narrator is more breathy and demure during her readings, while another is more robust.
the book was very interesting.
Angeles
Some of the readers were very hard to understand. The lady that was breathing and whispering alot was just terrible.
Volunteers choose what they want to read
L. A.
It is the other way round -- Librivox does not "select" a book to be read. Volunteers choose for themselves which public domain book they want to do as a Librivox project, whether as a solo or by recruiting other readers for a group project. Librivox provides them the means of producing their recordings and a platform by which to find other volunteers to help.