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The Hound Of The Baskervilles

By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Peter Egan
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It is strange to consider that, although The Hound Of The Baskervilles is Conan Doyle’s most popular novel, his hero is absent for much of the time. Notice how he sets up an atmosphere of supernatural horror right from the start through Dr Mortimer’s reading of the ancient curse, and how he then presents as assortment of bizarre clues – in particular, the riddle of the missing boots – which Holmes will have to unravel.

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This is a classic tale. Written by an author who is in my mind the best in his field, the character of Sherlock Holmes is the most interesting, cunning and most intelligent ever divided in print. (Spoilers) ... ; which is odd in that this story on which the detective returns after his staged death. To feature less in this than other books. Which considering how popular he was at this time seems odd. However it is none the less, undoubtedly my favourite Holmes story and is with many fans.
The voice of Peter Egan is powerful subtle and atmospheric and the violin between chapters is send shivers down my spine. Consider this title and other Sherlock literature if you have an interest in Horror, crime section, or Victorian story's. Not gorey but scary in my opinion.

Footprints! A man's

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I love Peter Egan's beautifully-modulated and elegant voice, and since there are very few of his recordings available on Audible I plumped for this title. In practice Egan was an odd choice for narrator, as it's strange to hear such a melodramatic tale told by an actor with such a wonderfully laid-back, gentle voice. There's not a huge amount of character acting going on either. If you like your melodrama full of blood and thunder, better look elsewhere. I enjoyed it to a degree but not because the story and narrator were well-matched.

A laid-back reading

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