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  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Unabridged Selections)

  • By: Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Narrated by: Walter Covell
  • Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
  • 2.6 out of 5 stars (5 ratings)
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By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Walter Covell
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Editor reviews

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Return of Sherlock Holmes includes 13 Sherlock adventures published at the turn of the 20th century. The first collection after Holmes' alleged death, these tales bring Holmes back, sleuthing with a vengeance. Walter Covell's voice is superbly versatile. He gives each character distinct attributes, from a husky-voiced, mysterious stranger to the deep-voiced British narrator who speaks so smoothly it is easy to enjoy his voice for the full eleven hours. Doyle and Covell work together to make this famous collection a joy for all Sherlock fans.

Summary

This final collection of Sherlock Holmes stories will have you leaving lights on and checking behind doors.

These tales, first published in the Strand magazine between 1903 and 1905, include:

  • "The Adventure of the Empty House,"
  • "The Adventure of the Norwood Builder,"
  • "The Adventure of the Dancing Men,"
  • "The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist,"
  • "The Adventure of the Priory School,"
  • "The Adventure of Black Peter,"
  • "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton,"
  • "The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez,"
  • "The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter,"
  • "The Adventure of the Abbey Grange," and
  • "The Adventure of the Second Stain."
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Critic reviews

"Properly suspenseful, Covell re-creates the awestruck Doctor Watson and the scientific Sherlock Holmes in another of the sleuth's escapades. Covell gives Watson a baronial English accent and renders the unerring Sherlock Holmes in a fittingly aloof, confident tone. To be led through a criminal quagmire by so expert a voice will please any...listener who likes a good mystery." ( Booklist)

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More like the end of Sherlock Holmes

This was my first selection and I decided on it because unlike some of the other Sherlock Holmes options it seems to cover all the books in the 'Return of Sherlock Holmes' anthology. Big mistake!!
Sadly within a few minutes of listening to the first story I was talking back to the voice correcting his mistakes - which were many!
I am all for equal opportunities but if you are going to get someone to read a book out loud for payment maybe either get someone who researches things like names or even has a passing knowledge of the subject matter. I'm not even sure whether this person even has English as a first language.
I disliked this book so much that I have deleted it - just in case somehow I accidentally listen to it again.. so to sum up I will be very careful to buy the more authentic Edward Hardwicke audio versions in future and remember quantity is hardly ever better than quality!!

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