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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes V
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes III
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
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- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3
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The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, Volume I
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5
These six cases are among the last undertaken by Sherlock Holmes before he retired to the Sussex downs. However, the problems facing the sleuth are as diverse and challenging as ever. What with seeking the whereabouts of the stolen Mazarin Diamond, discovering the importance of being called Garrideb, encountering a mysterious murder on Thor Bridge, searching for eternal youth and the threat of a vampire in Sussex, there is no sign of Holmes' deductive powers slowing down.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not Doyle's best
- By Mark on 06-04-12
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes
- Volume Two (Dramatised)
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 49
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 33
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Story5 out of 5 stars 33
Clive Merrison stars as Holmes, with Michael Williams as Watson, in these adventures, part of the unique, fully dramatised BBC canon of Conan Doyle's short stories and novels featuring the world-famous sleuth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Par Excellance!❤️
- By Highlight on 09-01-15
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The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, Volume II
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
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?
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3 out of 5 stars
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes III (Unabridged Selections)
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins
- Highlights
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
Once again Arthur Conan Doyle presents a series of cases which baffle the police, but are no match for Sherlock Holmes and his trusty companion, Dr. Watson.
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes V
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
Dr Watson comments: 'The stage lost a fine actor' when Holmes chose to devote his formidable talents to the solution of crime. Two of these stories, "The Reigate Squire" and "The Adventure of Beryl Coronet", Sherlock Holmes demonstrates his thespian powers as he unravels the mysteries.
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes III
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3
In this collection are four more individual cases for Mr. Sherlock Holmes, narrated by his faithful friend and admirer Dr. Watson.
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The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, Volume I
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5
These six cases are among the last undertaken by Sherlock Holmes before he retired to the Sussex downs. However, the problems facing the sleuth are as diverse and challenging as ever. What with seeking the whereabouts of the stolen Mazarin Diamond, discovering the importance of being called Garrideb, encountering a mysterious murder on Thor Bridge, searching for eternal youth and the threat of a vampire in Sussex, there is no sign of Holmes' deductive powers slowing down.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not Doyle's best
- By Mark on 06-04-12
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes
- Volume Two (Dramatised)
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 49
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 33
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Story5 out of 5 stars 33
Clive Merrison stars as Holmes, with Michael Williams as Watson, in these adventures, part of the unique, fully dramatised BBC canon of Conan Doyle's short stories and novels featuring the world-famous sleuth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Par Excellance!❤️
- By Highlight on 09-01-15
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes VI
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
In "The Final Problem", perhaps the greatest of the short stories of Sherlock Holmes, the English detective encounters his most formidable rival, Professor Moriarty. 'The Napoleon of Crime' is how Holmes describes his adversary to his faithful companion, Dr Watson, as they move to the ultimate confrontation at the Reichenbach Falls.
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The Valley of Fear
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
The Sherlock Holmes series read in unabridged form, by David Timson for Naxos AudioBooks, is widely regarded as one of the finest. Here, Timson brings his remarkable performance skills to one of Doyle’s full-length novels. Holmes and his faithful Dr Watson are summoned to a country house by a coded message. They arrive too late to save a life and then pursue the trail which leads to the unmasking of the murderer.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not a great Holmes fan
- By sd rogerson on 08-02-15
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The Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story5 out of 5 stars 7
Further adventures by the master of observation and deduction, as faithfully recounted by his companion and greatest admirer, Dr Watson. The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans, The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax and The Adventure of the Dying Detective are among the stories. David Timson's award-winning performances continue with this series.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sublime reading by David Timson
- By Nigeguy on 05-04-17
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes II
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
In this collection are four of the finest cases of Mr. Sherlock Holmes, narrated by his faithful friend and admirer Dr. Watson. What was the mystery of the engineer's thumb? What was behind the disappearance of the race horse? Why did masked royalty walk up to see Holmes in Baker Street? These and other puzzles are solved in this collection by this bloodhound of a genius.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Everyone should read Sherlock Holmes
- By Audrey on 09-12-10
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A Study in Scarlet
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
A Study in Scarlet was the very first Sherlock Holmes novel. Here, in the most remarkably precise manner, Doyle produced two of the most well-known characters in English fiction. Their individual traits and their relationships, their ambitions and foibles are introduced against the backdrop of an exciting story of revenge and persistence, which starts in Victorian England but moves to the American West, and the environment of the early Mormon communities.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A must-listen for fans of Sherlock Holmes
- By Kirstine on 07-02-09
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes I
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story5 out of 5 stars 6
When Sherlock Holmes met his demise in "The Adventure of the Final Problem," published in 1893, the distress of the unsuspecting reading public was profound. For years fans showed no signs of letting Sherlock Holmes lie down and die. Eventually, Doyle saw fit to continue his Holmes' canon and wrote a series of 13 short stories, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, published in 1905.
Editor reviews
Veteran performers Walter Covell and Walter Zimmerman lead this gripping production of classic Sherlock Holmes stories. Get to know the sly Irene Adler in "A Scandal in Bohemia", or follow Holmes into the sordid opium dens in "The Man with the Twisted Lip". Collected here are 12 of some of the most beloved cases from one of the greatest mystery writers of all time. This performance of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a great collection for listeners just getting acquainted with the detective or those looking to renew their love for the famous resident of 221B Baker Street.
Summary
The 12 stories in this collection are:
"A Scandal in Bohemia"
"The Red-Headed League"
"A Case of Identity"
"The Boscombe Valley Mystery"
"The Five Orange Pips"
"The Man with the Twisted Lip"
"The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle"
"The Adventure of the Speckled Band"
"The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb"
"The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor"
"The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet"
"The Adventure of the Copper Beeches"
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
- Nick
- LondonUnited Kingdom
- 12-01-09
Shockingly inept
Great stories but what is the 'narrator' Dr Watson doing ? Shouting out his lines like this is farcical. Why do Americans ( Actor) think that to be an Upper Middle Class Englishman you have to shout? This recording ruins a good set of stories.
Very disappointing given that people will spend good money buying this dreadfully narrated rubbish.
Sad really, please take note!!
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
- Owen
- Elderslie, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom
- 30-12-12
Dreadful narration
And here's how I learned never to spend a credit without listening to an audio sample. An awful narrator who bellows in the least convincing English accent I've ever encountered.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- J. Green
- 07-02-07
A master story teller.
Sherlock Holmes is a character who needs no introduction, and these stories represent some of the best written about him. The reading are decent, though I find the narrator a touch raspy. That said, I usually dislike cast readings as some of the voices can be difficult to hear in a car, though I have not found that a problem with these at all. I would recommend them to anyone interested in discovering Sherlock Holmes.
17 of 17 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Richard Taylor
- 22-12-06
Exciting Adventures Well Told
This recording offers some of the most famous cases read by a cast of actors that bring the stories alive. I'm a fan but not a fanatic, and I enjoyed hearing the stories I had read decades ago (and seen a few years ago) reminding me of the essence of Sherlock Holmes. Lots of fun.
17 of 19 people found this review helpful
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- Eugeanie
- 24-02-12
The most famous sleuth in the world.
What did you love best about The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes?
I love Sherlock Holmes stories. This audible book delivered. There is always an excitement about how the story will end. Anticipating how Sherlock will explain his deductions is a thrill.
What other book might you compare The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes to and why?
Father Brown mysteries can be just as thrilling and he reveals his deductions about the same as Sherlock.
What does Walter Covell and Walter Zimmerman bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
It is almost like watching a movie, you see in your mind what is happening. You hear the details.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
They always move me.
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- scrapper
- 27-11-16
sub par performance
The biggest problem with this audiobook is that the doctor Watson character seems intent on doing his Nigel Bruce through the whole book making it virtually unlistenable.
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Stef
- 29-01-07
Great stories, not great narration
I bought this because I want to listen to the stories as they were originally collected, not in smaller sets or themed sets, of which Audible offers so many. The stories are great, but I was disappointed in the narration. Some of the stories were read by several people and some by only one or two. Most did Watson in an extremely loud and abrasive voice and Holmes in a dull, lifeless voice - neither of which matched my conceptions of the characters.
4 of 18 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- E
- 31-12-08
Dr. Watson was annoying
The cleverness of Sherlock Holmes, even by modern standards of forensics, is still remarkable. The stories are generally brief and entertaining with timeless themes of greed, evil step-parents, and human folly. But Dr. Watson's throaty, too-loud exclamations were annoying through-out and totally unneccesary. The other readers were quite adequate but Dr. Watson spoiled listening to this book for me...
2 of 11 people found this review helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
- Jonathan
- 15-03-09
Narrator Issue
Poor narration made listening to these classics impossible.
2 of 12 people found this review helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 25-02-07
Uninspired Narration
Don't waste your money on any narration of Sherlock Holmes by this narrator! His reading is monotonous.
3 of 20 people found this review helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
- Lucy W. Durkin
- 07-08-08
Deeply disappointing
I don't require or even enjoy excessive emotion (including imitating "foreign" accents) in a narrator's voice while reading classic books. After 5 minutes of this performance, however, I was numbed by the completely leaden voices, devoid of any expression. Derek Jacobi's recorded Holmes stories are infinitely superior. Unfortunately, he hasn't done the entire set of stories (yet).
2 of 16 people found this review helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
- Myers Family
- 24-07-11
Low Quality + DRM
Very low quality recording. Person doing Watson is way too harsh and hurried. Also, the audible DRM is awful. I only burned 1 CD because I couldn't make an MP3 CD, and that first CD quality was awful. Will never buy from audible again.
0 of 5 people found this review helpful