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The Short Stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
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Summary
A superb collection of stories that will enthral both young and old. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is one of the world's great storytellers, exhibiting astounding versatility in his narration, as he ranges between science fiction (in "When the World Screamed"), mystery and adventure (in "The Lost Special"), horror (in "The Leather Funnel"), action and heroism (in "The Croxley Master") and the ghostly occult (in "The Brown Hand"). This outstanding collection will keep listeners on the edge of their armchairs for 10 hours of breathless excitement and suspense.
- 'The Brazilian Cat'
- 'The Case of Lady Sannox'
- 'The Japanned Box'
- 'The New Catacomb'
- 'The Croxley Master'
- 'When the World Screamed'
- 'The Lost Special'
- 'The Leather Funnel'
- 'The Pot of Caviar'
- 'The Usher of Lea House School'
- ' B24'
- 'The Brown Hand'
- 'The Lift'
- 'How It Happened'
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- CharlieChopzzz
- 10-09-20
Good short stories, odd narrator
These short stories are very interesting and well written however the narrator seemed to think she was reading on cbeebies.
I almost gave up within the first five minutes but the book is worth powering through the overdramatic and overly cheery reading.
Edit - I ended up returning this book, very disappointing as Doyle is one of my favourite authors, however the narrator is SO off putting that I couldn't finish the last 5 stories.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- Prof.S. Unwin
- 27-08-14
Annoying voice.
If this book wasn’t for you, who do you think might enjoy it more?
I don't think anyone would persevere with this reading
Would you ever listen to anything by Arthur Conan Doyle again?
Yes, definitely, but with a different reader
Would you be willing to try another one of Cathy Dobson’s performances?
No
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Short Stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
Cut nothing out
Any additional comments?
Very disappointed. I love Conan Doyle's work, and could not continue long listening because of the repetitive modulation pattern of the reader.
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- Dr Wolf
- 15-04-14
Good if you can bear the narration
How did the narrator detract from the book?
I loved the stories but the narration really intruded. Now I fully realise that some may find her style acceptable but personally I found her voice far too 'watch with mother' and her delayed terminal consonants very irritating. I would strongly suggest listening to a long sample before purchase. I am not sure if I can bear to finish listening to this audiobook!
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- Michael Hirst
- 14-06-20
Performance really spoils it
Not quite the standard of the Sherlock Holmes stories, but would certainly be much better without Cathy Dobson's performance, she doesn't have an unpleasant voice but seems to use that upward inflection incessantly, which ruins it for me, also ruins her performance of the Psammead Trilogy
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- Steve
- 29-01-17
What on Earth??
What disappointed you about The Short Stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
I got Twenty minutes in and could not stand another minute of the Narrators performance
What will your next listen be?
I've started Zodiac Station
How did the narrator detract from the book?
Her voice was up in tone then normal then up then normal and all in the wrong places. It drove me insane
What character would you cut from The Short Stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
I would still like to hear the stories as I'm a huge fan, but not with this Narrator
Any additional comments?
I also have great Spy stories with this Narrator and it's just the same; urgh
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- Brian Farley
- 08-12-20
Awful narrator.
I love Conan Doyles books. The likes of Stephen Fry gives excellent performances. This narrator ruined the stories. Terrible narrating style. Her voice goes up and down with grievous annoyance. Every last word goes up a notch in pitch. Absolutely ruined a brilliant volume of stories by the master that is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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- #earlyeditor🤓📚
- 06-08-21
Clashing narration
Terrible narration, the whole book ruined by a women in a mans suit and tie reanacting a man from the late 1800s period.
Obviously!
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