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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. I came back from Afghanistan with a bullet in my shoulder, a hand that shook, and no money at all. A friend at St Bartholomew's introduced me to a young man looking for someone to share rooms, and within an hour of meeting Sherlock Holmes I had agreed...

Set in the middle of the 14th century, Sir Nigel is a swashbuckling story of the eponymous hero as he seeks his fortune and the hand of his lady-love in England and France in the early part of the Hundred Years War. It is full of high romance and chivalry, battles and brutality, humour and sheer rumbustiousness as the impoverished Nigel Loring and his lascivious attendant Aylward seek their fortunes.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. A gigantic hound is said to haunt the Baskerville family. Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead on the yew alley of his own estate, his face twisted with terror, and the footprints of a monstrous animal are found nearby. Sherlock Holmes is skeptical —...

The White Company is a motley group of English mercenaries, fighting under the leadership of Sir Nigel Loring. Bound by an unquestioning respect for social order, patriotism and a lust for adventure, the company makes its way to France to fight in the local wars. With assiduous attention to historical detail, Conan Doyle paints a convincing picture of the chivalric life and manners of the 14th century.

Folge 6: Das Kassenbuch Knapp drei Wochen vor Heiligabend 1896 wird der Krämer Ezra Tomlin tot in seinem Laden in Bermondsey gefunden, und die Kasse des Weihnachtsklubs, in die rund vierhundert Familien das ganze Jahr eingezahlt haben, ist leer. Inspektor Lestrade übernimmt den Fall; was nach Selbstmord aussieht, klingt ihm zu ordentlich, und bis zur Auszahlung bleiben nur wenig Zeit.

The award-winning Sherlock Holmes narrator David Timson leads us through Conan Doyle's most famous tale. This extended story brings the archetypal detective to the moors with his friend and biographer Dr. Watson to investigate the mystery of a beast terrorizing the neighborhood.

Folge 7: Der Sammler Knapp drei Wochen vor Heiligabend 1896 wird der Krämer Ezra Tomlin tot in seinem Laden in Bermondsey gefunden, und die Kasse des Weihnachtsklubs, in die rund vierhundert Familien das ganze Jahr eingezahlt haben, ist leer. Inspektor Lestrade übernimmt den Fall; was nach Selbstmord aussieht, klingt ihm zu ordentlich, und bis zur Auszahlung bleiben nur wenig Zeit.

Kurz vor der Eröffnung seiner Weihnachtsausstellung erhält Sir Edmund Vane, Direktor des South Kensington Museums, einen anonymen Drohbrief: Blut werde die zwölfte Nacht zeichnen.

Lieben Sie Cornwall mit seinen Meeresfelsen, verträumten Fischerhäfen und Dörfern? Möchten Sie einen englischen Lord kennenlernen? Und lesen Sie gern einen authentischen, gut recherchierten historischen Kriminalroman? Begleiten Sie mit der Autorin den großen Detektiv aus der Londoner Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes, und seinen Freund Dr. Watson, als sie nach Cornwall fahren.

Here in one recording is every Sherlock Holmes story ever written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Originally appearing in serial form, these famous stories are here presented in the order in which they were first published beginning in 1887. Included in this definitive, award-winning collection are four novels and 56 short stories, a total of 60 titles. The 56 short stories are aggregated into five named collections, just as they were originally published in book form.

Kurz vor der Eröffnung seiner Weihnachtsausstellung erhält Sir Edmund Vane, Direktor des South Kensington Museums, einen anonymen Drohbrief: Blut werde die zwölfte Nacht zeichnen. Im Verborgenen sollen Holmes und Watson klären, wer hinter der Drohung steckt, bevor die Krone des Kaspar, der Stolz der Schau und eine Leihgabe aus dem Kölner Dom, am Dreikönigstag heimkehrt.

The hit BBC series Sherlock has introduced a whole new generation of fans to Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective. In this unique collection, Sherlock co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss have selected their all-time favorite Sherlock Holmes adventures, providing listeners a curated masterclass in crime fiction. Each of these 19 tales, from Sherlock's first appearance in A Study in Scarlet to the late classic The Dying Detective, is a potent mix of murder, suspense, cryptic clues, red herrings, and revenge.

With a horse between his thighs and a weapon in his grip, the dashing Brigadier Etienne Gerard, Colonel of the Hussars of Conflans, gallops through the Napoleonic campaigns on secret missions for his beloved Emperor and his country. He encounters danger and hair-breadth escapes but never loses his bravado, his eye for a pretty girl, his boastfulness or his enormous vanity.

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.

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.

In 1886 Arthur Conan Doyle, whilst struggling to make a success of a failing medical practice in Portsmouth, set about writing a novel in order to boost his income. He began a story about a fiercely intelligent sleuth called Sheridan Hope. A year later A Study in Scarlet was published, and one of the most successful of literary characters began to take hold of the public's affections.

Questo romanzo dell'autore della più celebre serie di romanzi di Sherlock Holmes fu pubblicato nel 1896, mentre l'autore era ancora impegnato a scrivere le serie di Holmes. Il titolo italiano (quello orgiale è”Rodney Stone”, dal nome del protagonista) allude a un mistero “gotico”, ma è in realtà un po' fuorviante perchè la storia del fantasma di Cliffe Royal, castello situato tra Brighton e Londra, non è altro che una cornice per trasportare il lettore in un momento storico accuratamente descritto, in cui la flotta inglese, comandata da Nelson, si trovava a combattere il grande nemico Bonaparte.

The Sherlock Holmes & Father Brown Collection, read by Jonathan Keeble (as Sherlock) and Nicholas Boulton (as Father Brown), includes unabridged recordings of the complete short stories featuring two of the most iconic ametuer detectives in literature - Father Brown and Sherlock Holmes.

There’s only one way for Professor George Edward Challenger to prove that dinosaurs still roam the earth. He invites skeptical journalist Edward Malone to accompany him and a group of adventurers to see the creatures with his own eyes. But when they arrive at the fantastic volcanic plateau in the Amazon where time stands still, their expedition quickly becomes one of survival. With its cliff-hanging escapes, rousing humor, and nailbiting suspense, The Lost World is a pioneering work of fantasy-adventure that paved the way for every thrill ride to follow.

Brought to you by Penguin. The terrible spectacle of the beast, the fog of the moor, the discovery of a body: this classic horror story pits detective against dog. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead on the wild Devon moorland with the footprints of a giant hound nearby, the blame is...