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Sherlock Holmes

By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Orson Welles
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Publisher's summary

Here are 12 acclaimed, exciting, fully dramatized performances of Conan Doyle classics. It's elementary that any Conan Doyle fan will want this splendid set of Sherlock Holmes mysteries, 12 timeless tales performed as radio theater and linked by violin-music interludes.

The great Sir John Gielgud stars as the sleuth of Baker Street, with Ralph Richardson as his venerable companion, Dr. Watson, and Orson Welles as the nefarious Professor Moriarty. With three giants of the theater in such colorful roles, it's no mystery why this collectionwas so popular on cassette.

Included are:

  • "The Blue Carbuncle"
  • "A Case of Identity"
  • "Charles August Milverton"
  • "The Dying Detective"
  • "The Final Problem"
  • "The Golden Pince-Nez"
  • "The Norwood Builder"
  • "A Scandal in Bohemia"
  • "The Second Stain"
  • "The Six Napoleons"
  • "The Solitary Cyclist"
  • "The Speckled Band"
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Critic reviews

"The cast is perfection: just to listen to John Gielgudwould be pleasure enough, but each cast member is terrific." ( AudioFile)
"It will come as no surprise that Gielgud and Richardson, as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, are as perfect a pairing as are the fictional detective team." ( Publishers Weekly)

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I loved the story...just not the technical issues.

What disappointed you about Sherlock Holmes?

Nothing. His stories are always wonderful.

Did the narrators do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

Everyone played their own characters well.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

I wished that someone had take the time to level out the volumes and tones, to make it all consistent. Considering that this is an audio book, it would important to consider that a person might be listening to this with headphones or driving. Both instances make for dangers results when a sudden increase of volume occurs.

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I hated how the volumes of the character's voices and background noises would fluctuate. One moment I was straining to hear the dialogue, then I would have to quickly lower the volume to keep from being deafened by a scream or sound effect.

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Exceptional Stories

I love the Sherlock Holmes series. The stories are well acted and the plots are to die for, no pun intended!

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Classic Holmes

What great fun for a Sherlock Holmes fan! 12 fully dramatized stories done for the BBC starring Sir John Geilgud as Holmes and Sir Ralph Richardson as Watson. Even Orson Welles starred as Moriarty. I enjoyed every minute of it. Done in the classic radio play style with music and sound effects.

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ATTENTION TO DETAIL

VERY GOOD PERFORMANCES. UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NO WAY OF TELLING WHAT STORY YOU ARE LISTENING TO.

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Our Favorite Audio Book for Road Trips

Sir John Gielgud is great as Sherlock Holmes and the whole family enjoys listening to the the stories.

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good book

I'm not a fan of the pompous Sherlock Holmes. the performance was wonderful, the voice actors brought the stories to life.

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Best Performances of Sherlock Holmes

I normally don't write reviews but this Audio book deserves praise. I enjoyed ever story even though I have heard other audio renditions. Sir John Gielgud and Sir Ralph Richardson both portrayed the characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson admirably. This was well worth the purchase. KUDOS!

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Elementary!

Splendid Watson! Stories were engaging and sometimes humorous in the way portrayed. I’m thinking MORE Holmes is in my future good fellows!!!! The game is indeed afoot!!!!

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Great Author, Classic Stories, Marvelous Thespian

Can't lose. Suspenseful, entertaining and great listening. I thoroughly enjoyed it. 3 hours of true enjoyment.

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Great talent in narration made this production a real treat for me.

I’ve listened to these stories many times and enjoyed many different narrators. For me this production was magical. These super talents just drew me into the stories because they sound like Sherlock and Dr. Watson always sounded in my head.
The uneven volume was unfortunate.

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