Sherlock Holmes

A Baker Street Dozen (Dramatized)

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Orson Welles

Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins

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"

©1953 Charles Michelson, Inc (P)1996 HighBridge Company

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)

ATTENTION TO DETAIL

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

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.

good book

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

Radio Flare

I loved the characters. Sir John Gielgud was great as Sherlock. I liked listening as if I was listening to a play to place. ... radio flare.
Not enough stories

Fun shorts but kind of disappointed

Maybe it was because it's a graphic audio rather than just read from cover to cover, but the stories just didn't seems very engaging. The voices were good but he violin drove me crazy.

I liked the short story aspect. It's nice to just listen for 20 minutes and have a mystery story told.

Terrific!

Great dramatization! Wonderful characters! Excellent production. One gets wrapped up in the story easily. Highly recommend

The loud violin stood out, otherwise an impeccable audiobook performance

Audio books should be able to be listened to at a constant volume. I dislike having to turn down this audiobook every time the intermittent musical interludes come to the foreground. The high volume of the violin, in particular, is annoying. Other than that, the audiobook is nearly perfect. Excellent acting and pacing. Impeccable, actually. Thankfully, the music is absent once the play commences or recommences. If you are willing to deal with volume issues, related only to the interlude music, and are any kind of a fan of Sherlock Holmes books, my advice is: Don't miss this one!

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!

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!!!!

Great Author, Classic Stories, Marvelous Thespian

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