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Ever since he made his first appearance in A Study In Scarlet, Sherlock Holmes has enthralled and delighted millions of fans throughout the world. Now Audible is proud to present Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, read by Stephen Fry. A lifelong fan of Doyle's detective fiction, Fry has narrated the definitive collection of Sherlock Holmes - four novels and four collections of short stories. And, exclusively for Audible, Stephen has written and narrated eight insightful introductions, one for each title.

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.

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based detective, Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess, and is renowned for his skillful use of deductive reasoning (somewhat mistakenly - see inductive reasoning) and astute observation to solve difficult cases.

Step back into the world of intrigue and deduction with The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Adapted for Modern Readers. This refreshed edition breathes new life into Arthur Conan Doyle's classic tales, making it easier than ever to dive into the brilliant mind of the world's most famous detective. With clean formatting and contemporary typography, this version maintains the original tone and plot while offering clarified language that resonates with today's readers. Immerse yourself in the foggy streets of Victorian London, where mystery and suspense await at every corner. Experience ...

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes tales are rightly ranked among the seminal works of mystery and detective fiction. Included in this collection are all four full-length Holmes novels and more than forty short masterpieces - from the inaugural adventure A Study in Scarlet to timeless favorites like “The Speckled Band” and more. At the center of each stands the iconic figure of Holmes - brilliant, eccentric, and capable of amazing feats of deductive reasoning.

Beginning with A Study in Scarlet and concluding with The Hound of the Baskervilles, this epic project took over 8 years to complete - and this landmark collection contains the extraordinary result. Here is the world's first ever fully dramatised Sherlock Holmes canon: 56 short stories and 4 novels, all made by the same team of directors, producers, dramatists and leading actors, and packed with the high production qualities of a film or TV drama that set it apart.

Scandal, treachery and crime are rife in Old London Town. A king blackmailed by his mistress, dark dealings in opium dens, stolen jewels, a missing bride - these are cases so fiendishly complex that only Sherlock Holmes would dare to investigate.

Could the sudden death of Sir Charles Baskerville have been caused by the gigantic ghostly hound which is said to have haunted his family for generations? Arch-rationalist Sherlock Holmes characteristically dismisses the theory as nonsense.

http://www.adfreebooks.com - 500+ audiobooks, all ad freeAlthough the Sherlock Holmes canon traditionally consists of four novels and 56 short stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle, there are many Sherlock Holmes stories outside the canon. Most of these noncanonical stories were written by authors other than Doyle, but there are four short stories about Holmes written by Doyle that are nonetheless excluded from the canon, for various reasons. This album consists of these four noncanonical stories. The first story, "The Field Bazaar", was first published in 1896 in a special issue of a ...

A truly enjoyable and growing collection of Sherlock Holmes Adventures and the best stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, one of Britain's greatest storytellers. Narration by master storyteller Jon Hagadorn (1001 Stories Network).

This collection of stories continues the adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle’s much-loved fictional detective. In these intriguing tales, Holmes and Watson solve cases that range from the suspicious to the downright strange, and encounter mysteries as diverse as vanishing staff, secret plans and eccentric lodgers.

Three years have passed since Sherlock Holmes and his nemesis Moriarty vanished into the abyss of the Reichenbach Falls. In that time the criminals of London have been able to sleep safe in their beds. But the capital has never been in greater need of its protector.

The Ultimate Classics Collection: Volume One is a continent-hopping, century-spanning collection of 15 essential classic novels by British, American, and Russian authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators including Stephen Fry, Jason Isaacs, Adjoa Andoh, David Rintoul, and many more. Included here are stories by some of the greatest writers of all time, including Fyodor Dostoyevsky; Charles Dickens; Franz Kafka; Herman Melville; Leo Tolstoy, amongst a host of others.

First appearing in print in 1890, the character of Sherlock Holmes has now become synonymous worldwide with the concept of a super sleuth. His creator, Conan Doyle, imbued his detective hero with intellectual power, acute observational abilities, a penchant for deductive reasoning and a highly educated use of forensic skills. Indeed, Doyle created the first fictional private detective who used what we now recognize as modern scientific investigative techniques.

Die Buchhalterin Lura kommt aus dem Urlaub zurück und erzählt Sherlock Holmes von einem verschwundenen Reisegefährten. Keiner vermisst ihn, es scheint ihn nie gegeben zu haben. Das weckt das Interesse des Meisterdetektivs, der mit Dr. Watson ebenfalls in den Urlaub aufbricht.

Ein Soldat der Union kommt von einem Einsatz völlig wesensverändert zurück. Seine Ex-Verlobte, die er kurzerhand verlassen hat, bittet Sherlock Holmes, dieser traurigen Tatsache auf den Grund zu gehen. Was er mit Dr. Watson herausfindet, scheint unglaublich.

Graf Dracula IV. hat sich auf einem Planeten ein Touristenparadies eingerichtet, jedoch zu wenig Steuer an die Union bezahlt. Das ruft Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson auf den Plan. Außerdem sollen sie feststellen, wohin viele junge Unions-Bürger verschwunden sind.

Sherlock Holmes bekommt einen neuen Auftrag: Ein gewisser Dr. Jekyll hat Ärger mit jemandem, der sich für ihn ausgibt und seine Patientinnen besucht. Es ist Mr. Hyde, der seine bösen Spielchen auch mit Dr. Watson treibt.

Als Holmes an einem drückenden Sommertag mit seinen Bekannten auf Coney Island spazieren geht, hätte er nie vermutet, dass ihn der Fluch von Auburn noch einmal einholen würde. Der ermordete Bankier James Pullman hinterlässt seine attraktive Frau und zwei kleine Kinder, die sich offenbar alle gerne in dieser Affäre an Holmes wenden. Er ist sich bewusst, dass Lady Pullman ein Opfer all dieser Machenschaften ist, da sie offenbar über keinerlei Einzelheiten Bescheid wusste. Aber könnte sie auch Täterin sein? Denn, was hatte ihr Kutscher und Hausdiener im Gefängnis von Auburn zu suchen?

Sherlock Holmes wähnt sich selbst schon im sicheren Hafen eines wohlverdienten Feierabends, nachdem er bei Sergeant Travis vom New Yorker Polizei Dezernat erneut zur Lösung eines äußerst merkwürdigen Falles beigetragen hat. Doch als er es sich am späten Nachmittag im Museum vor Kandinskys „Rauchenden Schloten" bequem macht, bekommt er Besuch von einer neuen Bekannten. Für Lady Pullman ist der Mord an ihrem Ehemann, dem ehemaligen Bankier James Pullman noch längst nicht abgeschlossen und damit auch nicht ihr Interesse an Sherlock Holmes' Talenten.