Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Volume V, The

Saturday, June 28th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Volume V, The

The Reigate Squire
The Boscombe Valley Mystery
The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
The Yellow Face

Dr Watson comments: The stage lost a fine actor’ when Holmes chose to devote his formidable talents to the solution of crime. In two of these stories, The Reigate Squire and The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet, Sherlock Holmes demonstrates his thespian powers as he unravels the mysteries. In the first he explains a rural murder while in the second, Holmes’ timely intervention prevents something of a national - even royal - scandal.
The Boscombe Valley Mystery takes Holmes and Watson once again to the English countryside, but the famous detective uncovers old Australian animosities to get to the root of the problem. The Yellow Face, which concludes this selection, is one of the most fascinating in the whole canon, raising some key social issues of the time.


Publisher: Select Music & Distribution
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrator: David Timson
ISBN: 9 62634 266 8
Download Price: $15.75

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Sherlock Holmes - The Hound of the Baskervilles

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

For generations, the legend has been passed down - a satanic tale of a gigantic hell-hound, a devil incarnate who stalks the wastes of Dartmoor wreaking a bloody and terrible vengeance on the Baskerville family.

What turns out to be one of the most interesting cases of the great detective’s career begins when a country doctor visits Holmes and Watson in London. He brings with him the legend of the hound and news of the sudden death of Sir Charles Baskerville. Sir Charles’ heir, Henry, is arriving from America and the doctor is afraid for the young man’s life. Holmes despatches Dr Watson to accompany them back to the dark and sombre estate in the Devon moor.

With peril at every turn and a murderous escaped convict at large, the mystery deepens. Is the ancient legend true, or is the hideous creature merely a part of a sinister conspiracy whose origins are all too diabolically human?

Written By
Arthur Conan Doyle

First Broadcast
BBC Radio 4 28 June 1998

NUMBER OF EPISODES
Two

Last Broadcast
5 July 1998


Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrator: Full Cast Production
ISBN: 0563478330
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