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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.

Arthur Conan Doyle’s rollicking adventure tale follows a scientific expedition deep into the Amazon jungle – right back into the time of dinosaurs and cave men. Before Jurassic Park, before Indiana Jones - there was The Lost World! An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Josh Clark, Kyle Colerider-Krugh, Peter Paige, Kirsten Potter, Kate Steele, Tom Virtue, Kenneth Alan Williams.

When the hot-headed Professor Challenger claims that extinct species of animals are still to be found living on an isolated Amazonian plateau, Dr Summerlee, Lord John Roxton and intrepid reporter Edward Malone find themselves committed to a journey of a lifetime. Arriving in the Amazon, they...

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Read by Mark F. Smith. Dr. Watson chronicles here some of the more interesting detective cases that he and his good friend, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, have encountered during their association. We see the cases unfold as he does, scratch our heads as does he while the evidence is collected, and then marvel at the impeccable observations, remarkable insight, and doggedness which Holmes displays as he teases apart the tangled clues. Packaged as twelve distinct cases, by the end of this book your own senses of observation and deductive ...

The Adventures of Sherlock by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A collection of twelve short stories featuring Conan Doyle's legendary detective, originally published as single stories in Strand Magazine and subsequently collected into a single volume. There is not always a crime committed nor a culprit to find, and when there is, Holmes does not invariably get his man. However, his extraordinary powers of deduction generally solve the mystery, often to the discomfiture of the official police force. Holmes is a man of many facets, and I do not share the common perception of Holmes as cold and ...

Five seminal science fiction classics are brought vividly to life in these gripping BBC Radio dramatisations, with casts including Robert Glenister, William Gaunt, Carleton Hobbs and Joanne Froggatt. Titles include Frankenstein (1994), The Time Machine (2009), The Lost World (1975), R.U.R. (1989) and Solaris (2007). Accompanying this collection is a bonus PDF file featuring extensive sleeve notes by Andrew Pixley.

This production of The Lost World, based on the novel by Arthur Conan Doyle, was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1975, and amongst the cast are Francis de Wolff, Gerald Harper, Carol Boyd and the renowned radio actor Carleton Hobbs. The story follows a 19th century expedition to enter the rumoured lair of animals thought to have died out millions of years before - a terrifying world of pterodactyls and other 'prehistoric monsters'.

This is the second book of short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle concerning the adventures of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his side kick Dr Watson. It contains 12 stories published in The Strand as further episodes of the Adventures between December 1892 and December 1893.View our entire collection of podcasts at www.solgood.orgAll Librivox recordings are in the public domain

The Crime of the Congo by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A Conan Doyle brings the skills of thorough analysis in his documenting of the atrocities occurring in the Congo Free State (an area now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo, the area south of the Congo River basin) following the European Berlin Conference 1884-85. Witness testimonies (chapter 8 and 9 in particular) and reportage is explicit in recounting the killing and torture of indigenous inhabitants , first sanctioned under King Leopold II’s private rule (1885- 1908) and (Doyle evidences) with limited change in structures/...

The Sign of The Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Sign of the Four (1890), also called The Sign of Four, is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 stories starring the fictional detective. The story is set in 1888. The Sign of the Four has a complex plot involving service in East India Company, India, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, a stolen treasure, and a secret pact among four convicts ("the Four" of the title) and two corrupt prison guards. It presents the detective's drug habit and humanizes him in a way that had ...

Step back in time with Sherlock Holmes Radio, a thrilling series that revitalizes the adventures of Sherlock Holmes in the style of old-time radio dramas. Experience the excitement and suspense as each episode delivers intricate plots and brilliant deductions, all set against the nostalgic backdrop of vintage radio soundscapes.https://www.solgoodmedia.com - Listen to hundreds of audiobooks, thousands of short stories, and ambient sounds all ad free!

The redoubtable Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson face danger in an old mansion and on the moors in this rollicking stage adaptation of Doyle’s classic adventure. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring: Geoffrey Arend, Wilson Bethel, Seamus Dever, Sarah Drew, Henri Lubatti, James Marsters, Christopher Neame, Moira Quirk, and Darren Richardson.

The Hound of The Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the four crime novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin. Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson investigate the case. This was the first appearance of Holmes since his intended death in...

His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of previously published Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, including the titular short story, "His Last Bow. The War Service of Sherlock Holmes" (1917). The collection's first US edition adjusts the anthology's subtitle to Some Later Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes. All editions contain a brief preface, by "John H. Watson, M.D.", that assures readers that as of the date of publication (1917), Holmes is long retired from his profession of detective but is still alive and ...

His Last Bow by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of previously published Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, including the titular short story, "His Last Bow. The War Service of Sherlock Holmes" (1917). The collection's first US edition adjusts the anthology's subtitle to Some Later Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes. All editions contain a brief preface, by "John H. Watson, M.D.", that assures readers that as of the date of publication (1917), Holmes is long retired from his profession of detective but is still alive and ...

A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A Study in Scarlet is a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, introducing his new character of Sherlock Holmes, who later became one of the most famous literary detective characters. He wrote the story in 1886, and it was published the next year. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes to his sidekick Doctor Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his "study in scarlet": "There’s the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and ...

Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes (en inglés: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) es una colección de doce cuentos escritos por Arthur Conan Doyle, en los que el personaje principal es el detective de ficción Sherlock Holmes. Se publicaron por primera vez el 14 de octubre de 1892; las historias se habían publicado individualmente en The Strand Magazine entre junio de 1891 y julio de 1892. En el libro no se presentan las historias en orden cronológico y los únicos personajes que se repiten en todos ellas son Holmes y el doctor Watson, quien los narra en primera persona.Conviértete en un ...

When a renowned racehorse mysteriously vanishes a week before a crucial race, and its trainer is discovered dead on a remote moor, the police are left scratching their heads. The horses frantic owner and the bewildered law enforcement have no choice but to seek help from the legendary Sherlock Holmes and his trusted companion, Doctor Watson. This enthralling tale, one of Arthur Conan Doyles finest Sherlock Holmes stories, invites readers to join the master detective as he unravels this complex mystery in his unique, logical yet imaginative manner. Even with clues laid bare, the solution ...

The mysterious murder of John Douglas at Birlstone Manor sets the stage for an intriguing tale, but Sherlock Holmes is more preoccupied with a missing dumbbell from the crime scene. This final novel in the Sherlock Holmes series draws its inspiration from the real-life exploits of the Pennsylvania mob and the fallout from a betrayal many years prior. Join us in uncovering the clues in this thrilling narrative, summarized by Alisson Veldhuis.

Sherlock Holmes, thought to be dead, astounds us once more with his surprising return! This collection, initially published in 1905, unfolds with Holmes causing Dr. Watson to faint in shock (The Empty House), proving that cryptography is just a childs play for him (The Dancing Men), and astonishingly getting engaged (Charles Augustus Milverton). Gear up for an exhilarating adventure as Holmes, with his unparalleled deductive skills, unravels the mysteries in these thirteen captivating tales. (summary by Laurie Anne Walden)