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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh in 1859 and died in 1930. Within those years was crowded a variety of activity and creative work that made him an international figure and inspired the French to give him the epithet 'the good giant'. He was the nephew of 'Dickie Doyle' the artist, and was educated at Stonyhurst, and later studied medicine at Edinburgh University, where the methods of diagnosis of one of the professors provided the idea for the methods of deduction used by Sherlock Holmes. He set up as a doctor at Southsea and it was while waiting for patients that he began to write. His growing success as an author enabled him to give up his practice and turn his attention to other subjects. He was a passionate advocate of many causes, ranging from divorce law reform and the Channel Tunnel to the issuing of inflatable life-jackets to sailors. He also campaigned to prove the innocence of individuals, and his work on the Edjalji case was instrumental in the introduction of the Court of Criminal Appeal. He was a volunteer physician in the Boer War and later in life became a convert to spiritualism. His greatest achievement was, of course, his creation of Sherlock Holmes, who soon attained international status and constantly distracted him from his other work; at one time Conan Doyle killed him but was obliged by public protest to restore him to life. And in his creation of Dr Watson, Holmes's companion in adventure and chronicler, Conan Doyle produced not only a perfect foil for Holmes but also one of the most famous narrators in fiction. Penguin publish all the books about the great detective, A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of Four, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, The Valley of Fear, His Last Bow, The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, The Uncollected Sherlock Holmes and The Penguin Complete Sherlock Holmes. Photo by Walter Benington (RR Auction) [US Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection
By: Stephen Fry - introductions, Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Stephen Fry
Audible is proud to present Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection, read by Stephen Fry, a lifelong fan of Doyle's detective fiction....
Brilliant audio book, shame about the navigation.
By PJM on 10-03-17
Series: Sherlock Holmes, Book 1-6
5 out of 5 stars 14,954 ratings
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
The Heirloom Collection
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes tales are rightly ranked among the seminal works of mystery and detective fiction.
A long and rewarding listen....
By Lee on 29-04-15
Series: Sherlock Holmes
4.5 out of 5 stars 2,163 ratings
The Complete Stories of Sherlock Holmes
Here in one recording is every Sherlock Holmes story ever written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle....
Disappointed.
By SARAH on 18-01-14
Sherlock Holmes: The Four Novels Collection
By: Arthur Conan Doyle, Bert Coules
Narrated by: Clive Merrison, full cast, Michael Williams
Clive Merrison stars as Holmes, with Michael Williams as Watson, in these four adventures from the unique, fully dramatised BBC canon of Conan Doyle stories....
Five star performances!
By Avid reader on 09-09-19
BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations
Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in this collection of stories from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon, based on the original short stories....
Titles and chapter numbers of individual stories
By Kindle Customer on 09-03-19
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
With his devoted Dr Watson, Holmes emerges from his smoke-filled rooms in Baker Street to grapple with the forces of treachery, intrigue and evil, including the diabolical Professor Moriarty....
It's obvious after he's explained it.
By Sara on 09-06-10
BBC Classics: Ultimate Story Collection
90 Unmissable Tales
By: Oscar Wilde, Arthur Conan Doyle, Virginia Woolf, and others
Narrated by: Sam Dale, Joseph Ayre, Carolyn Pickles, and others
A treasure chest of timeless short stories by some of the world's greatest authors....
Terrible editing, great stories!
By Sue McCabe on 05-09-21
By: Oscar Wilde, Arthur Conan Doyle, Virginia Woolf, various
Narrated by: Sam Dale, Joseph Ayre, Carolyn Pickles, Don Gilet, Clare Corbett, Ronny Jhutti, Helen Clapp, Susan Jameson, full cast
The Ultimate Classic Collection
By: Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Arthur Conan Doyle, and others
Narrated by: various
The Ultimate Classic Collection is drawn from our extensive back catalogue of over 300 short stories....
Nice collection
By Brooksies on 27-06-12
By: Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Arthur Conan Doyle, more
The Ultimate Ghost Stories Collection: Novels and Stories from Edgar Allan Poe, M.R. James, Charles Dickens, Henry James, and More
The Fall of the House of Usher; The Call of Cthulhu; The Turn of the Screw; The Mezzotint; and More
By: M.R. James, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry James, and others
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble, Julie Teal, Malk Williams
The Ultimate Ghost Stories Collection is a fully indexed collection of classic ghost stories, read by three Audie-winning narrators. Included here are stories by Henry James, M.R. James, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Edith Wharton and Washington Irving....
Fantastic, Spooky Collection
By: M.R. James, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry James, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edith Wharton, Charles Dickens, Washington Irving
Sherlock Holmes: His Last Bow
BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation
Narrated by: Clive Merrison, Michael Williams, full cast
In these eight intriguing tales, Holmes and Watson solve cases that range from the suspicious to the downright strange....
By MR B A OSULLIVAN on 21-07-17
Series: Sherlock Holmes, Book 8
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
Clive Merrison stars as Holmes with Michael Williams as Watson in these 12 adventures from the unique, fully dramatised BBC canon of Conan Doyle's short stories and novels....
impossible to navigate
The Science Fiction Collection: 35 Sci-Fi Books
By: Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick, and others
Narrated by: Peter Coates, Mark Bowen, David McCord, and others
Science fiction has been called the "literature of ideas", and it often explores the potential consequences of scientific, social, and technological innovations. Besides providing entertainment, it can also criticize present-day society and explore alternatives....
By: Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick, Kurt Vonnegut, E.M. Forster, Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Machen, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edwin A. Abbott, Jules Verne, H. G. Wells
Narrated by: Peter Coates, Mark Bowen, David McCord, Simon Jackson, Kenneth Elliot, Trevor O'Hare, Martina Mercer, P. Gibson, S. Plummer
Sherlock Holmes: The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Classic Drama from the BBC Archives
Narrated by: Clive Merrison, Michael Williams
Clive Merrison stars as Holmes, with Michael Williams as Watson, in this collection from the unique, fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon....
Best Holmes there is, bar none.
By Ephraim Gadsby on 07-09-17
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in these 12 full-cast dramatisations of short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle....
Superb production
By Trekkie Monster on 06-02-18
Sherlock Holmes Retold for Children
By: Alex Woolf, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Thomas Judd
Join world-famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his ever-loyal sidekick Dr. Watson as they embark on a series of daring adventures....
Series: Sherlock Holmes Stories Retold for Children (Alex Woolf), Book 1-16
12 Books to Read Before You Die, Volume 1
By: Robert Louis Stevenson, Mark Twain, Lewis Carroll, and others
Narrated by: Bruce Pirie, David Clarke, Phil Chenevert, and others
Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to 12 Books to Read Before You Die, Volume 1 and learn about these classic books: Father Goriot by Honoré de Balzac, The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle, and more....
Narration not an easy listen
By Mrs D P YEOMANS on 03-10-21
By: Robert Louis Stevenson, Mark Twain, Lewis Carroll, Luigi Pirandello, Jules Verne, Jack London, Charlotte Brontë, Honoré de Balzac, Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Bruce Pirie, David Clarke, Phil Chenevert, Mark F. Smith, Elizabeth Klett, John Greenman, Craig Franklin, Adrian Praetzellis, Aaron Blain, Peter Tucker
Series: Twain's Tom and Huck, Book 1-2, Alice in Wonderland, Book 1
The Sign of Four (AmazonClassics Edition)
Ten years ago, Mary Morstan's father, an officer in an Indian regiment, vanished. Four years later, elegant pearls began to arrive, six in total, and now she holds an invitation to meet her mysterious anonymous benefactor....
The Lost World
Narrated by: John Richmond
Released in 1912, it tells the story of an expedition to a plateau in the Amazon basin where prehistoric animals still survive....
A brilliant adventure but of its time be warned
By PJ on 02-05-18
Series: Professor Challenger, Book 1
Sherlock: The Essential Arthur Conan Doyle Adventures
By: Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat, Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Simon Vance, Mark Gatiss
Sherlock co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss present their all-time favorite Sherlock Holmes adventures, with introductions read by Mark Gatiss....
Truly wonderful
By Jill Tallentire on 08-12-20
Narrated by: Stephen Scalon
The death, quite suddenly, of Sir Charles Baskerville in mysterious circumstances is the trigger for one of the most extraordinary cases ever...
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