Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Mystery: The Adventure of the Empty House, the Adventure of the d Evil's

by Arthur Conan Doyle (Narrator), Edward Hardwicke (Narrator)

Genres: Classics, Audiobook, Mystery

Audio Cassette

First published April 1, 2000

About the author

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a Scottish writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are milestones in the field of crime fiction.

Doyle was a prolific writer. In addition to the Holmes stories, his works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger, and humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels. One of Doyle's early short stories, "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" (1884), helped to popularise the mystery of the brigantine Mary Celeste, found drifting at sea with no crew member aboard.

Reviews

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

The usual mix of Sherlock Holmes short stories. In time, once you have read enough, you will either find a shocking similarity with a Poirot storyline or a repeat/ rehash of a previous story line. Once in a blue moon you find an absolute gem of a story.

[Bert · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful tale that stand the test of time. I thoroughly enjoyed the narration.

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