The Return of Sherlock Holmes Audiobook (by Conan Doyle)
Summary of The Return of Sherlock Holmes Audiobook
A young gambler is found shot dead in a closed room. Dr. Watson, who still mourns the disappearance of his famous friend is intrigued enough to step out of his house and take a look at the crime scene. A crowd has gathered there, curiously gazing up at the room where the crime is supposed to have taken place. Watson inadvertently jostles against an elderly, deformed man and knocks a stack of books from the fellow’s hand. The man curses Watson vilely and disappears into the throng. It suddenly occurs to Watson that one of the books that he had helped the stranger pick up had seemed familiar…
Thus begins the first thrilling story, The Adventure of the Empty House audiobook, in The Return of Sherlock Holmes Audiobook mp3 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which was published after what Holmes enthusiasts call the Great Hiatus.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes audiobook mp3 was published in 1905. In 1891, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was completely exasperated by the seemingly endless appetite of readers who welcomed each new Sherlock Holmes audiobook story with the greatest delight.
He wrote to his mother confessing that he was “thinking of slaying Holmes… He takes my mind from better things.” His mother’s famous reply, “You won’t, you can’t, you mustn’t!” only echoed the voice of his readers. However, in 1893, Conan Doyle did the unthinkable; he finished off Holmes in the Reichenbach Falls in The Final Problem and thought he had done with the man for good.
He hadn’t reckoned with his readers. There was a flood of protest. Letters to the editors of newspapers, a stream of mail to his publishers and himself, all demanding that Holmes be kept alive. Finally, he gave in and The Return of Sherlock Holmes Audiobook full free was greeted with huge delight. Though The Hound of the Baskervilles came out in 1902, it was set in a time before Holmes’ “death.”
The Return of Sherlock Holmes Audiobook is a collection of 13 audiobook stories. Among them are The Adventure of the Norwood Builder audiobook, a tale of a reclusive old bachelor who suddenly vanishes, The Adventure of the Dancing Men audiobook, a delightful puzzle involving a mysterious message that contains a series of stick figures, The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist audiobook in which a lovely young governess is being stalked by a man on a bicycle, and many others. The last story, The Adventure of the Second Stain audiobook has Watson revealing that Holmes is now completely retired and would not like Watson to write any more stories about him!
The Return of Sherlock Holmes Audiobook is indeed a delightful continuation of the Holmes Audiobook Saga and a great addition to your repertoire!
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