The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes IV: A Case of Identity/The Adventure of the Crooked Man/The Naval Treaty/The Greek Interpreter (Vol 4) [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Arthur Conan Doyle (Author), David Timson (Narrator)

Book Description

Series: Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Publication Date: March 2001

Four more stories from the master detective. The Mystery of the Missing Suitor is solved and Sherlock Holmes raises his whip...and Indian pot stands in the shadows of a Colonel's death...serious affairs of state and international diplomacy are threatened by a theft...and surely evil intent lies behind threats in a hidden house. The cool observations and swift action of Mr Sherlock Holmes resolves all.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 9 Up-This volume in the producer's continuing series includes four detective stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The British reader, David Timson, is easy to understand and paces his delivery nicely, varying his tone slightly to distinguish among characters. "A Case of Identity," "The Adventure of the Crooked Man," "The Naval Treaty," and "The Greek Interpreter" are all tales in which the appearances of those with whom Holmes must deal, in order to assist his various clients with their problems, are most deceiving. In the first story, a young woman comes to the detective heartbroken at the disappearance of her fianc? en route to their wedding. The background Doyle used to create the second story is historically correct, borrowing from the event of a real mutiny that occurred in India while Britain ruled there. Diplomacy takes center stage in the third tale, in which an important government document is missing. The last story includes he character of Holmes' brother, who is perhaps even brighter than the great detective, but not as worldly nor as sensitive. The political nature of much of the content here women's rights, colonialism, diplomacy, and international intrigue makes this a good collection to suggest to students who are developing a sense of history as a guide to both the present and the future in the affairs of society and state.
Francisca Goldsmith, Berkeley Public Library, CA
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

David Timson has performed in modern and classic plays across the country and abroad including Wild Honey for Alan Ayckborne, Hamlet, The Man of Mode, and the Seagull. Has has been seen on TV in Nelson's Column and Swallows and Amazons. A familiar and versatile audio and radio voice, he reads The Middle Way and performs in Hamlet and A Midsummer Night's Dream for Naxos AudioBooks and is the author of The History of Theatre. This is his fourth volume of Sherlock Holmes stories for Naxos AudioBooks.

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Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks; Unabridged edition (March 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9626342137
• ISBN-13: 978-9626342138
• Product Dimensions: 4.9 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,608,333 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For Lovers Of Holmes, November 29, 2002

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David L. Norton (West Des Moines, Iowa United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes IV: A Case of Identity/The Adventure of the Crooked Man/The Naval Treaty/The Greek Interpreter (Vol 4) (Audio CD)

Though not necessarily the best Sherlock Holmes stories, David Timson does a wonderful job bringing flavor and color to stories of our favorite Victorian "consulting detective." Picturing the flat at 221B Baker Street and 19th century London is easy through Watson's naratives and Timson's excellent voice characterizations. David Timson does the best readings among all the Sherlock Holmes audio books I own. I highly recommend any Holmes story read by David Timson.

1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Would school-age kids enjoy this?, June 7, 2006

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K. M. Huntington "teacher" (Vermont) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes IV: A Case of Identity/The Adventure of the Crooked Man/The Naval Treaty/The Greek Interpreter (Vol 4) (Audio CD)

Why grade 9 and above? How about 5th/6th graders?
(disregard the rating, as I have not yet listened to it)