Sherlock Holmes: A Baker Street Dozen
by Arthur Conan Doyle
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Author: Arthur Conan DoyleReader: John Gielgud
Reader: Ralph Richardson
Reader: Orson Welles
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Format: Audiobook, Unabridged
Published: 2006-04-20
ISBN: 1598870297
Number of pages: 360
Publisher: Highbridge Audio
Book Reviews of Sherlock Holmes: A Baker Street Dozen
Book Review: "I build rare edifices of deduction"
Summary: 5 Stars
This 6-CD set contains fully dramatized radio adaptations of twelve stories from the so-called Sherlock Holmes canon -- four novels and fifty-six stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. First aired by the BBC in 1954, these radio plays feature Sir Henry Richardson as Dr. Watson and the incomparable Sir John Gielgud as Sherlock Holmes, with a sinister reading of Dr. Moriarty by Orson Welles.
There are so many good things about Sherlock Holmes: A Baker Street Dozen. First, the casting, which was so important in the days of radio drama. Gielgud's Holmes is neither too laconic nor too supercilious, the two main temptations in playing this role. Richardson plays Dr. Watson with humor and intelligence -- and no toadying, even when Holmes is asking him to fetch his violin, a whisky and soda, the tobacco from the Persian slipper...
The production itself is superb, from the scripts adapted by John Kier Cross to the original musical embellishment to the clarion-voiced announcer introducing each episode. This is not an an alternative to reading the stories but an audio theater experience -- and a very successful one.
Finally, the stories themselves are, as always, intriguing. Blackmailers, stalkers, murderers, purloiners, all fall to the power of deduction. From the comfortable menage a deux at 221A Baker Street, Holmes prevails again and again. I never made a systematic reading of "the canon" but now I'd like to do that, after listening to this thoroughly enjoyable set. If you are a Holmes fan or have fond memories of radio dramas, this one's for you.
Linda Bulger, 2008
Summary of Sherlock Holmes: A Baker Street Dozen
Acclaimed, exciting, fully dramatized performances of twelve Conan Doyle classics, performed by John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, and Orson Welles.It's elementary that any Conan Doyle fan will want this splendid set of Sherlock Holmes mysteries-twelve timeless classics performed as radio theater, linked by violin music interludes.
The great Sir John Gielgud stars as the sleuth of Baker Street, with Ralph Richardson as his venerable companion, Dr. Watson, and Orson Welles as the nefarious Professor Moriarty.
Includes:
"The Blue Carbuncle"
"A Case of Identity"
"Charles August Milverton"
"The Dying Detective"
"The Final Problem"
"The Golden Pince-Nez"
"The Norwood Builder"
"A Scandal in Bohemia"
"The Second Stain"
"The Six Napoleons"
"The Solitary Cyclist"
"The Speckled Band"
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