Thursday, May 07, 2020

“The game is afoot.”

At my brother John's recommendation, I have picked up the Audible Audiobook Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection read by , Stephen Fry for one credit as opposed to the £69.99 list price.

That is 71 hrs and 57 mins of meaty goodness advertised as "updated to include Chapter Name Information, so you can easily find your favourite story or novel."

I like to put audible books on the Everywhere Alexa group at home so I can listen to them as I move round the house on day-to-day tasks. I can't work out how to ask for a specific story doing that.

Here's the chapter listing from the Audble website. All very interesting but there are no individual story titles.

Part 1
Chapter 1: Opening Credits and Introduction to A Study in Scarlet
Chapters 2-15: A Study in Scarlet
Chapter 16: Introduction to The Sign of Four
Chapters 17-21: The Sign of Four, Part 1
Part 2
Chapters 1-7: The Sign of Four, Part 2
Chapter 8: Introduction to The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Chapters 9-21: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Part 1
Part 3
Chapter 1: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Part 2
Chapter 2: Introduction to The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Chapters 3-14: The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Chapter 15: Introduction to The Hound of the Baskervilles
Chapters 16-21: The Hound of the Baskervilles, Part 1
Part 4
Chapters 1-9: The Hound of the Baskervilles, Part 2
Chapter 10: Introduction to The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Chapters 11-21: The Return of Sherlock Holmes, Part 1
Part 5
Chapters 1-2: The Return of Sherlock Holmes, Part 2
Chapter 3: Introduction to The Valley of Fear
Chapters 4-18: The Valley of Fear
Chapter 19: Introduction to His Last Bow
Chapters 20-21: His Last Bow, Part 1
Part 6
Chapters 1-7: His Last Bow, Part 2
Chapter 8: Introduction to The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
Chapters 9-20: The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes and Closing Credits

I found a more detailed listing from the US version, but I have also read that it is about 9 hours shorter than Blighty's, so caution is advised.

Part One:

Chapter 1: Foreword to A Study in Scarlet

Chapters 2-15: A Study in Scarlet

Chapters 16-28: The Sign of Four

Part Two:

Chapter 1: Foreword to The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Chapters 2-4: A Scandal in Bohemia

Chapter 5: The Adventure of The Red-Headed League

Chapter 6: A Case of Identity

Chapter 7: The Boscombe Valley Mystery

Chapter 8: The Five Orange Pips

Chapter 9: The Man with the Twisted Lip

Chapter 10: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle

Chapter 11: The Adventure of the Speckled Band

Chapter 12: The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb

Chapter 13: The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor

Chapter 14: The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet

Chapter 15: The Adventure of the Copper Beeches

Part Three:

Chapter 1: Foreword to The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

Chapter 2: Silver Blaze

Chapter 3: The Adventure of the Cardboard Box

Chapter 4: The Adventure of the Yellow Face

Chapter 5: The Adventure of the The Stock-Broker's Clerk

Chapter 6: The Adventure of “The Gloria Scott”

Chapter 7: The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual

Chapter 8: The Adventure of the Reigate Squire

Chapter 9: The Adventure of the Crooked Man

Chapter 10: The Adventure of the Resident Patient

Chapter 11: The Adventure of the Greek Interpretor

Chapter 12: The Adventure of the Naval Treaty

Chapter 13: The Final Problem

Part Four:

Foreword to The Hound of the Baskervilles

Chapters 2-16: The Hound of the Baskervilles

Chapter 17: Foreword to The Return of Sherlock Holmes

Chapter 18: The Adventure of the Empty House

Chapter 19: The Adventure of the Norwood Builder

Chapter 20: The Adventure of the Dancing Men

Chapter 21: The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist

Chapter 22: The Adventure of the Priory School

Part Five:

Chapter 1: The Adventure of Black Peter (Continuation of The Return of Sherlock Holmes stories)

Chapter 2: The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton

Chapter 3: The Adventure of the Six Napoleons

Chapter 4: The Adventure of the Three Students

Chapter 5: The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez

Chapter 6: The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter

Chapter 7: The Adventure of the Abbey Grange

Chapter 8: The Adventure of the Second Stain

Foreword to The Valley of Fear

Chapters 10-16: The Valley of Fear Part 1

Part Six:

Chapters 1-7: The Valley of Fear Part 2

Chapter 8: The Valley of Fear Epilogue

Chapter 9: Foreword to His Last Bow

Chapter 10: Preface to His Last Bow

Chapter 11: The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge–The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles

Chapter 12: The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge–The Tiger of San Pedro

Chapter 13: The Adventure of the Red Circle

Chapter 14: The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans

Chapter 15: The Adventure of the Dying Detective

Chapter 16: The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax

Chapter 17: The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot

Chapter 18: His Last Bow

........ to be continued ........

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