Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection

De: Arthur Conan Doyle, Stephen Fry - introductions

Narrado por: Stephen Fry

"Fry's Holmes is crisp and high-handed, his Watson enthusiastic and bemused, and the rest of the narration colorful without being mannered. Have fun. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award." (AudioFile magazine)

"...it was reading the Sherlock Holmes stories as a boy that first turned me on to the power of writing and storytelling." (Stephen Fry)

Ever since he made his first appearance in A Study In Scarlet, Sherlock Holmes has enthralled millions of fans. Now Audible is proud to present Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, read by Stephen Fry. A lifelong fan of Doyle's detective fiction, Fry has narrated the complete works of Sherlock Holmes. And, exclusively for Audible, Stephen has written and narrated nine insightful and personal introductions to each title.

Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, comedian, film director and all round national treasure. He is the acclaimed narrator of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and recently recorded The Tales of Max Carrados - which earned Fry the accolade of "quite irresistible" from the Washington Post.

©2017 Stephen Fry (introductions); original text public domain. (P)2017 Audible, Ltd

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"The pairing of Fry and Holmes is a bit of a marriage made in heaven...In the Holmes books, he reads just under a thousand pages in his wonderfully even and infallibly intelligent voice, touching the characters deftly...[H]e finds a variety of accents and tones for the many foreigners Holmes encounters; his American accents are lightly done, without attempting, for example, a Utah accent in 'A Study in Scarlet'.... Fry's triumph is in striking and maintaining exactly the right tone for the narrations, all, with a handful of exceptions, in the comfortable, slightly pompous voice of Dr. James Watson, Boswell to the great man's Johnson. Fry's Holmes is sharp-witted and mercurial, though not especially idiosyncratic: quite right, as he is merely being reported by deal old Watson. But Fry's skill in phrasing and articulation over the whole 60-plus hours is beyond praise.... Every consonant in place, every phrase perfectly shaped and filled with sense. There are other complete recorded Holmeses...but none that sustains the course so buoyantly, and none with the added pleasure of the readers' pithy commentary on each book." (The New York Times Book Review)

"Sherlock Holmes. Narrated by Stephen Fry. Need I say more? Honestly though, what a perfect way to get away from it all while you're cooking dinner, commuting, or tidying up this weekend." (Buzzfeed)

"Having already narrated one of the world's best-selling book series in the form of Harry Potter, Stephen Fry has returned to the recording booth to take on another hugely popular series." (BBC)

"It doesn't get much more British than Stephen Fry talking about Sherlock." (Mashable)

"Sherlock Holmes is the unfading literary icon - as beloved and as relevant as he was over 120 years ago. To celebrate his currency, Audible has released Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection; Arthur Conan Doyle's complete adventures of the famed detective, as narrated by lifelong fan Stephen Fry, including nine personal introductions exclusive to Audible." (The Independent)

Great narrator, poor structure

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

The way this audio book is organized is unfortunate.
You can't search the titles easily, which makes it frustrating to find the story you want to listen to. Imagine having to go to Amazon.com to see how the chapters are organized to find the right chapter to listen to your story of choice. That's what I had to do.
Please fix it with an update if possible.

What did you like best about this story?

Stephen Fry is the best at reading the SH stories.

Don't even think about hesitating!!!

I discovered the Sherlock Holmes stories as a child, devouring them voraciously over and over again. I became such a fan that I saved pocket money to acquire volumes of The Strand magazine with Sidney Paget's definitive illustrations. I say this only to show that, as a lifelong fan, I'm rather particular about how this material is presented.

Stephen Fry needs no introduction to British listeners, of course. Anyone who hasn't grown up in parallel with his career should know that Stephen worked closely with US TV favorite, Hugh Laurie, when both were best known for comedy.

Fry has always been a great raconteur and his fruity voice works supremely well with the Sherlock Holmes stories. I'd even go so far as to say that they come alive in Stephen's telling in a new and compelling way. Sensitive to the enormous tradition surrounding the Holmes material, but in no way staid, Fry is the perfect exponent.

I wish these recordings had been available years ago, but to have the entire Sherlock Holmes canon now residing on my iPhone almost makes the wait worthwhile!

A spectacular treat!

Stellar but unfortunately incomplete

What did you love best about Sherlock Holmes?

Stephen Fry, of course. Long time fan, love his presentation of these classic stories

Have you listened to any of Stephen Fry’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Great, as always. :)

Any additional comments?

My only disappointment is that it is INCOMPLETE. Honestly, I've gone back to listening to the other version I have, which is. The Casebook is missed and I felt the lack immensely. Several of my favorites are in that volume, and I would have loved to hear Fry read them, but... nope. Don't understand why it was excluded.

Chapters are all in order.

This was a great listen! Older reviews said the chapters were out of order. However, this seems to be fixed now, because the chapters were all in order.

What a Deal!!!

This work contains over 60 hours of Sherlock Holmes stories for just 1 audible credit. Nit only that, but the reading of these stories by Stephen Fry is INCREDIBLE! I had only been familiar with Stephen Fry from the movie IQ (Meg Ryan, Tim Robbins, Walter Matthau) and had no idea of his range and ability in character voices. What a great surprise!