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Four more stories from the master detective. The mystery of the missing suitor is solved and Sherlock Holmes raises his whip: an 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.

This story is perhaps best known as the first time we meet Mycroft, Inspector Holmes’ older brother. Mycroft’s neighbour, Mr Meles, has sought his help, after being asked to act as interpreter for a sinister series of events. It is up to Sherlock to solve the case for Mycroft and the mysterious Mr Meles. Robert Hardy, known to many for playing Cornelius Fudge in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, is the expert reader bringing this thrilling story to vivid life.

Sherlock Holmes's brother, Mycroft, appears in this classic mystery, "The Greek Interpreter", to lead Holmes and Watson to a hideous murder and the betrayal of a foreign heiress. The story is read by a true master, Edward Hardwicke, a talented actor who plays Sherlock Holmes's associate, Dr. Watson, as seen on the popular PBS series Mystery!

The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. The story was originally serialised in the Strand Magazine in 1893. This story introduces Holmes's elder brother Mycroft who, according to Holmes, is endowed with powers of observation and deduction even better than his.

In this adventure we are at last introduced to Sherlock Holmes’ brother, Mycroft, the only relative of whom Watson’s friend has ever openly spoken during their long assocation. Mycroft, says Sherlock Holmes, is Sherlock’s superior in intelligence and observation but cannot put the gifts to practical use. They stroll to the singular accomodations of the Diogenes Club, and as Dr. Watson becomes acquainted with the elder Holmes, Mycroft introduces them to a Grecian interpreter.

CSA's fourth collection of Sherlock Holmes short stories is read by Edward Hardwicke, who played Dr. Watson to Jeremy Brett's Sherlock Holmes in Granada TV's popular series broadcast in the early 1990s.

"The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter" is a Sherlock Holmes short story written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; it is a case that has Holmes trying to solve a kidnapping, but is more well-known for the introduction of Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock's older, smarter brother.

This is a story from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes IV collection. Four more stories from the master detective. The mystery of the missing suitor is solved and Sherlock Holmes raises his whip: an 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.

'The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. It comes to light that Holmes has a brother called Mycroft - one with a brilliant mind like his own. Unable to solve a case, Mycroft asks Sherlock to look into it.

Una tarde de verano Watson se entera de que Sherlock Holmes no es el único que tiene esos poderes de observación y deducción tan increíbles. Tiene un hermano mayor que según él, le supera con creces en esas facultades. Así es como Watson conoce el club Diógenes y a Mycroft el hermano de su amigo.