I noticed that many have talked about the chapters being in the wrong order. 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) Every consonant in place, every phrase perfectly shaped and filled with sense. But Fry's skill in phrasing and articulation over the whole 60-plus hours is beyond praise. Fry's Holmes is sharp-witted and mercurial, though not especially idiosyncratic: quite right, as he is merely being reported by deal old Watson. James Watson, Boswell to the great man's Johnson. 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. "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.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'. 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. And, exclusively for Audible, Stephen has written and narrated nine insightful and personal introductions to each title.įry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, comedian, film director and all round national treasure. A lifelong fan of Doyle's detective fiction, Fry has narrated the complete works of Sherlock Holmes. Now Audible is proud to present Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, read by Stephen Fry.
".it was reading the Sherlock Holmes stories as a boy that first turned me on to the power of writing and storytelling." (Stephen Fry)Įver since he made his first appearance in A Study In Scarlet, Sherlock Holmes has enthralled millions of fans.
Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award." ( AudioFile magazine)
"Fry's Holmes is crisp and high-handed, his Watson enthusiastic and bemused, and the rest of the narration colorful without being mannered.
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