DOYLE: Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes (His Last Bow) (unabridged)

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Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes – The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge (more info)
Composed by: Arthur Conan Doyle
David Timson, reader


1. Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes – The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge - 3:14
2. A measured step was heard on the stairs... - 4:04
3. Our client had sat up with staring eyes... - 4:16
4. ‘One thing comes back to my memory...’ - 3:52
5. ‘I am sure of it, Mr. Scott Eccles...’ - 3:08
6. ‘As to Garcia,’ said Gregson.... - 3:31
7. We sat for some time in silence... - 4:24
8. ‘But how about the disappearance of the others?’ - 3:49
9. Part 2: The Tiger of San Pedro - 4:17
10. The various bedrooms and sitting rooms... - 5:27
11. I waited, therefore – but to my ever deepening disappointment... - 5:36
12. ‘Just sit down in that chair, Watson,’ said Sherlock Holmes... - 4:37
13. ‘These two men, close and confidential friends...’ - 2:47
14. ‘Well now, Watson, let us judge the situation...’ - 3:40
15. But it was not destined that our investigation... - 4:32
16. ‘Yes sir, Don Murillo, the Tiger of San Pedro...’ - 5:07
17. ‘But everything went wrong with us’ - 2:57
18. We had all listened intently to this remarkable statement. - 5:27

The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans (more info)
Composed by: Arthur Conan Doyle
David Timson, reader


1. The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans - 4:09
2. Holmes handed me his brother’s telegram - 4:03
3. ‘The man’s name was Arthur Cadogan West.’ - 3:08
4. A moment later the tall and portly form of Mycroft Holmes... - 4:33
5. ‘I have jotted down the more essential ones...’ - 3:10
6. ‘We will suppose that he was travelling back...’ - 3:40
7. An hour later, Holmes, Lestrade and I stood... - 4:03
8. His eager face still wore that expression... - 5:02
9. A small but well-kept house in the outskirts... - 4:45
10. Mr Sidney Johnson, the senior clerk, met us... - 3:54
11. He examined the lock of the safe, the door of the room... - 4:04
12. Surely enough a note awaited us at Baker Street - 3:02
13. ‘Now it must be evident to you Watson...’ - 4:41
14. Caulfield Gardens was one of those lines... - 3:44
15. At the end of an hour he was no further... - 3:50
16. One of the most remarkable characteristics of Sherlock Holmes... - 3:24
17. We had carried the prostrate body to the sofa - 4:27
18. There was silence in the room - 3:34

The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot (more info)
Composed by: Arthur Conan Doyle
David Timson, reader


1. The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot - 4:17
2. On the land side our surroundings were as sombre... - 3:52
3. I glared at the intrusive vicar with no very friendly eyes - 4:30
4. ‘Tell me about last night.’ - 4:49
5. Our proceedings of that first morning did little... - 4:48
6. It was not until long after we were back in Poldhu Cottage... - 4:32
7. I may have commented upon my friend’s power... - 5:25
8. Little did I think how soon the words of Holmes... - 4:56
9. It may be that the police resented the intrusion... - 4:27
10. ‘Now, Watson, we will light our lamp...’ - 3:18
11. ‘Upon my word, Watson!’ said Holmes at last... - 3:33
12. I had heard the click of the garden gate... - 3:09
13. Sterndale mopped his forehead with his handkerchief - 2:53
14. Our visitor's face had turned ashen grey as he listened... - 3:16
15. ‘I am about to tell you, Mr Holmes...’ - 4:56
16. Holmes sat for some little time in silence - 2:54

The Adventure of the Red Circle (more info)
Composed by: Arthur Conan Doyle
David Timson, reader


1. The Adventure of the Red Circle – Part 1 - 3:04
2. ‘If I take it up I must understand every detail,’ said he - 2:35
3. ‘Dear me, Watson,’ said Holmes... - 4:02
4. ‘There are certainly some points of interest in this case....’ - 3:53
5. So it proved; for in the morning I found my friend... - 3:36
6. At half-past twelve we found ourselves upon the steps... - 5:07
7. When we returned to Mrs. Warren’s rooms... - 4:45
8. Part 2: As we walked rapidly down... - 4:10
9. Our official detectives may blunder in the matter of intelligence... - 3:53
10. Then I heard a sudden sharp intake of her breath... - 3:13
11. Half an hour later we were seated... - 4:15
12. ‘He told me, and my own heart grew cold as ice...’ - 3:11
13. ‘At the meeting it was arranged that he and his house...’ - 4:39


The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax (more info)
Composed by: Arthur Conan Doyle
David Timson, reader


14. The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax - 4:13
15. I was relieved at this sudden descent from the general... - 3:22
16. Two days later found me at the Hotel National at Lausanne... - 3:18
17. At Baden the track was not difficult to follow - 4:46
18. So far she had got in her narrative, when suddenly... - 3:03
19. A card had come up on a salver... - 3:38

The Adventure of the Dying Detective (more info)
Composed by: Arthur Conan Doyle
David Timson, reader


1. The Adventure of the Dying Detective - 3:34
2. He was indeed a deplorable spectacle - 3:55
3. I was bitterly hurt - 3:46
4. But it was destined to be resumed long before that hour... - 3:50
5. To tell the truth, my desire to fetch a doctor... - 5:27
6. Lower Burke Street proved to be a line of fine houses... - 3:05
7. The man motioned me to a chair... - 3:04


The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax (more info)
Composed by: Arthur Conan Doyle
David Timson, reader


8. A telegram was awaiting... - 3:50
9. Three times had our bearded friend from the Langham... - 5:08
10. ‘Let us try to reconstruct the situation,’ said he... - 3:20
11. He had rung loudly at the door of a great dark house... - 4:01
12. With a quick movement Holmes pushed the fellow to one side... - 3:08
13. A minute later we were in the street once more - 3:10
14. Five minutes had not passed... - 3:29
15. ‘Should you care to add the case to your annals..’ - 3:21

His Last Bow – The War Years of Sherlock Holmes (more info)
Composed by: Arthur Conan Doyle
David Timson, reader


1. His Last Bow – The War Years of Sherlock Holmes - 4:07
2. ‘As an example I may quote one of my own worst blunders...’ - 5:47
3. He sat in the armchair with the light shining... - 4:59
4. They had strolled out on to the terrace again... - 3:03
5. He was just in time to see the lights of a small car... - 4:21
6. ‘What do you mean?’ Von Bork asked sharply - 2:44
7. Von Bork had mastered his anger - 3:13
8. ‘Another glass Watson?’ said Mr. Sherlock Holmes... - 4:15
9. ‘But you have retired Holmes.’ - 3:07
10. The prisoner had raised himself with some difficulty... - 3:36
11. It was no easy task to move Von Bork... - 4:51


The Adventure of the Dying Detective (more info)
Composed by: Arthur Conan Doyle
David Timson, reader


12. It was with a sinking heart... - 2:53
13. ‘Holmes!’ he cried - 4:06
14. ‘Yes, I will help you.’ - 3:50
15. There were footfalls outside, the door opened... - 5:08

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