Classics audiobooks

The Red-Headed League

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Chris Dabbs

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The Red-Headed League is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It first appeared in The Strand Magazine in August 1891, with illustrations by Sidney Paget. Conan Doyle ranked "The Red-Headed League" second in his list of his twelve favourite Holmes stories. It is also the second of the twelve stories in... Read more

The Five Orange Pips

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Chris Dabbs

Length: 39 minutes

Abridged: No

The Five Orange Pips, one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the fifth of the twelve stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.The story was first published in The Strand Magazine in November 1891. Conan Doyle later ranked the story seventh in a list of his twelve favourite Sherlock Holmes stories. A... Read more

The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Chris Dabbs

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor, one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the tenth of the twelve stories collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The story was first published in Strand Magazine in April 1892.The story entails the disappearance of Hatty, Lord St. Simon's bride on the day of... Read more

The Adventure of the Copper Beeches

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Chris Dabbs

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The Adventure of the Copper Beeches, one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the last of the twelve collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in Strand Magazine in June 1892.Violet Hunter visits Holmes, asking whether she should accept a job as governess; a job with very... Read more

The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Chris Dabbs

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle is one of 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the seventh story of twelve in the collection The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in Strand Magazine in January 1892.As London prepares for Christmas, newspapers report the theft of the near-priceless gemstone,... Read more

Silver Blaze

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: No

The Adventure of Silver Blaze, one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 in the cycle collected as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle ranked "Silver Blaze" 13th in a list of his 19 favourite Sherlock Holmes stories.One of the most popular Sherlock Holmes short stories, "Silver Blaze" focuses... Read more

The Stockbroker's Clerk

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 33 minutes

Abridged: No

The Stockbroker's Clerk is one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is the fourth of the twelve collected in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes in most British editions of the canon, and third of eleven in most American ones (owing to the omission of the "scandalous" "Adventure of the Cardboard Box"). The... Read more

The Yellow Face

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 36 minutes

Abridged: No

The Adventure of the Yellow Face, one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the third tale from The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in Strand Magazine in 1893 with original illustrations by Sidney Paget.One of Doyle's sentimental pieces, the story is remarkable in that Holmes' deduction... Read more

The "Gloria Scott"

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The Adventure of the Gloria Scott , one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. It is chronologically the earliest case in Sherlock Holmes canon. This story is related mainly by Holmes rather than Watson, and is the first case to... Read more

The Greek Interpreter

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter, one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. The story was originally serialised in Strand Magazine in 1893. This story introduces Holmes's elder brother Mycroft. Doyle ranked "The Greek... Read more

The Musgrave Ritual

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 40 minutes

Abridged: No

The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual is a short story by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. The story was originally published in Strand Magazine in 1893, and was collected later in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Unlike the majority of Holmes stories, the main narrator is not Doctor Watson, but Sherlock... Read more

The Naval Treaty

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 1 hour 5 minutes

Abridged: No

The Adventure of the Naval Treaty, one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle ranked "The Adventure of the Naval Treaty" 19th in a list of his 19 favourite Sherlock Holmes stories.Holmes explains that several clues all pointed... Read more

The Reigate Puzzle

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: No

The Adventure of the Reigate Squire, also known as "The Adventure of the Reigate Puzzle" or "The Adventure of the Reigate Squires", was one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventure of the Reigate Squires was first published in 1893. It is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Memoirs of... Read more

The Resident Patient

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 38 minutes

Abridged: No

The Adventure of the Resident Patient, one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle ranked "The Adventure of the Resident Patient" eighteenth in a list of his nineteen favourite Sherlock Holmes stories....A little digging at... Read more

The Crooked Man

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The Adventure of the Crooked Man, one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle ranked "The Adventure of the Crooked Man" 15th in a list of his 19 favourite Sherlock Holmes stories....He met Nancy that evening, who was shocked to... Read more

The Final Problem

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The Final Problem is a short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring his detective character Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in Strand Magazine under the title "The Adventure of the Final Problem" in December 1893. It appears in book form as part of the collection The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. This story, set in 1891, introduced... Read more

The Adventure of the Dancing Men

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: No

The Adventure of the Dancing Men, a Sherlock Holmes story written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle published as The Return of Sherlock Holmes in 1905.Doyle ranked "The Adventure of the Dancing Men" third in his list of his twelve favorite Holmes stories. This is one of only two Sherlock Holmes short stories where... Read more

The Adventure of the Empty House

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 46 minutes

Abridged: No

The Adventure of the Empty House, one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes.Public pressure forced Conan Doyle to bring the sleuth back to life, and explain his apparently miraculous survival of a deadly struggle with Professor... Read more

The Adventure of the Norwood Builder

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 46 minutes

Abridged: No

The Adventure of the Norwood Builder, one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the second tale from The Return of Sherlock Holmes. The story was first published in The Strand Magazine in 1903 with original illustrations by Sidney Paget.Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are visited by "the unhappy John Hector... Read more

The Adventure of Black Peter

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

The Adventure of Black Peter is a Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle. This tale is in the collection The Return of Sherlock Holmes, but was published originally in 1904 in the Strand Magazine and Collier's.Forest Row in the Weald is the scene of a harpoon murder, and a young police inspector, Stanley Hopkins, asks Holmes, whom he... Read more

The Adventure of the Priory School

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The Adventure of the Priory School, one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle ranked "The Adventure of the Priory School" tenth in his list of his twelve favorite Holmes stories.Holmes receives a visit from Dr. Thorneycroft... Read more

The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes and was published in 1904.Holmes is hired by the débutante Lady Eva Blackwell to retrieve compromising letters from a blackmailer: Milverton,... Read more

The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: No

The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez, one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes.One wretched November night, Inspector Stanley Hopkins visits Holmes at 221B Baker Street to discuss the violent death of Willoughby Smith, secretary to... Read more

The Adventure of the Second Stain

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

The Adventure of the Second Stain, one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes and the only unrecorded case mentioned passively by Watson to be written. Doyle ranked "The Adventure of the Second Stain" eighth in his list of his twelve... Read more