| The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Collection Volume One Contributor(s): Boucher, Anthony (Author), Rathbone, Basil (Read by), Bruce, Nigel (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1442300191 ISBN-13: 9781442300194 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: December 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Traditional |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.1" W x 5.8" (0.35 lbs) 6 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From 1939 to 1946, Americans gathered around the radio to listen to The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, featuring Basil Rathbone as the high-strung crime-solver, and Nigel Bruce as his phlegmatic assistant, Dr. Watson. Witty, fast-paced, and always surprising, these great radio plays are as fresh as when they first premiered and feature perfect sound. The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Collection Volume One includes The Unfortunate Tobacconist and The Paradol Chamber, The Viennese Stranger and The Notorious Canary Trainer, The April Fool's Day Adventure and The Strange Adventure of the Uneasy Easy Chair, The Strange Case of the Demon Barber and The Mystery of the Headless Monk, The Amateur Medicant Society and The Case of the Vanishing White Elephant, and The Case of the Limping Ghost and The Girl with the Gazelle. The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Collection Volume Two includes The Case of the Out of Date Murder and The Waltz of Death, Colonel Warbuton's Madness and The Iron Box, A Scandal in Bohemia and The Second Generation, In Flanders Fields and The Eyes of Mr. Leyton, The Tell Tale Pigeon Feathers and The Indiscretion of Mr. Edwards, and The Problem of Thor Bridge and The Double Zero. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rathbone, Basil: - When Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce were chosen to play Holmes and Watson in the 1939 film The Hound of the Baskervilles, no one realized that they would be forever linked with the chracters of the great detective and his loyal friend. The immediate success of the film led to their being chosen to portray Holmes and Watson on the radio for 8 years in 213 episodes of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries.Bruce, Nigel: - When Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce were chosen to play Holmes and Watson in the 1939 film The Hound of the Baskervilles, no one realized that they would be forever linked with the characters of the great detective and his loyal friend. The immediate success of the film led to their being chosen to portray Holmes and Watson on the radio for 8 years in 213 episodes of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries. |