Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection, read by Stephen Fry (Audible, 2017)
The canon read aloud by Stephen Fry, with his own introductions.
These stories were written to be read in a sitting, and they sound like it: Watson’s voice works out loud.
You want the stories themselves, and your reading time is spent walking, commuting or driving.
What it keeps and what it changes
Keeps: the text, unabridged, in one narrator’s voice, with nine introductions Fry wrote and recorded for Audible.
Changes: the medium, and the company — Fry’s introductions are personal, and he is plainly a lifelong fan.
Whose story is it?
Watson’s, which suits a narrator: you hear the stories as somebody telling them.
How much time does it ask?
Amazon’s listing gives the running time as 71 hours 57 minutes. Audible’s summary says Fry narrated the complete works; listener reviews on the same page report the twelve Case-Book stories are not included, so check the contents if you want every story.
℗ 2017 Audible, Ltd; introductions © 2017 Stephen Fry.
Where to find it
Other ways to get it: Listen — Audible
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Common questions
How long is Stephen Fry's Sherlock Holmes audiobook?
Amazon's listing gives 71 hours 57 minutes, and the New York Times review quoted on Audible's page puts it at more than sixty hours. Audible's own summary says Fry narrated the complete works and wrote nine introductions for it; some listener reviews say the twelve Case-Book stories are missing, so check the chapter list before buying if that matters to you.
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