The Stockbrokers Clerk by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle audio books - The setting is shortly after the demise of stockbrokers Coxon & Woodhouse. Mr. Pycroft has no sooner found a new position to replace the job he lost, than he is approached by an unknown gentle
Written by: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Read by: David Ian Davies
The Stockbroker's Clerk Audio Book by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The setting is shortly after the demise of stockbrokers Coxon & Woodhouse. Mr. Hall Pycroft has no sooner found a new position to replace the job he lost, than he is approached by an unknown gentleman who offers him even better and higher paying employment. Pycroft accepts the offer and is told to contact the gentlemans brother. After traveling to what have been called the temporary offices of the Franco-Midland Hardware Company, Limited, what he sees and hears during his interview raise alarms in his mind. Uncertain of what the strange events all mean, he has come to Sherlock Holmes. Holmes brings Pycroft along to Watsons residence and invites his now-married friend along on this new adventure.
Holmes calls on Watson suddenly one day and asks if he is up for a trip to Birmingham. Watson quickly makes the necessary arrangements and joins his friend on the journey, along with Holmes' young client, Hall Pycroft, a stockbroker's clerk, who tells a mysterious story.
Pycroft recently found a new job after having been out of work for a while. He actually received it through the post without the hirer, the prestigious firm of Mawson & Williams, ever having met him. However, the same day that he had the news of his new situation, a man named Arthur Pinner came to see him, offering what promised to be a much better position, paying £500 a year to start. Pinner flattered Pycroft by telling him of the wonderful things that acquaintances in the City had said about him. He said that his company ran a chain of hardware stores all over France, with one each in Belgium and Italy besides, and that Pycroft's ignorance of hardware mattered very little: the company wanted him for his prowess with figures. Pinner even claimed to have been to Mawson & Williams to ask about Pycroft, and said that he had been treated rather rudely. Pycroft decided to accept Pinner's offer, without even writing to Mawson & Williams to resign.
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The Stockbroker's Clerk Audio Book by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The setting is shortly after the demise of stockbrokers Coxon & Woodhouse. Mr. Hall Pycroft has no sooner found a new position to replace the job he lost, than he is approached by an unknown gentleman who offers him even better and higher paying employment. Pycroft accepts the offer and is told to contact the gentlemans brother. After traveling to what have been called the temporary offices of the Franco-Midland Hardware Company, Limited, what he sees and hears during his interview raise alarms in his mind. Uncertain of what the strange events all mean, he has come to Sherlock Holmes. Holmes brings Pycroft along to Watsons residence and invites his now-married friend along on this new adventure.
Holmes calls on Watson suddenly one day and asks if he is up for a trip to Birmingham. Watson quickly makes the necessary arrangements and joins his friend on the journey, along with Holmes' young client, Hall Pycroft, a stockbroker's clerk, who tells a mysterious story.
Pycroft recently found a new job after having been out of work for a while. He actually received it through the post without the hirer, the prestigious firm of Mawson & Williams, ever having met him. However, the same day that he had the news of his new situation, a man named Arthur Pinner came to see him, offering what promised to be a much better position, paying £500 a year to start. Pinner flattered Pycroft by telling him of the wonderful things that acquaintances in the City had said about him. He said that his company ran a chain of hardware stores all over France, with one each in Belgium and Italy besides, and that Pycroft's ignorance of hardware mattered very little: the company wanted him for his prowess with figures. Pinner even claimed to have been to Mawson & Williams to ask about Pycroft, and said that he had been treated rather rudely. Pycroft decided to accept Pinner's offer, without even writing to Mawson & Williams to resign.
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