The Red Headed League by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle audio books - Holmes and Doyle pull out all the stops for this classic Conan Doyle story. Of all the many excellent tales in the life of Sherlock Holmes this must rate amongst the most perpelxing of them all
Written by: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Read by: David Ian Davies
The Red Headed League Audio Book by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Holmes and Doyle pull out all the stops for this classic Conan Doyle story. Of all the many excellent tales in the life of Sherlock Holmes this must rate amongst the most perpelxing of them all. Why would a pawnbroker have to copy out in longhand the complete Encyclopaedia Britannica, word for word, and what bearing can the knees of a man's trousers have on the case?
The story, set in 1890, follows Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as they attempt to solve the singular puzzle provided by a London pawnbroker, Jabez Wilson, who is being paid very very large sums of money for simply coming to an office and copying the Encyclopædia Britannica. There is a far more serious underlying motive, though.
It seems obvious to Holmes that the point in having Jabez Wilson spend several hours each day away from his pawnshop performing such a pointless task is simply to keep him out of the way while some nefarious deed is perpetrated back at the shop. Since Wilson is a widower and the only female member of his household is a fourteen-year old servant girl, Holmes rules out the possibility that the motive for keeping Wilson away is "a mere vulgar intrigue".
The high pay given Jabez Wilson for his meaningless task suggests that it may involve quite a bit of money. After a visit to the pawnshop and the surrounding neighbourhood, Holmes deduces exactly what the pawnbroker's assistant is up to, and catches him red-handed.
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The Red Headed League Audio Book by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Holmes and Doyle pull out all the stops for this classic Conan Doyle story. Of all the many excellent tales in the life of Sherlock Holmes this must rate amongst the most perpelxing of them all. Why would a pawnbroker have to copy out in longhand the complete Encyclopaedia Britannica, word for word, and what bearing can the knees of a man's trousers have on the case?
The story, set in 1890, follows Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as they attempt to solve the singular puzzle provided by a London pawnbroker, Jabez Wilson, who is being paid very very large sums of money for simply coming to an office and copying the Encyclopædia Britannica. There is a far more serious underlying motive, though.
It seems obvious to Holmes that the point in having Jabez Wilson spend several hours each day away from his pawnshop performing such a pointless task is simply to keep him out of the way while some nefarious deed is perpetrated back at the shop. Since Wilson is a widower and the only female member of his household is a fourteen-year old servant girl, Holmes rules out the possibility that the motive for keeping Wilson away is "a mere vulgar intrigue".
The high pay given Jabez Wilson for his meaningless task suggests that it may involve quite a bit of money. After a visit to the pawnshop and the surrounding neighbourhood, Holmes deduces exactly what the pawnbroker's assistant is up to, and catches him red-handed.
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