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Mr. Hall Pycroft has found a new job, but all is not quite as it should be.
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 gentleman’s brother. After traveling to what have been called
...Clive Merrison stars as Holmes with Michael Williams as Watson in these adventures, part of the fully dramatised BBC canon of Conan Doyle's short stories and novels featuring the world-famous sleuth.
The four stories are 'A Scandal in Bohemia'; 'The Red-Headed League'; 'A Case of Identity' and 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery'. In these intriguing tales, Holmes and Watson solve cases that range from the bizarre to the deeply sinister. Gripping,
What turns out to be one of the most interesting cases of the great detective's career begins when a country doctor visits Holmes and Watson in London. He brings with him the legend of the hound and news of the sudden death of Sir Charles Baskerville. Sir Charles' heir, Henry, is arriving from America and the doctor is afraid for the young man's life. Holmes despatches Dr Watson to accompany them back to the dark and somber estate in the Devon
...This is science fiction at its literate best with every story a little gem.
A clock that reverses the order of history, a potion that prolongs youth, a machine that disintegrates matter, the prospect of the earth burning to a crisp from the heat of the sun and the effects of the absence of gravity; all this and more can be found in this superb collection of unabridged classic science fiction stories. Read by Nicky Henson
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