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The Adventure of the Priory School
The Sherlock Holmes Series (Related to this series)
- Author
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrator
- Edward Hardwicke
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 31 March 2011
- Run Time
- 1 hour 14 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Motivated by greed and jealousy, the criminal in this classic Sherlock Holmes mystery The Adventure of the Priory School aims to kidnap a young lord—but causes a far greater tragedy.
Critics Review
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“Edward Hardwicke reads British accents and brogue with enterprising style…His rendition of the stricken schoolmaster in Adventures of Priory School rings with clipped, academic tones…An excellent listen for Sherlock Holmes fans.”
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“Sherlock Holmes stories…are not only the most famous and enduring contribution to detective fiction by any single writer but also probably the most imitated, parodied, and adapted literary works in the language…The detective has since become a staple of the film and television industries.”
The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English
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“[Sherlock Holmes] became the prototype for the modern mastermind detective. The character generated the most enduring tradition in detective fiction.”
Merriam Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature
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Details
- Author
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrator
- Edward Hardwicke
- Duration
- 1 hour 14 minutes
- Release Date
- 31 March 2011
- ISBN
- 9781572708648
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Classic fiction, Crime and mystery fiction
Synopsis
Motivated by greed and jealousy, the criminal in this classic Sherlock Holmes mystery The Adventure of the Priory School aims to kidnap a young lord—but causes a far greater tragedy.
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