The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, VI.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 2003. Read by David Timson. 3 cds. 3.25 hrs. Naxos Audio. 9-6263-4280-3. $19.98. Cardboard, plastic; content, reader notes. SA "The Adventure of the Gloria Scott" is more a sailor's colorful tale than a full description of Sherlock Holmes' detecting powers. There seems to be much of Holmes' own study of medicine in "The Resident Patient"--a young doctor wanting to explore nervous diseases is financially backed by a reclusive re·clu·sive adj. 1. Seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation. 2. Providing seclusion: a reclusive hut. lodger An occupant of a portion of a dwelling, such as a hotel or boardinghouse, who has mere use of the premises without actual or exclusive possession thereof. Anyone who lives or stays in part of a building that is operated by another and who does not have control over the rooms therein. , and Holmes' deductive de·duc·tive adj. 1. Of or based on deduction. 2. Involving or using deduction in reasoning. de·duc skill is in greater evidence. In "The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor," a British peer's American wife disappears right after their wedding ceremony. The listener learns that Holmes, by now an expert solver, has some progressive social views. It is in the last story, "The Adventure of the Final Problem," that Holmes is at his greatest intensity. He confronts "the Napoleon of crime," and Holmes and Professor Moriarty Professor James Moriarty is a fictional character who is the best known antagonist (and archenemy) of the detective Sherlock Holmes. Widely considered to be the first true example of a supervillain, Moriarty is a criminal mastermind, described by Holmes as the "Napoleon of Crime". go over Reichenbach Falls Reichenbach Falls, waterfalls, total drop 656 ft (200 m), S central Switzerland, where the Reichenbach River joins the Aare River. Upper Reichenbach Falls is one of the highest cataracts (c.300 ft/90 m high) in the Alps. It is familiar to readers of A. . Teachers will appreciate the evolving picture of Holmes in the four adventures, competently read by Timson, but the classic Holmes/Moriarty meeting is the most useful and shocking. Maureen Griffin, Research, Everett. MA S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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