The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: a baker's dozen of the original radio broadcasts.1939-1946. Performed by Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce. 13 tapes, 13 hrs. Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. Audio. 0-7435-2045-9. $49.95. Cardboard; content notes. JSA Simon and Schuster Audio present 26 original episodes from the live radio broadcasts of The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, dating from 1939 to 1946. Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. who made Holmes and Dr. Watson famous in the 1939 film The Hound of the Baskervilles Hound of the Baskervilles gigantic “fiend dog” of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s tale. [Br. Lit.: The Hound of the Baskervilles] See : Dogs , appear in the radio programs, which were broadcast for 39 weeks a year for 8 years. The radio plays, written by Anthony Boucher and Denis Denis, king of Portugal: see Diniz. Green, were based on the characters in Conan Doyle's stories. Each of the half-hour broadcasts retains the ads for Petri Wine, calls for support of the war effort, and offers stirring organ accompaniment, sound effects, and plenty of action. Episodes cover: a murderous tobacconist; numerous con men; German and Boer spies; a limping ghost; and a wealthy man stabbed in a locked room. Holmes and Watson even save the Prince of Wales Prince of Wales switches places with his double, poor boy Tom Canty. [Am. Lit.: The Prince and the Pauper] See : Doubles from an enticing bareback bare·back also bare·backed adv. & adj. On a horse or other animal with no saddle: rode bareback; a bareback rider. rider. The broadcasts are surrounded by modern narrations by the original series announcer, the widow of one of the writers, and others involved in the production of the series. This is an enjoyable series full of nostalgia and lively entertainment. Janet Julian, Retired-English Teacher, Grafton, MA |
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