The best deal I’ve ever found via Amazon.com is the six-cassette Holmes readings in the “Great Authors” segment from Commuters Library. I obtained the handsome, durable boxed set, originally priced at $34.95 (copyright 1997), in Spring 2006 for $5.15 plus postage. They’re in excellent condition. In addition to The Hound of the Baskervilles, the 12 sides include “The Musgrave Ritual,” “The Red-Headed League,” “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” and “The Final Problem.”
Ralph Cosham renders fine, unabridged readings in an earnest, friendly voice. While these are straightforward narratives—not audio dramatizations (such as those delivered so effectively by Robert Hardy in the 1980s)—Cosham makes the stories his own and deserves a place of honor among the many “voices” of Sherlock Holmes. Not counting Hardy, whose recordings are altogether unique, Cosham is among my five favorite Holmes readers.
The set includes notes on Doyle and the Holmes series as well as publication details concerning each of the five tales. Truly a collector’s treasure.
Daniel Elton Harmon
d@danieleltonharmon.com
http://www.danieleltonharmon.com/
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