Arthur Conan Doyle audiobooks: which recording to buy
The Sherlock Holmes stories are out of UK copyright, so they are sold as single books and inside collections, read by many different narrators.
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Sherlock Holmes
| Book | Our pick | Length | Type | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Study in Scarlet | David Timson | 4 hrs 45 mins | Unabridged | 12 |
| The Sign of the Four | David Timson | 4 hrs 36 mins | Unabridged | 18 |
| The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Derek Jacobi | 11 hrs 4 mins | Unabridged | 13 |
| The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes | Derek Jacobi | 9 hrs 5 mins | Unabridged | 13 |
| The Hound of the Baskervilles | David Timson | 6 hrs 16 mins | Unabridged | 15 |
| The Return of Sherlock Holmes | Derek Jacobi | 12 hrs 5 mins | Unabridged | 9 |
Listening orders
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