The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual by Arthur Conan Doyle. It is read by Greg Wagland. Production Copyright (P)Magpie Audio Video copyright Magpie Audio 2015
Yea Mr. Wagland is like a voice wizard.. the first couple times I listened to these I thought it was like an older bbc radio broadcast w/ multiple people. Until I listened to the credit at the end then I was a bit dumbfounded lol.
Greg Wagland is indeed an extraordinarily fine actor, but I cannot let this remark pass without mentioning the equally fine Hugh Fraser, of Agatha Christie fame. He creates dozens of completely credible female characters, the most astonishing being Jane Wilkinson in "Lord Edgware Dies".
This has to be some kind of K2 for voice work. Almost the entire story is Watson quoting Holmes, including his conversations with Musgrave, where Musgrave recounts _his_ comversations with Brunton. So you (Greg) are voicing Watson, voicing Holmes, voicing Musgrave, voicing Brunton - in the book that's three layers of quotation marks. Bonkers.
How rare it is for one to discover one's true calling. It's rarer still to become the zenith of that calling. Indeed, it is divine when the employment of ones calling benefits countless others. Consider the flowing definition of holiness: "for another " ; you are serving others and ought to know you're appreciated
My dad was listening to this & he goes “can u imagine if Musgrave got to the end of his story & Holmes went “im sorry I wasn’t listening could u repeat that?” Lol
Also, I love how gangster this dude is. The corridor leads to the library and gun room. He suspects a burglar and instead of grabbing a gat from the gun room he tools up with a medieval battle axe. DAMN!
Though I doubt the customs regarding firearms were the same as are today's, I would suggest that grabbing a battle axe would be quicker than searching for ammunition for a gun mounted and unloaded.
I’ve listened to the entire Sherlock Holmes collection read by Stephen Frye a few times and thought it could never be topped. But after listening to a few of your readings I’m hooked on listening to them all also. Thanks for these
I was thrown off by that too. I was trying to figure out what a Don Jewen was and it took a few seconds to realize the text must say Don Juan ("wan"). I haven't read the story for quite some time. Must say I am thoroughly enjoying listening to Mr. Wagland's recordings.
I honestly took it as a character moment; Musgrave is either a) so insular/incurious that he never bothered to learn how to pronounce this common Spanish name, or b) he read about Don Juan, but because of his shyness, never talked about the story with anyone who might have corrected his pronunciation. Think of the misled = myzled problem.
I said in a previous story that there's no pleasing some people. If it's a radio dramatisation they want an audiobook and if it's an audiobook they want a radio dramatisation. I was listening to a _lovely_ recording of the music of Richard Rogers a few days ago and some idiot commented in highly unflattering terms on the effect that Richard Rogers' 'fundamentalist Christian' outlook had on his music...
Have I made this comment before? Probably, because I have listened to all of Mr. Wagland’s narrations multiple times. I can’t help but wonder if Conan Doyle twitches in his grave remembering his elm tree blunder. As if it would have been the same height in the 17th century as it was when young Musgrave was doing his math lessons. 🙄😆 Still a FANTASTIC story with equally fantastic narration. 👍🏻
Did you not wonder about whether the sun was in the same position? The month was specified in the ritual -- was it the same month in which the action took place? Then there is the issue of paces, which are not the same length for all men. All told, there should be several feet of uncertainty in the final location.
The opening paragraph of this story is delivered as elegantly as it is written. I have just listened to it five times (it will be six, actually, by the time I finish writing this). Thank you Greg, you inspire me to do Good Things (and likewise make them freely available).
A wonderful presentation. My family was host to Charles #2 while he was in exile on the Isle of Jersey. Carteret family. Here is a verse for you Nehemiah 13:3.
Social climbers, such as this faithless butler-- with his ridiculous demand for severance pay, simply because he has loyally served for twenty years-- must be crushed. As must seducers. The deeply conservative ethos drives this story, just as it drives Sherlock himself. Excellently read, as always.
"something of his birthplace seemed to cling to the man, and I never looked at his pale, keen face or the poise of his head without associating him with grey archways and mullioned windows." I would LOVE to have someone say this about me.... Another fabulous narration thank you 😊
I was thinking about the absence of sense of smell in Doyle's descriptions when it comes to discovery of a dead body. The visual descriptions are often so vivid that you can imagine the scene in front of you, but there is no smell. I wonder if it has something to do with the smelly streets and the unhygienic ways of life at the time that Doyle didn't want to replicate in fiction.
Yes, which makes it ridiculous for Holmes to use the modern height of the trees to solve the mystery, as if they were unchanged. Very disappointed in Conan Doyle.
*Watson:* _(narrating)_ An anomaly which often struck me in the character of my friend Sherlock Holmes was that, although in his methods of thought he was the neatest and most methodical of mankind, and although also he affected a certain quiet primness of dress, he was nonetheless in his personal habits one of the most untidy men that ever drove a fellow-lodger to distraction. But, of course, I could not blame him for it, for his current form had made him heavily reliant on people for his daily needs. I would've pitied poor Mrs. Hudson if she had been doting on him long before my arrival. *Reginald Musgrave:* _(recounting)_ “So!" said I. “This is how you repay the trust which we have reposed in you. You will leave my service tomorrow.” *Salem Saberhagen:* _(as Holmes)_ Good on you, Reggie! Turn your back for a few minutes, and the hired help will start sneaking coal into the fire. All 'cuz their "assets are frozen." Pah! Next thing they'll be pickin' your- *Musgrave:* Ahem. I am not yet finished, Holmes. *Salem:* Okay... So how did the creep take it? *Musgrave:* He bowed with the look of a man who is utterly crushed, and slunk past me without a word. *Salem:* He-he-he... _(Musgrave stares at Salem, who quickly subsides.)_ At the end: *Salem:* Watson, you've seen photos showing me back to when I was human. You think that, if it wasn't a rusty pile of scrap, that crown would've looked good on me? *Watson:* I've yet to measure the circumference of your head in human form. For now, I'm free to imagine you trying to exit through the cat door while wearing it. That is, if you can _find_ the door with it on. *Salem:* Mean! By the way, you've mispronounced "Juan." Plus, that's not the British way of saying "Ralph." ;p
The poor beast in 'The Hound Of The Baskervilles' and this story, are my favourites - the old country manor world of Holmes! An ivy, litchen covered building, book lined study, crackling fire, two rescue greyhounds asleep in front of it, a cat on my lap, a glass of something good for me and a good book/audio book. .. Also, some little ratties enjoys a bit of cheese in the skirting board! They are little lives too❤
I have found the last two questions meaning. First it took me time to find out sherlock didn't mention them. So first i needed to find out the questions 😂 then the answer was already obvious. Anyway I felt happy when I solved the case and find out the ritual's last two questions' meaning. It was sad for that butler that he didn't get the all questions' meanings.
What does “lol” mean? Lots of love? Lots of laughs? Lots of luck? Laugh out loud? Little old lady? Lady of leisure? For years I’ve never known. People in these comments sections are always putting “lol” after their remarks and no one really knows what it means. It’s really a tragedy that people have taken to communicating in stupid teenage expressions and abbreviations and abandoning the English language, which is a gift to us all in its richness and wonderfully expressive, infinite variety. And Sir Arthur would agree with me.
Just ♥️everything Conan Doyle did, whether Sherlock Holmes( brilliant 🤩) or all the other fantastic stories he wrote. Congratulations you’ve covered the very best✊🌹
I'm six or seven stories into this series and I find it odd that there are scarcely any comments about the books/mysteries. Nearly everyone seems to comment on the performance of the reading voice and related matters.
@@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio 😂 Poor Mr Wagland. I twitched at it too, but I’ve also listened to enough of your narrations to assume you did it with reason. Thanks so much for all your stories. You are my absolute go-to in the event of a really awful day.
I was listening to this in Czech ...to learn it (Czech) so I thought it wise to know the story in my own language. Story learning is becoming very popular now as grammar and vocabulary are acquired not studied. Children don't study grammar and vocabulary before they learn their mother tongue. It's kind of an experiment. I'm also watching videos in Czech. Medivek and Pelíšky are great movies if anyone is interested. Watching with Czech subtitles is better. Studies have been done that say you learn almost nothing with subtitles in your mother tongue.
I read the Adventure of 'The Musgrave Ritual' has been dated to Thusday June 23rd 1881. The month before 'A Study in Scarlet' (July 16th 1881). Does any SH officinardo know if those are the dates of publication in 'The Strand Magazine'? As there is a later publication date of 1893 which may be in the 2nd collection book entitled 'The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes'. Wikipedia lists it as originally published in the strand Magazine 1893.This is where I got my 1881 reference from: bakerstreet.wikia.com/wiki/Timeline_of_Sherlock_HolmesOf about 25 other references about the publication date, it was the only one listing the date as 1881. Any help? TY.
Firstly... really big fan loving these sherlocks and some of the Arthur conan doyle stories id never read before... Just to point out " hes a bit of a don juan" don juan is a spanish name(he is the spanish casanova) and pronounced "whan" not "ju an".... first mistake ive heard you make and im at least 20 stories in to your series.
Do consult the Oxford English Dictionary. Both forms mine and yours acceptable but I thought mine was the correct one here. The name Juan was used so regularly here that it was anglicised to ‘joo-en’. Glad you’re enjoying the stories Neil. I’m sure I’ve made lots of mistakes but not in this case 😊
@@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio yes i understand, however he describes him "as a bit of a don juan" he is referring to a specific person. The guy was a famous rogue and womaniser, so surely you pronounce him in his Spanish much like you would chorizo for example.
Look up Don Juan in the OED. Two pronunciations for Don Juan. Two pronunciations. Byron wrote the poem Don Juan. He anglicises the pronunciation, as here. The eponymous poem was known by all - Don Juan. In Byron's poem it's pronounced "Don Joo-un." We know that because of how the poem scans. Here is an example of how he rhymes it. Mine's Johnson, and my comrade's Juan The other two are women, and the third Is neither man nor woman.' The chief threw on The party a slight glance, then said, 'I have heard Your name before, the second is a new one:.... It isn't rhymed like 'wan'. English knowledge of Don Juan came via Bryon. Byron was huge. This pronunciation is how most 19th century English (and 20th century) would pronounce it, via Byron. That's why I chose to pronounce it the way I did. I hope this helps.
A classically-trained, former teacher can mark the trigonometry of the shadow of an absent tree, but doesnt understand the use of a lever in a room full of sticks??? Pshaw, Mr Doyle, pshaw.
Very true. That definitely bothered me. But I figured maybe the family had a tradition of trimming the tree every year, just so. I really want to believe that Holmes is always right. XD
@@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio That must be a misprint, as the term is Don Juan, pronounced [doŋ ˈxwan] or don wan (as in someone of a a wan complexion).
