The Adventure of the Final Problem by Arthur Conan Doyle. It is read by Greg Wagland. Production Copyright (P)Magpie Audio Video copyright Magpie Audio 2015
My heart was in my throat by the end. Although I've read it a dozen times, this reading really brought Watson's sorrow home. Thank goodness for The Return Of Sherlock Holmes! Lol! Peace!
I absolutely cannot listen to anyone else but you reading these stories. No ones voice is as soothing and comfortable. Thank you. These are my bedtime stories. People tend not to want to read to you after the age of ten!😁
Yes, Greg is probably THE best narrator and voice of Sherlock Holmes, but even the best narrator can either be hindered or helped by the material he has to work with. Conan Doyle had a masterful style. He had an extensive vocabulary and ability to describe scenes, without becoming so wordy (like Melville) that you were convinced he was being paid by the word. His character portrayals are so vivid that even a character who makes a brief appearance, and doesn't propel the plot or even have any dialogue, can be seen vividly in your mind. He had a formidable gift. Some of the stories he wrote that didn't even involve Sherlock Holmes at all, like Lot 249, are brilliant.
I can’t express how grateful I am that you recorded all of these stories. I’m a huge fan of Sherlock Holmes, and I love the books, but sometimes they don’t keep me quite so captivated as other books do and you make them come alive!
It is clear that the team behind the films with RDJr as Holmes were fans of the source material. This reading is top notch work, thank you for making it
Not sure I’d completely agree with that. About the creators of the creators of that RDJ film being fans of the source material that is, Not about the quality of Greg’s readings which is outstanding and unequaled.
SPOILER BE ALERT! I know, Holmes won't really die (apart from his being immortally fictional, of course), and the image of him on that ledge is strong in my mind… still Greg Wagland's rendition of the letter to Watson makes me cry. What an actor! How I wish he could have played the Watson in SHERLOCK!
Never thought about why Moriarty was called Prof. M. He is the "Mathematical Chair at one of England's smaller universities." Thanks Doyle, for brilliantly portraying academic pretense (which exists up to now)!
Thank you for sharing these. I love your versions. I play them to go to sleep by. I recently lost my brother and it has taken a toll on me. So these stories help me to get to sleep and shut down my brain for a while. Again, thank you very much.
You are too good! Brilliant reading and story. You must be a Shakespearean actor or something. Thank you for bringing to life late 19th century London and surroundings. Greetings from Houston, Texas, USA.
....I’m so so sad, I have become so attached to these two wonderful characters! • Watson’s & Holems’s close and strong friendship where either can depend their whole life on the other (To know that they even a little grown apart hurts me) (And when Watson say that was the last time he saw Holmes, it crushed my soul) • Watson’s sadness about his friend is utterly crushing
"All that I have to say has already crossed your mind." "Then possibly my answer has crossed yours." here and in "Sherlock" i can just hear Andrew Scott saying it. . . :}
*Scroll down and read this if you have watched **_The Grand Budapest Hotel._** Those who haven't will risk spoilers.* _[Holmes is clutching onto the edge while his feet dangle over the watery, rocky abyss. He stares up at Moriarty, frightened but furious.]_ *Holmes:* You mad, pathetic wretch. I hate you. *Moriarty:* Not as much as I hate _you,_ Mr. Holmes. _[He steps on Holmes' left hand, slowly crushing it. Holmes winces in pain. ]_ *Holmes:* _[sadly reciting]_ "'If this is to be the end, farewell!' cried the wounded piper boy..." _[Moriarty, in sadistic delight, keeps up the pressure until Holmes' hand gives way. Holmes is now holding on with just his right. Still he goes on with his poem.]_ *Holmes:* "...Whilst the muskets cracked and the yeomen roared, ‘Hurrah!’ and the ramparts fell." _[Now Moriarty applies his foot on the remaining, strong hand of his archenemy. A fiendish smile smears his face.]_ *Holmes:* "'Methinks me breathes me last, me fears!' said he-" _[There is a powerful thump, and Moriarty flies head-first, screaming, off the path over Holmes' head. Watson, in the midst of a diving shove, lands on his face and nearly goes over the edge, himself.]_ *Holmes:* _[ecstatic]_ Great heavens, you got him! _[Far, far below: Moriarty’s arms and legs flail as he disappears down into the deepest reaches of the Falls.]_ *Holmes:* _[chuckling with pride]_ Bravo, Watson! _[Watson gasps for an instant, then thrusts his arms down, stretching, to seize Holmes by the wrists.]_ *Watson:* Can't let _you_ take all the glory on this one, Holmes.
Thousands of Strand Magazine subscribers cancelled their subscriptions on that date in 1893, and one woman actually beat Sir Arthur Conan Doyle with her parisol screaming “YOU BRUTE!”
I once thought I had heard Greg reading an NIV Bible audiobook but just discovered that had actually been Max McLean who has a similar voice. I'm enjoying every one of these over and over again!
@@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio Thanks for your reply! It was amazing! I even was on the spot where they fought! It was incredible and very emotional for me ^-^
@@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio That and hiking. I recommend to put on some good shoes for the waterfall. The funicular brings you to the bottom but if you want to go to the top or the spot where he fought Moriarty you need shoes that offer a good grip (especially to reach the spot where John last saw him)
Oh absolutely David! Recently I have watched several movies which I have switched off fifteen minutes in because, quite simply, I simply couldn't make out enough of the dialogue to follow the plot.
While i don't disagree by any stretch of the imagination (on the contrary), i would hope to allay your concerns by introducing you to the wonderful world of Indie video games. I know. But this, in my own flight from the mobile desiccation of language, is where i chanced upon an anthology of the most exceptionally gifted young writers; having presumably migrated there upon the death (read: over monetization) of the American Novel. I am genuinely and regularly impressed by them. Furthermore, several genres have everything in common with audiobooks. The obvious difference being that you never lose your place in the story. :)
I have read and reread this story so many times and it never fails to draw me in.I only wish that there had been more accounts of Holmes endeavors against Professor Moriarty.
Wow. When you mentioned Welbeck Street in London, my ears pricked up. For I used to work there, and where my life took me on a beautiful journey. And yet, elementary, my dear friend.
My most favourite episode! Been to Meiringen, had my photo taken with Sherlock! Visted the Falls, pretty terrifying. And the Jeremy Brett episode is wonderfully done too. Thanks Greg, no one reads as well as you ❤️🀄️🀄️🀄️🀄️🀄️🀄️
@@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio Have you visited there Greg? Be sure to wear waterproof clothing! It’s exactly as described in the story. 💦💦💦💦 In the TV series I like the way Holmes has a picture of the Reichenbach Falls at 221b, as a kind of portent
Alas. The Final Problem will never be truly "final", for as long as there are stories to tell in this world, as long as mystery holds appeal in this world, Sherlock Holmes is a name immortal.
professor James Moriarty had a brother colonel James Moriarty a train conductor who is the professors little brother and the professor is a professor of mathmatics
A question to you Gregg , something I've only just noticed ..at the beginning of this story Holmes says to Watson you have probably never heard of professor Moriarty ,to which Watson says never, that's a mistake on Conan Doyle's part surely as Moriarty was discussed at great length in the valley of fear in Watson's presence and with it ending in Baxter stating will that king devil ever be caught and Holmes saying give me time .. obviously this is then after the events of the valley of fear ..well it's not a question but an observation I wonder if you'd noticed
Doyle does tend to make little inconsistencies in his writings, and that is one of them. Valley of Fear was written after The Final Problem despite taking place prior to it.
A good pick. Might be my biases showing, but I like the ones where Holmes shows he’s got a real sense of humanity and justice to him, one that doesn’t always coincide with the letter of the law.
Smart people tend to be quite evil... Probably because they are tooooooooooooooo proud. Same goes to a mystery guy i know *spoiler alert* it is a boy btw 😅
