Reader(s): Timson, David
Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Genre: Classic Fiction
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: NA533412
Barcode: 9789626343340
Release Date: 02/2005

DOYLE, A.C.: Hound of the Baskervilles (The) (Unabridged)

The award-winning Sherlock Holmes narrator David Timson leads us through Conan Doyle’s most famous tale. This extended story brings the archetypal detective to the moors with his friend and biographer Dr Watson to investigate the mystery of a beast terrorising the neighbourhood.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Doyle, Arthur Conan - Author
Timson, David (Reader)
1Mr Sherlock Holmes, who was usually very late in the mornings03:59
Timson, David (Reader)
2He now took the stick from my hands03:23
Timson, David (Reader)
3I laughed incredulously02:59
Timson, David (Reader)
4The appearance of our visitor was a surprise to me04:42
Timson, David (Reader)
5"I have in my pocket a manuscript"02:23
Timson, David (Reader)
6"Of the origin of the Hound of the Baskervilles..."04:07
Timson, David (Reader)
7"Now, for some space the revellers stood agape..."05:07
Timson, David (Reader)
8When Dr Mortimer had finished reading03:21
Timson, David (Reader)
9"The facts of the case are simple."03:02
Timson, David (Reader)
10"I must thank you," said Sherlock Holmes02:57
Timson, David (Reader)
11"I can well remember..."03:36
Timson, David (Reader)
12I confess at these words a shudder passed through me03:19
Timson, David (Reader)
13Sherlock Holmes struck his hand against his knee04:20
Timson, David (Reader)
14"Why should he not go to the home of his fathers?"03:09
Timson, David (Reader)
15Holmes returned to his seat04:39
Timson, David (Reader)
16"It must be a wild place."03:51
Timson, David (Reader)
17Our breakfast-table was cleared early04:13
Timson, David (Reader)
18Dr Mortimer looked at Holmes04:30
Timson, David (Reader)
19"We are coming now rather into the region of guesswork"03:58
Timson, David (Reader)
20"And, now, gentlemen"03:29
Timson, David (Reader)
21We heard the steps of our visitors descend02:25
Timson, David (Reader)
Disc 2
1"There now!" said Holmes bitterly02:42
Timson, David (Reader)
2We had been sauntering slowly down Regent Street03:37
Timson, David (Reader)
3Sherlock Holmes had, in a very remarkable degree04:57
Timson, David (Reader)
4We had a pleasant luncheon05:13
Timson, David (Reader)
5"Well, Sir Henry, I am of one mind with you..."04:44
Timson, David (Reader)
6The ring at the bell proved to be something05:54
Timson, David (Reader)
7Sir Henry Baskerville and Dr Mortimer04:29
Timson, David (Reader)
8The journey was a swift and pleasant one04:00
Timson, David (Reader)
9The wagonette swung round into a side road03:23
Timson, David (Reader)
10We had left the fertile country behind03:51
Timson, David (Reader)
11The wheels died away down the drive03:09
Timson, David (Reader)
12A square balustraded gallery ran round the top04:10
Timson, David (Reader)
13The fresh beauty of the following morning06:08
Timson, David (Reader)
14Suddenly my thoughts were interrupted04:32
Timson, David (Reader)
15We had come to a point where a narrow grassy path04:28
Timson, David (Reader)
16"Halloa!" I cried. "What is that?"04:00
Timson, David (Reader)
17I could not doubt that this was the Miss Stapleton03:39
Timson, David (Reader)
18A short walk brought us to it03:58
Timson, David (Reader)
Disc 3
1It seems, however, that there must have been some short cut04:41
Timson, David (Reader)
2From this point onward04:34
Timson, David (Reader)
3He came over to call upon Baskerville04:22
Timson, David (Reader)
4One other neighbour I have met since I wrote last03:36
Timson, David (Reader)
5Mrs Barrymore is of interest to me03:40
Timson, David (Reader)
6Baskerville Hall, October 15th04:01
Timson, David (Reader)
7The baronet has been in communication04:13
Timson, David (Reader)
8Our friend, SIr Henry, and the lady05:53
Timson, David (Reader)
9I tried one or two explanations04:29
Timson, David (Reader)
10Very stealthily we heard it pass along04:29
Timson, David (Reader)
11"No, no, sir; no, not against you!"04:05
Timson, David (Reader)
12When they were gone we looked out of the window again02:10
Timson, David (Reader)
13In five minutes we were outside the door05:07
Timson, David (Reader)
14We stumbled slowly along in the darkness03:35
Timson, David (Reader)
15And it was at this moment03:14
Timson, David (Reader)
16So far I have been able to quote from the reports05:28
Timson, David (Reader)
17We had a small scene this morning after breakfast03:03
Timson, David (Reader)
18With a few broken words of gratitude04:54
Timson, David (Reader)
Disc 4
1October 17th. All day today the rain poured down05:00
Timson, David (Reader)
2I have only one other incident to record04:18
Timson, David (Reader)
3The extract from my private diary04:08
Timson, David (Reader)
4"It was about the late Sir Charles Baskerville..."04:24
Timson, David (Reader)
5Again and again I cross-questioned her05:14
Timson, David (Reader)
6Luck had been against us again and again05:02
Timson, David (Reader)
7Here was luck indeed!03:58
Timson, David (Reader)
8The sun was already sinking03:18
Timson, David (Reader)
9For a minute I stood there with the paper03:30
Timson, David (Reader)
10For a moment or two I sat breathless04:26
Timson, David (Reader)
11"But why keep me in the dark?"04:14
Timson, David (Reader)
12The shape of some monstrous villainy03:07
Timson, David (Reader)
13A terrible scream05:51
Timson, David (Reader)
14We stood with bitter hearts04:59
Timson, David (Reader)
15A figure was approaching us over the moor04:54
Timson, David (Reader)
16"We're at close grips at last," said Holmes03:43
Timson, David (Reader)
17Sir Henry was more pleased than surprised03:24
Timson, David (Reader)
18He stopped suddenly and stared fixedly05:26
Timson, David (Reader)
Disc 5
1I was up betimes in the morning03:11
Timson, David (Reader)
2"One more direction!"03:04
Timson, David (Reader)
3Mrs Laura Lyons was in her office03:42
Timson, David (Reader)
4The sending of this letter was suggested04:08
Timson, David (Reader)
5One of Sherlock Holmes's defects04:18
Timson, David (Reader)
6As I watched them Stapleton rose04:03
Timson, David (Reader)
7A sound of quick steps broke the silence05:12
Timson, David (Reader)
8In mere size and strength it was a terrible creature03:19
Timson, David (Reader)
9The room had been fashioned into a small museum04:23
Timson, David (Reader)
10And now I come rapidly to the conclusion06:14
Timson, David (Reader)
11It was the end of November04:31
Timson, David (Reader)
12"We now come back to that portion of his life..."04:10
Timson, David (Reader)
13"Driving back in the evening..."04:57
Timson, David (Reader)
14"Then we had the visit from our friends..."03:40
Timson, David (Reader)
15"It was my game to watch Stapleton."03:03
Timson, David (Reader)
16"It only remains to indicate..."05:17
Timson, David (Reader)

Total Playing Time: 06:16:05