• 

  The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Hörbuch, Digital, 432min

  The original and immortal stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle… Sir John Gielgud stars as Sherlock Holmes with Sir Ralph Richardson as Dr. Watson. John's brother, Val Gielgud, the celebrated mystery author and producer, directs several episodes and co-stars in one of them... as Sherlock's brother! As a finishing touch, Orson Welles plays the evil Moriarty. The shows created by this very special team are possibly the greatest Sherlock Holmes radio programs ever produced. This set features all sixteen episodes in their most complete surviving examples - taken from what currently exists of the syndication masters. Come hear tales of mystery and murder, espionage and intrigue, revenge and resolution in the gas-lit London of Queen Victoria, hansom cabs, and one brilliant Baker Street detective. EPISODES INCLUDE: "Dr. Watson Meets Sherlock Holmes" (a.k.a. The Blackmailer) 0l-02-55 "A Scandal in Bohemia" 01-09-55 "The Red-Headed League" 01-16-55 "A Case of Identity" (a.k.a. The Tragedy of the Gasfitter's Ball) 01-23-55 "The Second Stain" 01-30-55 "The Bruce-Partington Plans" [Papers] (a.k.a. The Traitor) 02-06-55 "The Dying Detective" (a.k.a. Rare Disease) 02-13-55 "The Norwood Builder" 02-20-55 "The Solitary Cyclist" [Bicyclist] 02-27-55 "The Six Napoleons" 03-06-55 "The Blue Carbuncle" 03-13-55 "The Speckled Band" 03-20-55 "Silver Blaze" (a.k.a. The Clue of the Ivory Thread) 03-27-55 "The Golden Pince-Nez" (a.k.a. The Yoxley [Yatsley] Case) 04-10-55 "The Final Problem" 04-17-55 "The Empty House" 04-24-55 Language: English. Narrator: Sir John Gielgud, Orson Welles. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/rt/radi/000862/rt_radi_000862_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

  • Shop: Audible
  • Price: 9.95 EUR excl. shipping
• 

  The World's Fastest Man: The Extraordinary Life of Cyclist Major Taylor, America's First Black Sports Hero , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 708min

  In the tradition of The Boys in the Boat and Seabiscuit, a fascinating portrait of a groundbreaking but forgotten figure - the remarkable Major Taylor, the black man who broke racial barriers by becoming the world’s fastest and most famous bicyclist at the height of the Jim Crow era. In the 1890s, the nation’s promise of equality had failed spectacularly. While slavery had ended with the Civil War, the Jim Crow laws still separated blacks from whites, and the excesses of the Gilded Age created an elite upper class. Amid this world arrived Major Taylor, a young black man who wanted to compete in the nation’s most popular and mostly white man’s sport, cycling. Birdie Munger, a white cyclist who once was the world’s fastest man, declared he could help turn the young black athlete into a champion. Twelve years before boxer Jack Johnson and 50 years before baseball player Jackie Robinson, Taylor faced racism at nearly every turn - especially by whites who feared he would disprove their stereotypes of blacks. In The World’s Fastest Man, years in the writing, investigative journalist Michael Kranish reveals new information about Major Taylor based on a rare interview with his daughter and other never-before-uncovered details from Taylor’s life. Kranish shows how Taylor indeed became a world champion, traveled the world, was the toast of Paris, and was one of the most chronicled black men of his day. From a moment in time just before the arrival of the automobile when bicycles were king, the populace was booming with immigrants, and enormous societal changes were about to take place, The World’s Fastest Man shines a light on a dramatic moment in American history - the gateway to the 20th century. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Sadzin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/sans/009241/bk_sans_009241_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

  • Shop: Audible
  • Price: 9.95 EUR excl. shipping

---

---