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The Tales of Max Carrados
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
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Summary
Exclusive audio collection. Eleven Max Carrados stories - narrated by national treasure Stephen Fry.
Max Carrados featured in a series of mystery stories that first appeared in 1914. Carrados featured alongside Sherlock Holmes in The Strand magazine, in which they both had top billing. The character often boasted how being blind meant his other senses were heightened.
- 'The Coin of Dionysus'
- 'The Game Played in the Dark'
- 'The Holloway Road Flat Tragedy'
- 'The Curious Circumstances of the Two Left Shoes'
- 'The Secret of Headlam Height'
- 'The Mystery of the Vanished Crown'
- 'The Ingenious Mind of Mr Rigby Lacksome'
- 'The Strange Case of Cyril Bycourt'
- 'The Crime at the House in Culver Street'
- 'The Bunch of Violets'
- 'The Missing Witness Sensation'
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- Wren
- 29-03-16
Like Agather Christie read by Fry. Brill.
Well worth a listen. Might be a little on the ordinary side if not so well acted by Fry.
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- Mac Man
- 07-03-20
Excellent Stories
I had heard of Ernest Bramah, but am embarrassed to say I’d reached the age of 57 without reading any of his books
Stephen Fry’s was an excellent introduction to some very good stories, detective stories rather than whodunnits. The hero Max Carrados, to those like me are unfamiliar with the author, is a blind man with an almost supernatural faculty for interpreting sound, touch and smell. But, unlike the superhero Daredevil, this conceit isn’t taken too far and is quite believable. As believable as any amateur sleuth from the Golden Age of crime stories.
I intend getting more of Mr Branagh’s books. One of the advantages of finding a ‘new’ author is exploring the back catalogue.
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- Mixdell
- 08-07-22
Superb!
Stephen Fry is always a brilliant narrator and these stories were really engaging and fun.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-05-24
Stephen Fry amazing
You could almost become disinterested in the stories because the narration is just excellent. The different voices and accents bring characters alive. The stories themselves are just as could as Sherlock Holmes and as they are from the same era you could interchange the two. I am not sure if they ever made them for film or TV but they would make a good series..
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- Matt Sapsford
- 17-05-16
I'm sure it would be an excellent read in book for
I struggled with the narration of the book and I don't think Mr Fry really did it justice. In fact I'm not overly keen on any of his narration, I find it very flat and unimpassioned and on this occasion really killed it.
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- Rinike
- 25-06-18
Mystery
Great stories, but story is little bit hard to follow at times.
Stephen Fry does amazing narrating tho.
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- janet hamilton
- 06-02-21
FANTASTIC LISTENING
One of the best. Stephen Fry at his very best.Bringing both writing and brilliant caricatures to life .
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- nought
- 05-07-20
Omnibus
Great stories that can be listen too over
And over, very much enjoyed,characters
Come alive and narrator as always fantastic
Good book for your library if you like some
Light listening
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- Dan
- 13-05-24
Lighthearted contemporary to Sherlock Holmes
A good collection of short stories, in the Holmes mould but enjoyably different. Some really pleasing characterisation with moments of humour which break up the tales nicely. Performance by Stephen Fry is typically engaging.
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- TraceyH
- 15-06-24
Entertaining and Well Read
An entertaining and well read set of stories - I'd highly recommend listening to one of the contemporary rivals of Sherlock Holmes!!
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