The Adventure of the Dancing Men, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventure of the Dancing Men, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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The Adventure of the Dancing Men

Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrator: Stephen Thorne

Unabridged: 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/18/2019

Synopsis

A Norfolk country squire from a reputable family hires Holmes to help him learn who has been sending him weird encoded messages, in the form of dancing stick figures, that are disturbing his wife. Upon collecting enough of the messages Holmes cracks the code. He returns to Norfolk to present his findings only to find that his client has been met with tragedy. Using forensic science and his inimitable powers of deduction, Holmes is able to assist the Norfolk authorities and identify the criminal.

About Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a British writer best known for his creation of the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes. In addition to being considered a father of detective fiction, he also wrote a series of science-fiction adventures starring the brilliant, daring, and comical Professor Challenger.

About Stephen Thorne

Stephen Thorne is a British actor and voice artist. He trained at RADA and has worked extensively in film, television, stage, and radio. His credits include roles on Doctor Who and voicing Aslan in the animated version of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Treebeard in the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. Renowned as a narrator, he has recorded over three-hundred audiobooks and has won a Talkies Award and several Earphones Awards.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Francesc

Novela corta que se basa en el misterio de un código en forma de figuras humanas que nuestro amigo detective tendrá que descifrar. Short novel that is based on the mystery of a code in the form of human figures that our detective friend will have to decipher.......more

Goodreads review by Aishu

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle would rank The Adventure of the Dancing Men as one of his favourite short Sherlock Holmes stories. On the face of it, the drawings of dancing men may seem to be a childish prank, and that is what Watson assumes they are, but the fact that the figures are frightening a grown wom......more

Goodreads review by Mary

I'll never forget how this mystery taught me at a young age that the most common letter in the English alphabet is "e," which enables Holmes to crack the code. I also love the strength and sensitivity of the woman, Doyle's refreshingly non-stereotypical portraits of Americans, and even the criminal......more

Goodreads review by Jack

5 Stars. One of the best by Doyle. Well written too. Famous to this day. It's the one in which Sherlock Holmes deciphers coded messages which have a client both annoyed and concerned. A member of the landed gentry, Hilton Cubitt of Riding Thorpe Manor in Norfolk has come to see Holmes and Watson abo......more

Goodreads review by James

A rather good story by Arthur Conan Doyle. Here we see Holmes and Watson trundle off to Norwich regarding a case of a distraught wife and some odd symbols of ‘dancing men’. What is surprising and different about this story is that Holmes’ ego has been reigned in. When the local inspector asked Holme......more

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