47 The Creeping Man from The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1927) Audiobook

This story was published in 1923. It is one of the 12 stories by Arthur Conan Doyle in the collection The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes.
This is an unusual tale. It has been decried as having an element of risible sci-fi, lacking the solid basis in reality for which Conan Doyle was known. However, in 1923 the activities of physicians like Voronoff were becoming the talk of the town. I rather like the tale of the academic and his desperate quest.
This story is read by Greg Wagland for Magpie Audio.
© Magpie Audio 2019

[@shelleyw22]

This is the 6th time I've tried listening to this now as your stories always send me to sleep and I never hear the endings 😂 thank you for helping me sleep and providing such fantastic audiobooks 😊

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Audio cocoa! Glad you like them!

[@sudipdutta72]

same with me ...always ...which is why it takes me multiple nights to finish completely 😂

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Why fall asleep? Are they boring to at an outstanding extent? 🤣

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Same here

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[@charlottepage2333]

I can only fall asleep if I listen to these now it's kind of a problem

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Same

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Same here,

[@markreed6685]

Ditto

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Charlotte Page I made a similar comment!

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I can't help loving these readings . The voice gives life and lustre to Sherlock Holmes stories.

[@byd5801]

"Good Watson, you always keep us flat footed on the ground" 🤣🤣

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Yes. Great line. He's prone to sarcasm - the lowest form of wit (I disagree!)

[@alexfaria2566]

Wish to express my thanks to the reader- you help me get through late night studies (plant and soil sciences) and times of intense anxiety. Thank you.

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Thanks CCL and your 3 chums. Take care!

[@rerunson740]

These are fantastic. I'm a huge fan of the American and British Sherlock tv shows, but these are the best for listening to before bed. Thanks!

[@katherinejones850]

Really enjoy this series and this reader is TOP NOTCH! I even picked out some lines in one story that were utilized by T.S. Eliot in his cats poems! I love Doyle's syntax!

[@ceridwen888]

“When one tries to rise above Nature, one is liable to fall below it. The highest type of man may revert to the animal, if he leaves the straight road of destiny.” Massive!

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

It's sounds powerful. But how do you know if you're on the straight road of destiny? That seems a lot less clear.

[@jenniferkussner1043]

@@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio I think it's a matter of Things going smoothly..... it kinda falls into place....as a Puzzle becoming complete falling into place.... dear Mr Narrator.... Thank you for your lovely Work of Art🍵🎭🤗😘

[@sarahstrong7174]

Thankyou so much for reading us these stories. I use them to take my mind off the current situation. They do help me to stop worrying & get to sleep.

[@cynthiaholland13]

Thank you so much. I used to hate going to bed early. Now I look forward to it sti I can hear your delightful readings of these speech I stories. This routine had greatly improved my energy, mood and even relationships lol

[@helen4542]

I have to have these stories and soothing voice to fall asleep! Thank you 🙏👍

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

No worries! Sleep well.

[@cousinsister69]

What a great story & another excellent narration.

[@jaybrucker1234]

Thank you sir. Your reading is amazing as always. And I'd like to comend you as you may ne the only KZbin provider that responds to soooo many comments. Your user engagement is by far the best I have ever seen on any platform. You are a class act and I am so glad I found your channel. Greetings from Pennsylvania U.S.A.

[@annamurray1626]

Love the different accents for various characters. So well done thank you mr Wagland

[@michellecooper3446]

Brilliant as ever. So glad I found your channel you bring sherlock holmes to life.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thank you Michelle. Very kind.

[@Scotticus71]

Thanks again good Sir for another excellent production, cheers!

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Scotticus. Thank you kind sir!

[@ritamason6871]

Lovely as always! Couldn’t listen to Your readings for a while, because my wifi connection got bad, so glad that’s been fixed now and I can go back to my pleasant routine of listening to these stories before sleep!

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Cheers Zly

[@elizabethalderman8749]

Masterfully read as always

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks Elizabeth!

[@morganjohnson4430]

The best possible birthday gift, a new video! Thank you!!

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Happy Birthday, Morgan. Cheers for your support!

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[@kaf890890]

Thank you again, Mr. Wagland! SPOILER: I first learned of attempted rejuvenation in humans using monkey glands when learning a song from a Marx Brothers film, “The Cocoanuts”. “If you’re too old for dancing, get yourself a monkey gland“. It was hard to believe that I was hearing it right, but a little research showed me that there was a school of thought in the 1920s that this kind of treatment actually worked. They were transplanting testicles…

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

I remember people as late as the 1980s making frequent mention of it conversationally. Less so now. Maybe it will make a comeback. E.g. 'I reckon he's on the m. g.s!' etc.

[@TamannaChandel-ym1bq]

You are the perfect narrator for SH books. My childhood now has the perfect voice because I grew up reading these books. And now as an adult, I listen to your voice whenever I am working or just relaxing. All my regards!

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks Tamanna! Best wishes!

[@JustFluffyQuiltingYarnCrafts]

This is an intriguing concept. Thanks for sharing. ❤

[@drewnewlin2700]

I love your videos. I often have a hard time falling asleep and your videos help a lot! Thank you so much for making them :)

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Pleasure Drew. Sleep well!

[@drewnewlin2700]

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[@Jasmine-gx8be]

quite some times ago i was looking for an audiobook after finishing harry potter series but haven't found a good one and now i found you, Mr. Wagland! what a relief!! your voice and the way you read the stories make it feels alive. thank you! greetings from Indonesia ✨ have you considered making a podcast for Sherlock Holmes' stories? cause it will be much easier to listen on the go☺️

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Hey jey is alive and hello Indonesia Glad you like the stories and happy that I sound alive - it's not the way I feel some mornings. I did a podcast for a bit but there wasn't much interest and in the end I thought concentrating on KZbin was the best thing. Cheers

[@kardona_3]

I had the exact same thing happen to me! I finished Harry Potter and found Mr. Wagland.

[@robertcutrell5089]

Wow so many of us fall asleep to these short stories

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

I'm available on prescription.

[@subhamukherjee189]

Excellent narration! Chuckling at the Copper Beeches reference, as I am listening to this right after your equally wonderful delivery of that story.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Wow, thank you, Subha!

[@sabrewulfgouki7635]

I didn't know Sherlock Holmes had science fiction stories! This was an enjoyable experience. Thank you for expanding your collection of work & I look forward to the next installment. Cheers!

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Thanks SabreWulf

[@sarahstrong7174]

Arthur Conan-Doyle was an interesting cove.

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[@WeaverWoman2]

Love this narrator!

[@kardona_3]

Thanks so much for your amazing interpretations of Doyle’s works. They never fail to put me to sleep. I am close to finishing the entirety of Sherlock Holmes stories, but after I’m done I will check out the rest of your narrations and remember that I can rewatch these as many times as I like.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks for listening, elirayme!

[@jumpsangel9638]

Your voice is truly magnificent! I'm so glad that I can support your amazing channel!! Thank you for uploading ♡

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Cheers Jumps Angel. Much appreciated.

[@dementedopossum8148]

I have trouble falling asleep but these help massively. Thank you!

[@tomasomaonaigh7659]

If you read the older comments you will find you are far from alone.

[@Smokey1981]

I listen to a different Holmes story every night. Bit of a habit now

[@Ajay-nc9yn]

I'm a big fan of your audio books, and I have listened to the Sherlock playlist over and over again. I must say the way you narrate is really amazing.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Glad you like them, Ajay! Thank you for your comment!

[@thomaschapman4930]

I am glad I found these great stories they put me right to sleep eventually I will finish them all

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Enjoy!

[@jillylloyd3527]

I get so excited when I find another one you have been so kind to upload for us thank you c

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Cheers Jilly

[@Gill12283]

This is a very good story and well read as always by Greg Wagland.

[@DarthWill3]

These two instances: 1. "It was not my father with whom I lived. His outward shell was there, but it was not really he." 2. “Apart from his queer fits,” said Bennett, “he has actually more energy and vitality than I can ever remember, nor was his brain ever clearer. But it’s not he-it’s never the man whom we have known." Brought me back to _The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde._ While not as sinister as the Robert Louis Stevenson classic, this story certainly runs along parallel lines when it comes to science. And this passage: _"With his dressing-gown flapping on each side of him, he looked like some huge bat glued against the side of his own house, a great square dark patch upon the moonlit wall."_ Sounds an awful lot like what Jonathan Harker had to write about Count Dracula one night: _"But my very feelings changed to repulsion and terror when I saw the whole man slowly emerge from the window and begin to crawl down the castle wall over that dreadful abyss,_ face down _with his cloak spreading out around him like great wings."_ Least Professor Presbury's not a vampire. 😜

[@sandhita_agarwal]

I am sooo happy your channel is growing. When I first started listening to these you had just 2k subscribers. Good job at being consistent and delivering great content👏

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks CurlyTech. You were an early adopter - cheers!!!

[@sivanlevi3867]

While there is an element of science fiction in there, The Creeping Man is a really cool story. In a way, it did somewhat open the door for Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century to really go sci-fi with it.

[@taszio3751]

Oh, what joy..for some reason I missed any announcement that this would be available and have just stumbled..fell headlong..onto another of your treasures..many thanks!!!!

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks Taszio

[@BlaireyYoutube]

Really well narrated. loved the story. :)

[@annskinner8467]

Thank you, Greg! Another treat, as ever ❤️

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Cheers Ann

[@aria5614]

This is like Holmes vs. Mr. Hyde. Surprised it hasn't been made into a movie.

[@martavdz4972]

In my country, it has been. This story is quite popular here in the Czech Republic, probably because of the Prague connection and because the supplier of the drug, A. Dvořák (correct pronunciation Dvo-rzhaak, meaning "courtier" or "granger"), was Czech. (He´s called Bohemian in the story, Bohemia is the western part of the Czech Republic.)

[@ProvidusIncubus]

Now that is a treat! For some reason I had not spotted this in my notifications and just saw it now. I'm already looking forward to listening to while working! Your narration always manages to make my working days so much nicer!

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks Rookubus as always.

[@Ccb556]

I'm continuing to enjoy all your readings! Thank you always Greg❤

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks Catherine

[@amluzia]

So glad you are still making these!! Thank you!

[@dubchile]

Thank you once again! Another wonderful day rounded off in an equally wonderful fashion listening to these fabulous renditions of adventures undertaken by my favourite duo.

[@docniemo4713]

Another amazing story. Thank you for putting these together.

[@MrOhfuckyougod]

such great storytelling and narration! how could one fall asleep to this?

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Good question!

[@monhtoo71193]

Thanks😍

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thank you too

[@traceywright9484]

Soothing Greg.. My man..👍😉

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Cheers Tracey.

[@amigojuarez]

Never really did like the Casebook stories. Although I manage to get through them with your excellent reading!

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Not too keen myself, DD. However, glad you gave them a go. Cheers!

[@yulonglian2137]

Love this! Keep up the great work!

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks Yulong Lian! Appreciate that!

[@KD-mo5pw]

Will say it again. Yay!

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks KD

[@vt2816]

Always know will be a good night when you get the bell that you've uploaded!!

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

The bells, the bells... Cheers!

[@jenniferkussner1043]

My Favourite while taking my Bath..... lovely.... 😇😘

[@samuelstephens6163]

To everyone who falls asleep to these--I do too, but I also replay in early morning to wake up.

[@mrpoolaty9194]

First time listener... Loving it!

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks MrPoolaty.

[@mariekelly4630]

Yay! New story! Thank you!

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Running out of Sherlock stories sadly! Cheers Marie!

[@KiKiabout]

Thank you... Excellent!

[@rubenherrera3852]

Oh I assure you that Dr. Watson is the soul of discrection, said Holmes. So we have these stories.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

HA!!

[@Jay57366]

Hahahahaha Good Point Ruben

[@DJWNB]

To be fair the good Doctor always waits for an adequate amount of years to pass by - and obtained permissions - before he “ventilates” the facts.

[@pilgrim....]

@@DJWNB You beat me to it by a utube month and I'm sure you've put it more eloquently than me. Is funny tho lol Watson giving it large down the boozer to anyone who'll listen.haha

[@VeryHeavyToastedButNotCharred]

@@DJWNB nah he’d spill faster if it weren’t controversial to release some lol

[@mary-sueruiter6671]

Me as well. We can repeat word for word, the first couple chapters……then I’m asleep. Good thing I know how they end lol

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Ha! The greatest form of flattery! Thanks, Mary-Sue!

[@fredorman2429]

A prophetic story.

[@tottiemae2258]

True.... e.g. Testosterone and Viagra

[@mariosevangelou7278]

Brilliant 👏

[@ashishconnery]

The quality of your work keeps getting better in every new video that is uploaded. Keep it up, good sir.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Ashish - thank you, sir!

[@olenievart]

Thanks.

[@TexanAmiga]

Happy happy, thank you!

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Splendid!

[@andreabacciottini2955]

So relaxing to listen to, thank you for what you do. You have my support from Italy 🇮🇹.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Buona sera, Italia! e Andrea anche. Grazie. Er, O-level Italian, possibly a B, may have been a C.

[@DJWNB]

Anche io sono Italiana :)) Ma vivo in California . Grazie Greg!

[@squaretriangle9208]

How Doyle aptly remarked it is the worthless who most eagerly want to prolong their life - a chesspool

[@tomdekler9280]

Chesspool seems like a difficult sport.

[@roya-19]

I love ur readings…many thanks!

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Glad you like them! Thank you!

[@therunningjackal]

Great audio, well read and totally followable, no video required! (I love audio) Thanks SHS

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers Jackal

[@therunningjackal]

You are a great voice actor

[@giuseppefasanella5446]

Thank you! Wonderful interpretation. May I ask if you could read "The three Gables" as well. It is one of the few remaining stories to complete the entire cycle of 56 stories. Cheers!

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

The Three Gables - still in copyright, rather surprisingly.

[@giuseppefasanella5446]

Rather surprisingly indeed! Well, thanks anyway. I appreciate the effort

[@brianmacpherson6555]

I knew of Sherlock but never read. Love it look forward to the revalue

[@mauricestanley6859]

So nice!!

[@charlesdexterward7781]

This may be the single most incongruous Holmes story. I think Sir Doyle may have been indulging in some drug of his own when he wrote this.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Perhaps as he was getting on a bit he was trying to stay 'modern' and keeping up with 'scientific progress'. You're right: it's a curiosity.

[@DJWNB]

Yes - agreed. Definitely odd. Quite disappointed with the “denouement”. The reading though, is always excellent! I wonder if links to the transcript / text could be included in the info, so to be able to look up quotes @sherlockholmesstoriesmagpieaudio. I hope this channel is available for the rest of my life.

[@judithmcquaig1983]

Same here. 🤷‍♀️

[@nasrinsiddiqui2883]

What an amazing coincidence! I am listening to this book on 5 September (@21:00)

[@gregnicholls8347]

Surely the love of the material has led man to turn the world into a cesspool.

[@gillianparker5709]

Marvelous story’s and very well read 😊

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks Gillian!

[@lcarole3131]

In my Top 3 favorites! 😎

[@amymiller9084]

I love Sherlock homes especially the scary ones

[@johnmichaelfitzgerald3052]

Another Number 1, smashed it for 6, awesome wirk "Wagz" , cheers🍻 from Melbourne 🇦🇺

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Cheers JMF. If you could choose an Australian beer to fill your 'Cheers' emoji glasses what beer would it be?

[@johnmichaelfitzgerald3052]

@@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio Greg, it would have to be a V.B (Victoria Bitter) M8ty..🇦🇺🇬🇧🇦🇺🍻🚬🤣😂

[@SandaliAnu]

Good and nice work ! Good luck. . Greetings from Sri Lanka

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Ta Sandali

[@cleopatraoatcake7364]

Interestingly, and completely by chance, I'm listening to this on September 5. Also, "utility man" sounds like a fascinating job.

[@randal_gibbons]

It has happened again. I heard the words "utility man" at the exact moment I was reading your comment. Creeps me out every time it happens.

[@monhtoo71193]

Thanks😍 24.8.2020(11:25am)

[@juleswells59]

Deep joy

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Ta Jules!

[@subhradas6949]

🥰its awesome

[@francescaemc2]

grazie

[@granny13ad33]

Quite good, Sir Greg. 😁 Well, it seems to fit your voice and delivery. I had taken an interlude a few months ago. I have a tendency to go on a bit of a heavy focus on a particular subjects or narrators. Returning from again I don't remember some. Some I never forget. BTW have you ever recorded "Three Skelton Key"? I would enjoy your reading of it. Do consider it. Thank you for another Holmes and Watson.

[@michaelwargo5702]

This one is new to me ...what fun ..

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Odd but fun!

[@hadassah179]

Question in regards to the ape-man experimentation of the father: This book came out in 1923, the Stalin ape-man hybrid experiment was done in 1926. Was that specific type of science experimentation already being practiced in 1923? At what level was that curiosity being attained at that time?

[@philipinchina]

Beautifully read. Not one of Conan Doyle's best but still fun.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Yes.

[@karenwaters1926]

That was fun! Will The Digressions be available as a perk?

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks Karen. Thank you as usual for your support. Digressions might reappear - I hope so - but maybe on a different channel? If you remember when I was terminated, then demonetized, I was wondering if that was down to the Digressions and some improv remark. So I'm a bit cautious about that... I'm musing on it!

[@laseryohanna]

Sorry that digressions might have been a problem. I was a big fan and miss it. I might re listen

[@quickjumpingfoxes]

Doyle seems to be getting more philosophical in his later years. An interesting evolution. I wish I could figure out how he created such engaging stories, an economy of words but yet the characters appear in such clarity and life. Much like the graphic that Wagland places here. There is a Jeremy Brett rendition of this story that is so grotesque as to be farcical. But I have always found that series overwrought, full of histrionics, unlike the written work.

[@RambleRandi]

Note to self, I am not able to listen to this one to sleep to

[@albionmyl7735]

Greetings from Germany....it's wonderful British....I think we Anglosaxons have many in common..

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Cheers Michael. Yes, we had to do Anglo-Saxon at college. I didn't quite 'get it'. But it would be great to read 'Beowulf' or somesuch in the original, around a big campfire, with a few flagons of cider.

[@alexbarker4260]

Will you being doing all of the stories from the casebook?

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Yes. When they fall out of copyright.

[@auntyJanette]

No sleep for me! This story in particular is excellent. However, Greg, your followers might have hit on another income stream for Magpie 👍🏻✅😊

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

What's that aunty?

[@auntyJanette]

@@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio lulling your listeners to sleep with your dulcet tones... a tongue in cheek suggestion that you have another financial string to your vocal cords.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Ha! Bring it on!

[@JoeDurobot]

*I'm sure this it going to be yet another brilliant read!* *(Not sure if you say that when someone else reads the book for you, a good listen maybe ...*

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Cheers Joe. I think you can say read. It all goes into your brain, presumably in much the same way... I think there's some debate over it.