54 The Retired Colourman from The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1927) Audiobook

Possibly the best of the tales from The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle's last collection of stories featuring the inimitable consulting detective.
The Adventure of the Retired Colourman was first published in Liberty magazine in 1926, and entered the public domain in the U.S.A. on January 1st 2022.
There is only one more Sherlock adventure to record this year: that is The Adventure of the Three Gables.
[Two of the short stories from The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, "The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger" and "The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place", are the last two Sherlock Holmes works still protected by copyright in the U.S.A. They will enter the public domain on 1 January 2023]
However, this channel has all the rest of the Sherlock Holmes stories including the novels.
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The story is read and produced by me, Greg Wagland, for Magpie Audio.

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Timely message at the end. Be alert, be free, be happy. I second that wish for all. I am listening on the 4th of March, 2022. I have been so disheartened and frightened and weary today with watching the news. 💙💛🕊Thank you for taking me outside of myself for a while with your gifted narration. You have done that so often for me the past two years. Thank you, Greg.

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Glad you found a calm cloud. I hope you feel better soon. Have you tried Hound of the Baskervilles as a distraction? All the best, Greg

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