25 The Empty House from The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1905) Audiobook

[@theresbob8878]

Movies,TV series,books...i have never been so drawn in except for this man's magical reading.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Kind of you to say so, theresbob

[@Yorqinoykarimova-t1s]

Yes

[@isabellasifuentes799]

I rose to my feet, stared at him for some seconds in utter amazement. Then it appears I must’ve fainted for the first and last time in my life. Poor Watson LOL

[@terrikennedy3088]

Thank you for sharing this under recognized story! What a treat for a woman such as I, who struggles against loathing the thin offerings called "entertainment" of our latest blaring and shrinking century. ;-)

[@terrikennedy3088]

This ought had been in comment responding to The Beetle.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

You are so welcome, Terri! There's a lot of very thin 'gruel' around these days.

[@Frenchblue8]

​@@terrikennedy3088 The Beetle. Truly one of the most extraordinary tales one could ever conceive of

[@maureenball6733]

Going back to former books and films is the answer. Anything good once remains good.

[@Bambisgf77]

Thank you Greg, I really don’t know how I would get thru these sleepless nights with the winning combination of your soothing voice & the writing of Sir ACD. 💁🏻‍♀️

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

My pleasure, Felene!

[@Tedinoz]

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[@jacquelinebell6201]

I often have these on at night to go to sleep to as well. His are the best readings.

[@SuzanneU]

Thank you. It's a true pleasure to listen to you, Greg.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Many thanks!

[@johnkilrainblackstone6986]

Beautiful. I've been a fan of Holmes all my life and read and re-read everything the great ACD wrote. This is like meeting an old friend.

[@Muse-Rite]

Exactly

[@superdragons111andwolfgame7]

No one comes close to being holmes and Watson than Greg .the best readings of the holmes cannon ever

[@paullawson8610]

Hello Greg keep coming back to Holmes this is one of my favourite stories thanks again for all your work

[@maureenball6733]

I always smile when Watson says he fainted 'for the first and last time in my life'. He can't know he won't faint again in the future. But in his life so far will cover it.

[@HarveyMeadowlark]

Every 4 or 5 years I dive back into the sherlock holmes stories, in their entirety and read or listen to them all completely. It's just long enough that I forget exactly how holmes comes to many of the conclusions. But the one thing I never forget, is how holmes snuck back into Watson's life, in typical holmes fashion haha!

[@natnuss98]

Thank you Greg for these audiobooks. I still come back to them so often.

[@deniselewis3156]

I am always thoroughly entertained by Sherlock Holmes & Dr Watson 👍🏿

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

They're a fab duo.

[@copernicus6420]

One of the best stories so far and the quote of "Work is the best antidote to sorrow, my dear Watson" has immediately became one my favorite Sherlock Holmes quote.

[@scrubbingdoubles8585]

Mine is "There is nothing in which deduction is so necessary as in religion. It can be built up as an exact science by the reasoner. Our highest assurance of the goodness of Providence seems to me to rest in the flowers. All other things, our powers, our desires, our food, are all really necessary for our existence in the first instance. But this rose is an extra. Its smell and its color are an embellishment of life, not a condition of it. It is only goodness which gives extras, and so I say again that we have much to hope from flowers."

[@dkcorderoyximenez3382]

"Watson, we must make use of the tools at hand"... I've used this quote 100's of times in my lifetime...

[@tottiemae2258]

​@@scrubbingdoubles8585This has been my absolute favorite ACD quote for quite a while. Thank you for drawing attention to it!

[@stevedupont395]

Greg, it really is exciting to hear your voice again. You truly are one of the Greatest orcalcally gifted person I have ever heard, Just sitting back, having a beer and listening to you. Cheers, Steve Du Pont.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Cheers Steve

[@odinbacha4167]

Extraordinary narration. The accent is so different to other performances done in both radio and tv, all plummy RADA approved Received Pronunciation, and what a unique and refreshing twist to stories already so familiar and beloved by us all. The voice, pace and delivery are also admirable. Thank you to all who enabled me to pass so many pleasant hours listening to these!

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Hi odin bacha. You comment is greatly appreciated. I didn't go to RADA, they wouldn't have me - I went to Guildford instead.

[@nasirroman7691]

instablaster

[@moviemad56]

@@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio RADA's loss is our gain! You're a superlative actor, Greg. :)

[@jamesrogers2963]

I could not have said it better! So fully agree... what a treat!

[@Nick-fy1zp]

@@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio Guildford Tech?

[@maldetete431]

"...unnecessarily dramatic reappearance." But that's why we love you, Holmes. The unnecessary drama. 😏😆

[@mistermindahenziandalasnus3754]

Thank you for taking me back to my youth. 😊🙏

[@Mr.saajid]

Your voice is absolutely incredible !.i love watching your videos thank you for the wonderful stories.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Glad you like them!

[@NickDiFroscia-s4y]

Yay yay yay Sherlock Holmes lives ❤❤❤.

[@feralbluee]

such a very good reader - he reads with calm, yet makes the story interesting - even though we know all the stories. and if we haven’t heard them for quite a while, he makes them live again :)

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

🙏 Appreciated

[@priscillacarver4467]

FCC gFCC but not a week FCC DC

[@priscillacarver4467]

xbox one on the other side DC for

[@nicolajames5037]

You know the stories other are now learning of them

[@johnt.inscrutable1545]

I listened to this again today, 2024/10/27. Previously enjoyed it just after it was posted. It’s still the best I’ve heard as audiobook productions go. I truly wish you’d get paid huge money to narrate some of my favorites that are not yet I. The public domain. Your voice, diction and understanding of cadence is wonderful. Thank you, again.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Glad you enjoyed. Thank you for your comment!

[@emilyirl4712]

I'd honestly be dead without these. I have to read some of them for school, but I can easily find myself getting distracted. Listening to them helps so much, and these readings especially make it come to life more, and I find myself wanting to pay attention.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Glad you found them helpful, Emily. Cheers.

[@5harp8165]

Me too

[@markjames-k7w]

Me as well 😂

[@jamesrogers2963]

Greg Wagland is superb! I am truly ecstatic I found these- gratzi!

[@iandann8788]

going through the whole series once more ,know each one almost by word but nice to sit back with eyes closed to enjoy again

[@claudiachurch4285]

These wonderful tales never grow old , terrific narration

[@abduqodirqobulov6223]

Flawless narration. Respect!!!

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Much appreciated! Thanks AQ

[@Sunny25611]

Making my way up your list and they keep getting better and better Greg!! I’m hearing stories by him that I’ve never read and I thought I had read them all.. thanks again!

[@marypatten9655]

me too. thank you God bless

[@sandraelder1101]

I love your Holmes voice. Perfect.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Cheers Sandra E

[@peterbamforth6453]

Wonderfull reading, many thanks.

[@jessicaslater7625]

Hi magpie! I have just got to say a few things. I love your narration's are absolutely wonderful. Your accent suits this genre of books such as these. I love your vids and i use them to sleep at night. Your voice is so calming. No one can re-create this narration as great as you. And i always litsen to the "hound of baskervilles". It always gets me. Thank for being yourself

[@granny13ad33]

I haven't heard this in years. Bravo! Thank you.

[@leoniegrosse9121]

What a lovely story. Thank you so much for uploading!

[@hasmikarakelyan256]

Great narration! The voice is spot on and soothing. I’ve read the Sherlock Holmes stories a dozen times and currently binging these like I just discovered them

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@Ogma3bandcamp]

Much appreciated. Superbly done. Thanks.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Cheers Innasoul.

[@abrahamtrevino9672]

Thank you very much for bringing this content and include the transcription too, this is a very entertaining way to learn vocabulary and grammar for non native speakers

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Yes, the transcription thing is useful. Glad it's helpful, Abraham. Cheers.

[@diw2756]

I was just as delighted as Watson to know that Sherlock‘s back 🥰😄I thought he was really‘ ‘gone’ in ‘the Final Problem’!! Greg’s reading of Watson’s reaction was exactly like mine when I heard he’s back! Superb narrating btw👍🏻👏🏻🥰

[@alexindustries1991]

Very good narration.

[@misskim2058]

How lovely it is to hear the word “height” pronounced correctly...oh, yes, and great narration, as always.

[@gibli1310]

Love sherlock Holmes and your voice suits the style so well. Keep up the good work

[@frankmcgovern5445]

You are welcome! But you should really be thanking the narrator.

[@fromtheflightdeck252]

Wonderful stories. Good bedtime listening

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Glad you like them!

[@closeencountersoftheweirdkind]

This guy does a very good job at the old narration... Nice one

[@merrymaid2890]

Greg, thank you for your work! You are a true literal hero. Love your voice. So smooth but still energetic. And all the different voices for every person plus dialects and accents that you perform. I am amazed. ❤️

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thank you!

[@insertcoolprofilenamehere8433]

Thanks, your reading really brings the story to life.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

I'm so glad! Thanks for listening Kemarho!

[@jessicabick6403]

Absolutely love these stories and they are read very well ❤

[@obi-wankenobi1233]

Sir Arthur certainly knew how to revive a character. J.K Rowling's revival of Harry in the Deathly Hallows was well written, but obvious. J.R.R. Tolkien's revival of Gandalf was surprising and great, but also somewhat predictable (like really, who would think Gandalf could be killed that easily?). Well done, Sir. Rest in peace.

[@copernicus6420]

Mostly because he wanted finish the series with the death of Sherlock Holmes. The Final Problem was supposed to be the final story. After it was published, people protested his death. Some even insulted the author. I don't know if it's true but in the internet people claim that the Queen asked the author to ressurect Sherlock Holmes. That's why it's unparalleled with the other, intended resurrections.

[@cha5]

There had been examples of people being impacted by the death of a fictional character prior to the Holmes stories such as Charles Dickens death of his child character Neill in ‘The Old Curiosity Shop’ in which supposedly people from across the ocean were hoping and praying that she wouldn’t die at the end of the story, But not even her death came close to the impact of Holmes’s death in which thousands of people canceled their subscriptions to the Strand Magazine and men would wear black armbands in mourning and people would constantly be asking Doyle to bring Holmes back in-spite of statements from him such as “Holmes is dead and damned.” & “If I hadn’t killed him, He would have killed me.” When ‘The Hound of The Baskervilles’ came out in 1901-1902 it was really was considered more of a question as to “when” Holmes would be resurrected, not “if” he would be.

[@sandraelder1101]

@@cha5 Perhaps why Agatha Christie was reluctant to publish Curtain, keeping it as a nest egg for 30 yrs.

[@tayday424]

YEAH BABY! *said with tears in my eyes

[@dougchance8891]

Yes- great narration.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thank you, DC.

[@englishprofessormochawave]

Wonderful narration! Well done shifting to the different characters!

[@sarahstrong7174]

Thankyou very much. I really enjoyed this one immensely.

[@maryoleary5044]

Perfect Narrator

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks Mary!

[@stellastolidakis2133]

Thank you from Greece

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks Stella!

[@hosseinniki1671]

Thank you so much. God bless you

[@SeerOfTime577]

And thus, the gang is back together~

[@speckledhen409]

Very greatful to you sir... thanks.

[@gillymello5488]

Well read totally enjoyed thanks love these stories

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Glad you enjoyed them, Gilly!

[@treebuck]

RIP to the Honourable Ronald Adair, son of the Earl of Maynooth, who's life was tragically ended on this date in 1894.

[@scrubbingdoubles8585]

Jesus loves you. So much so that He chose to die and rise again for your sins. He wants to save you from them and eternity in Hell, all you have to do is ask Him to and trust in Him, and you will live with Him forever in paradise. John 3:16-17 Romans 8:35-39 Luke 23:42-43

[@aboolaylaa1984]

@@scrubbingdoubles8585 Jesus didn’t die.

[@deechristiansen8778]

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[@teethdotcom]

@@aboolaylaa1984idk guy i think he’s pretty dead by now,,,,

[@Goodjobeveryone]

Dude wtf is all this about? 😂

[@misshavisham3220]

@7:45 "Again, Park Lane is a frequented thoroughfare. There is a cab stand within a hundred yards of the house" and a Hard Rock Cafe just around the corner. LOL!

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

I have never been to a Hard Rock Cafe. Have I missed out on anything?

[@misshavisham3220]

@@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio No, you've not missed anything! It's just like any other chain restaurant--burgers, mainly, with a few obligatory starters and salads. I visited several Hard Rock Cafe locations (London, Paris, Chicago and Las Vegas) back in the 90s, but I think they've lost their "mystique," and are just another burger franchise now.

[@Bambisgf77]

Amanda Williamson I moved to Springfield, MO not long ago from Louisiana there are so many things I do not know about this area and that was one of them. After I make a stop thru the tea shops I think I will visit there just for nostalgia 😊

[@BlackSpartanClub]

Great story, sir! Please keep them coming! 👍👍👍

[@maheepdevarun446]

Thank you so much sir , i don't have reading habit but you made it possible to read this chapter.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thank you Maheep Dev Arun. Good to hear!

[@KrishanDaDon]

Really enjoyed this, thank you so much

[@davechurch9354]

Thank you. You are great at your job❤❤❤

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thank you! 😃

[@paulwellard4206]

wonderfully read, many thanks.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Cheers, Paul.

[@uniokld9110]

I think your the perfect example of how Watson would have sounded like in his early years with Holmes. Good job chap, a applaud to your performance

[@petef717]

Great reading, Thanks for these 👍

[@rezmetis6723]

Rez listener greatly enjoys your narration from North Dakota USA!

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Cheers North Dakota Is it hot there now?

[@susannhartwig4541]

I am returning to Dickinson ND in July and happy to hear others love Sherlock Holmes!!!

[@rezmetis6723]

North Dakota is gorgeous in the summertime!

[@maxpayne2574]

N.E. SD here near Waubay

[@KeithDec25]

ACD had to bring the great detective back-the public demanded it...Just as your listeners demand you keep up your readings...

[@instinctivelychelsea2905]

Thats it.....I'm in love !

[@bhhardgr01]

Nice,thank you sir,..🎉

[@babybooandherhumandeb3188]

Thank you

[@KiKiabout]

Love... Thank you!

[@bhudramlalldas9837]

luv these.. all the way from Guyana

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Hello Guyana!

[@richardmurphy2450]

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[@neilconnolly485]

My favourite Holmes story

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

It's up there, certainly. Cheers Neil.

[@Moominflump]

Superb. Thank you 😊

[@sherlockholmesradioshow]

Nicely done.

[@Vernon-Chitlen]

Good stories, well read

[@vinawaldren6888]

I've always liked this one, Adair is my maiden name, and it's rare to find it in fiction writings.

[@blackstar3150]

Good narration, man..

[@sivanlevi3867]

It may be said that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle may never had intended to create The Empty House in the first place. You may notice the year this was written in. It had been a long time before the author had written again. Although, it is a slightly symbolic thing that Watson took so much time to write again in-universe before the dramatic return of the world's greatest detective.

[@michaelford4703]

Great Job love it Michael U.K. ⭐👌👍

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks for listening, Michael!

[@tonylawlor8833]

Great stuff, thanks.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Cheers, Tony.

[@susanhepburn6040]

Thank you very much.

[@juliaarmbruster6026]

Dear Greg, your reading is wonderful! Are you, perhaps, an actor?

[@JohnMackay-kn3rl]

The narrator is excellent

[@davehopkins1970]

Thanks so enjoyable

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks Dave!

[@mwatts-riley2688]

Listening here, in ireland IL. ... Just north of Cairo, befor the Kentucky border. Hey thomas... ... Bet ya didn't know ireland was 17m away from Cairo, did ya?? M. IL. USA. 🇺🇸

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Ireland and Cairo. Who would have thought it!

[@hyperphenomenal4360]

the best ever

[@mckavitt13]

Wonderful story & reading. Thank you! NB: Can you believe that Jeremy Brett pronounces Lestrade Le- straid? It jars my ear. But cf: “They always gave the name the Cockney pronunciation 'Lest-raid' rather than 'Le-strahd' as people educated in French tend to read it. Joolz wrote: The "Lestrade" pronunciation is widely debated, as are other pronunciations in Holmes, such as "Irene" in Irene Adler.” Speaking only for myself, I prefer your pronunciation.

[@mavisemberson8737]

Le Strade is the English pronunciation Many French names were in England after people from the Low Countries moved to England after William and Mary were monarchs. Therefore Jeremy Brett was right especially in London.

[@mckavitt13]

@@mavisemberson8737 Perhaps, but it doesn’t settle comfortably in my ears.

[@arnepianocanada]

Listening to or watching varied Holmes productions, there about 50-50 split between "Lestraad" and "Lestrayed".

[@arnepianocanada]

​@mckavitt13 If *anyone had the right to decide pronunciation, it was Brett - who did much more research into Holmes than anyone since Gillett c.1900

[@ashenisuranga2915]

Me listening to this as a beginer english learner 😂😂

[@royaltyb1837]

Awesome...

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Cheers Royalty B

[@charityendureth]

❤❤ thank you

[@JerseyDevilJerseyGirl]

It’d be hilarious if Watson hauled back & punched Sherlock Holmes in the face when he popped up! *”WATSON!! WATSON WAIT WAIT, I CAN EXPLAIN!!!!*

[@mwatts-riley2688]

What a fabulous once in a life time event. Like the return of the 9in tv, or bob seger being president.... 'Taint gonna happen but holyShit ...whata sight. I would give up my coffee maker to see that. 😁😊 m

[@feralbluee]

guys - that’s exactly what happened in tv series “Sherlock” with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman! surprised you haven’t seen it! :) 😼

[@deniselewis3156]

Great listening 😍

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks Denise.

[@julianwilkins1669]

How are you getting along there at magpie? Hope that you are having fun. Blessings for all

[@delboytrotter2042]

If Holmes plan was to play dead then wasn't that plan shot when the rock thrower saw he'd not went over falls? Just here trying to follow that but it bugs me when the story doesn't make sense lol. I get he disappeared and bad guys didn't know when he'd reappear but they did know he was alive. So why mess with Watson and those who thought he'd died for years? His plans could have played out just the same knowing as not knowing.

[@gregnicholls8347]

How come it doesn't really matter the number of times these stories are listed to - perhaps there should be a listeners warning - 'you are about to be trapped'.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Ha!

[@yasmindawoojee6831]

Love this

[@Shindai]

To think, this single mention of "baritsu", a likely typo, revived the nigh extinct original mixed martial art of bartitsu. Fascinating how the slightest clue can lead to people piecing together the history of a system :)

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Interesting!

[@theintelligentweeb9680]

Thank you, I’m tired as hell and was too lazy to read it myself Bc it’s due to tomorrow. (I’m reading “the best of Sherlock Holmes” for a little book report thing)

[@tayday424]

Single malt scotch, a good cigar (try oliva serie V melanio meduro, arturo fuente Hemmingway, La Aroma de cuba Mi Amor") and a sherlock holmes story. An absolute trifecta. Despite the lonileness of our age, you cant be bored any evening with these pleasures.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Sounds perfecto

[@susankaempfer8427]

This story, which I’ve listened to before, suddenly has 10 ads interrupting it. Does KZbin just randomly do that sometimes, when a user becomes more popular?

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Hi Susan - yes, very irritating. Now disabled. Cheers.

[@susankaempfer8427]

Sherlock Holmes Stories Magpie Audio Oh, thanks! And cheers yourself! I’ve listened to you reading a great many times to make mundane chores more interesting but especially now as I managed to break my foot last week. Take care 👍🏻

[@michaelpdawson]

"You see, Watson, I had to pretend I had died in order to deceive Moriarty's cronies, even though they were actually the only ones who knew I was alive all along, but I couldn't trust you with the knowledge because reasons." "Holmes, you really are a jerk."

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Ha! True