The Case of the Man Who Was Wanted by Arthur Whitaker - Sherlock Holmes pastiche.

[@maddielilley5943]

Dear Greg, 24 year old speaking here! I have to thank you for your narration because it has reintroduced me to reading. I stopped reading for fun around 14 because school ruined it for me but like so many other people have commented, your voice is what really makes these stories. I am very grateful to you for bringing this enjoyment back into my life. Thankyou so much Maddie

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Good to hear. Cheers Maddie!

[@DJWNB]

Sir Wagland, your voice is a Time Machine. As soon as I start listening one of your stories ( and I’m proud to say that I have listened to almost all of them during house chores, walking, and before I sleep) I step into the 19th century. You are a national treasure.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Very kind- thank you!

[@da1681]

Thank you Mr Wagland. I can never wrap my head around the fact that it is one man reading in all those different voices. It is like listening to the best of radio dramas. This goes for all your readings.

[@judikingsman6132]

The man of a thousand voices ❤️

[@joehockley2610]

I Know he's absolutely amazing no one i mean no can even compare I can't listen to anyone else read SH his readings of the valley of fear , the sign of 4 and a study in scarlet really blew my mind I refer to him as the G.O.A.T

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks D A

[@mckavitt13]

And yet his voice (& reading style) are immediately recognisable!

[@codeeasly5102]

Even it is rabbit hole mystery for me , how he does it , We need Sherlock home to solve , then again it will be read by Greg , 😛

[@pradeepalagambhat3512]

Keep adding these regularly. Please do not stop. Write your own Sherlock adventures if you have to.

[@rjfpac]

Wonderful as always! But Mr Wagland could read an old phone book and keep us all clinging for the next word!

[@arnepianocanada]

Greg Magland's voice recalls very much that of David Burke, the first Watson to Jeremy Brett's Holmes. Finest details of accent and vocal timbre! A superbly clear series reader.

[@shadownet3d]

Excellent Sherlock Holmes story. I love your narrations of Holmes and Watson. You bring them to life in the cinema of my mind.

[@urbankavegirl1123]

Just when I thought I had listened to all your readings of Sherlock… I come across this… soooo excited!

[@emilykrahn3185]

Your narration and acting mr. Wagland, is a soothing balm for the mind, ear, and soul. Thank you.

[@Scotticus71]

Thank you Greg, another audio adventure to allow the imagination to flourish in Victorian London is greatly appreciated! Well done good Sir!

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Cheers Scotticus. Hope you're doing good. Happy Christmas etc.

[@diw2756]

I have missed Greg’s voice reading these Sherlock stories! I was so mesmerised and finished listening to all Sherlock stories ( read by Greg) during the first wave of COVID when we were forced to stay home! So glad he’s back 😊

[@janerigg9358]

Love it thank you. Live in Derbyshire, been to Hathersage many times....outdoor pool!! 2 of mine lived in Broomhill and Glossop Road when they were at Sheffield University and I used to bypass Dore and Totley driving the Chatsworth House route to visit or pick them up. Having been bed ridden 11 years now it was such a lovely surprise xx

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Glad you enjoyed it. Yes I must make a pilgrimage to More / Totley. I expect the tunnel is still there? Thanks Jane.

[@robinmaclay2661]

Hooray! More Sherlock Holmes! More Greg Wagland! Having a bit of a rough ride these days. This story will be the equivalent of being met at my door with a hot toddy. Thank you, Mr. Wagland!

[@diw2756]

I miss Greg’s voice! The best narrator of these stories ; I listened to the entire collection and returning of Sherlock Holmes during Covid! Best companion ever!

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks diw2756

[@lchchatter614]

Thank you for this most enjoyable tale, and for the back story regarding its’ author. I found that it had a subtly different rhythm than ACD but how wonderful you have shared it. As always, thank you for your masterful narration...warm, witty, precise, perfect!

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks LCH

[@ryskichelovek]

love these sherlock holmes stories they are the best, love your work

[@dale9724]

Mr Waglund, my family would love if you read Christmas Eve at the Wardles from Pickwick Papers. Your readings are the bomb.

[@christinemarshall1366]

Enjoyable, superb narration and good sound quality. Thank you.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@davidrodgersNJ]

Bravo! The best Holmes pastiche I've read

[@thehangingparsiple5692]

I think this works very, very well indeed. I especially like the little Conan Doyle-type detail flourish of the barely used ink blotter and the waste paper. Pleased to know the author finally gained recognition for this neat little story. Wonderfully read as usual thank you

[@silverhills5684]

Thank you, Sir, for this most intriguing story. This delightful tale is one I had never read or heard before. You have the most wonderful voice and I love how your voice portrays each of the characters distinctly. I so appreciate your talent and look forward to hearing more of your masterpieces. 🥰🙏🏻🥰

[@arthuroldale-ki2ev]

I do not as a rule like any tampering with the works of classic writers, but Mr. Whitaker, has done a splendid job here with Holmes.

[@magicbulletdancers]

Thank you for some delightful examples of the Sherlock Holmes pastiche👍And you do provide such great descriptions. I am happy that Mr Whitaker had his original manuscript. I did enjoy.

[@bjornbeng]

Thank you, Greg. This is glorious. As always. Please, continue to give us more wonderful readings.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Will do!

[@hawkiowan]

Oh, Greg! I'm so glad that you have gone on to reading the Holmes pastiches! What a joy to hear more new Holmes and Watson stories as only you can tell them!

[@fiftysomething7199]

Excellent story and wonderfully narrated. My time was well spent and thank you.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks for listening fifty something!

[@Frenchblue8]

Just enjoyed this for the second time. 🤩 It seems I do need, for most of the stories about 18 months or so to have forgotten, if not the culprit him or herself, then the outcome. I've now actually gotten through your entire catalog of recorded pieces, save most of the playlist of Conan Doyle's Tales of Long Ago. Those I have been saving for last, although not Sir Arthur was such an immensely skilled storyteller, as well as being a physician, I am always faintly amused when I hear about his rather weird last marriage to by most accounts, a very unpopular, unpleasant woman. His stories are also so very neat, indeed, perfect literary packages, notably, the non Holmes stories which are some of the most intensely dramatic ones, such as the Terror of Blue John Gap, and t

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Leave 1 - 2 years and repeat!

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Great advice!

[@taylormckinnon8922]

Hello again Greg. This particular effort is very much closer to Doyle. The humbling of Lastrade is a cleaver device, as he can, at times, be a little overconfident in his abilities. Cheers.

[@jamesnbd57]

Most enjoyable story and in the authentic voice of Holmes and Watson

[@davefarley3138]

Favorite narrator

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Cheers Dave

[@along5925]

Wonderful story and your rendition of it. Loved every moment...a real treat. To me it was pure Sherlock! Thanks so much.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@justincarr8178]

Wog Greg you did an excellent job narrating this story,better than many of the professionals on Audible,Thanks bruv.

[@moviemad56]

Ah! Greg, he damns you with faint praise... I understand that you *are* a professional, and a superlative one at that.

[@ThePaladinHV]

What a pleasure to keep receiving these wonderful installments

[@vvvxzv]

one of my favourite channels love the Sherlock readings

[@earlhoppe4191]

An excellent story and an most excellent rendition of such by Mr. Wagland. Well done as always.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks Earl.

[@evelanpatton]

Oh boy, I missed your voice. I listened to the Brazilian Cat almost every evening, as your voice soothed my I’ll soul through many turbulent seas. When my foundation get$ $table, I want to share & share a LIKE! Thank you so much! Your dramatic skills are SUPERB!

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks Evelan. Too much Brazilian Cat - rather scary!

[@Strutter1980]

A very interesting Sherlock Holmes story. Loved your reading of it:)

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@teamtoobs]

Listened to all of the originals so many times, it is fun to hear the pastices as an antidote to my yearning for more! Read as perfectly as usual. 🤔 Thanks! 😁 🦴

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks for listening

[@baruchben-david4196]

Great story and wonderful narration. Thank you.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@plumbr13]

Oh I thought the title was "The Case of the Man Who Was Wanted by Arthur Whitaker."

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Ha! The importance of punctuation! Fork ‘andles, etc.

[@codeeasly5102]

🤣🤣

[@sarahellie4113]

Thank you Mr Greg!!! Always a happy day when you post!!!

[@peachypie8018]

Thank you, thank you - listening to you reading Sherlock Holmes stories is like eating ice cream and meringue covered in chocolate sauce in front of a log fire...if you run out of stories, just read a bus timetable.

[@jojoe4093]

Maybe GWag can read a Bradshaw instead. Lol

[@janerigg9358]

Agree with all of that except the chocolate sauce xx

[@peachypie8018]

@@janerigg9358 Can I have your choccy sauce, them? x

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

OK! I'm more of a cheese board and biscuits/bread kind of person. You have a sweet tooth, peachy?

[@peachypie8018]

@@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio Yep indeed. The day is not complete without stuffing my face with sweet stuff but I don't turn my nose up at cheese,( not the stinky kind.) Merry Christmas, keep cosy and well. x

[@thurayya8905]

This was amazing! It differed from Conan Doyle's only in the bit of humor, which I have never found in any other of the Sherlock stories. It is no wonder that his estate attributed it to him.

[@martavdz4972]

Conan Doyle´s stories are more visual. I can see the people and their clothes in my head, while reading sir ACD. And a bit emotional and domestic. There sometimes are passages where nothing really happens, Holmes is nervous that he can´t solve the case, that in turn makes Watson nervous, then you get a description of pipe smoke or heaps of newspapers or uneaten breakfast to illlustrate the tension. IMHO it was this contrast between the almost inhuman drive and intelligence vs. these simple domestic visual descriptions that made the stories so appealing. This story is more rational and plot-driven, it only gives you the general idea of people and places. It sees them as concepts, not as a source of visual details.

[@SuperBartles]

What tickles me is the way they read the newspapers for up-to-date and accurate information about individual crimes - can you imagine doing that now? Or reading them & believing them about anything at all? Some of the Holmes stories written by other authors are...not so good. There's one novel where he reveals that he's an alien from another planet, sent to do good on earth...dear me

[@martavdz4972]

Of course I can, only it´s the newspapers´ websites 😂 There´s one radio in my country that still does traditional, fairly unbiased and detailed reporting. They have a good website.

[@soulfullofhope7339]

I appreciate your hard work

[@moviemad56]

Thank you Greg as always. I found this pastiche rather impressive, since Whitaker managed to capture the personality of Watson, an underappreciated character, since he's the narrator and we only see Holmes through his eyes. However the ending was a letdown.

[@stevejohnson9234]

You are the best reader of these and other stories,I feel like I'm watching a play 😊

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thank you Steve.

[@josealwood6652]

Far better narration than others - particularly those more modern SH tales not written by Sir A C Doyle. I am aware this tale was also not written by Doyle but at least it was written at the right time, also a tale one can believe was written by Doyle and read by a consummate Holmes reader.

[@lindathomas2350]

I have to say as a narrator you are the best I've ever heard!

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks Linda! V kind of you!

[@tjs8433]

Just found your channel and I’m very grateful for it, nice job all around!

[@davehopkins1970]

Superb Holmes’s chronicle Narrated Greg style Wonderful Thanks

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks, Dave!

[@aceace9848]

Greg Wagland nails it again! Peace Love N Respect to you and your family; mine have enjoy your voice for years! Plus, when I read books with my family, I try to use different voices.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks Ace Ace

[@geoffreypiltz271]

Great story, great reading, a new subscriber.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Welcome aboard!

[@studycoachuk]

Love stories and great to hear Sherlock Holmes - nice reading.

[@helenswan705]

I like this one the best of your 3. I find it utterly convincing. For me it has the added charm of the Sheffield setting - I used to live there. (A couple of minor mispronounciations of place names!) Much enjoyed, thank you.

[@beverlyglasgow4831]

How relevant is that to your listening pleasure.

[@JustFluffyQuiltingYarnCrafts]

Lovely story. I enjoyed it immensely. Thank you for sharing. ❤

[@boum62]

Really great. Good reading and story ... thanks for posting❤

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@paulbriggs3072]

Greg Wagland's voice sounds much like David Burke, the first Watson of the Jeremy Brett series.

[@markswanson1564]

All got more than their ten guineas worth! Greg, your reading made this “forgery” almost an original! Life imitates Art because in the former the author’s carbon copy proved his creation in 1948; whereas in the latter in 1910 the ink blotter “reflecting” paper was the ship voyage clue!

[@paddypup1836]

Dumb down your statement for me please

[@TheNeilo-Audiosound]

@@paddypup1836 I think I sort of get it🤔 Hold on Actually I Don’t 😂

[@Gottenhimfella]

@@paddypup1836 You need to click on "Show more" to read the entire blurb above the comments, which starts "This (in my opinion) is a great Sherlock Holmes pastiche..."

[@angelmessenger8240]

Another wonderful story. thank you.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Glad you enjoyed it AM

[@Perktube1]

Ah! A new story to my ears. Are there any more Whitaker Holmes tales, or other non-Doyle Holmes writings that you have narrated? Splendid reading, by the way. Next time I should be prepared with a hot tea 🍵 at hand. 😉

[@natnuss98]

Good to hear your voice again Greg! I think I will like this more than Lupin.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

I think so too, Clara!

[@lucybelle1766]

Thank you for a new upload! Really enjoy the work you put in for us!

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks for listening, Lucy.

[@Duchess_Van_Hoof]

Oh this feels like a proper Holmes story, I quite like it.

[@carrie5980]

Hi Greg! It's so interesting to hear these tributes. I almost feel like I would have known this wasn't written by ACD just from the title and the sentence structure in the first few opening lines.

[@splatten8597]

I am literally in Baker Street, thank you

[@erinwallace4103]

Oh man, I haven't gotten past the beginning yet and Began nodding!

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Ha! Will you ever get through the first half?

[@erinwallace4103]

I try. You're doing a great job. Especially the change of voices between characters.

[@stevenverhaegen8729]

I always like how you welcome your friend Watson... 😄👍

[@aljmann]

A lovely listen! Thank you and keep them coming😇

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thank you! Will do!

[@nickjames205]

So glad to get to listen to you this evening. God bless you and thank you for your amazing work. Sending love from California

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks Nick. Kind of you!

[@catsamazing338]

Great job Gregg thank you !

[@speedynoivern]

It may not be sherlock Holmes but you read it perfectly thanks Greg 👍 😀

[@truthreigns7]

extremely good as always. Thank you very much

[@myriaddsystems]

A precious link to sanity

[@itsMohak]

I love this. Very entertaining

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Good to hear

[@mijiyoon5575]

Can't wait to listen ...I'm just arriving here

[@Rose-jz6ix]

I enjoyed that story. Thank you.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Glad you enjoyed it, Rose. Cheers.

[@christinemoorhouse5181]

Perfect timing..thank you so much! 👍🏾

[@railway-share3820]

A good hour well spent. Brilliant reading. Just one small detail jarred. How did Sherlock find out where Booth had moved to? The writer glosses over it by having Holmes say he spent two hours finding it, but that I needn't bore you with details, when talking to Dr. Watson. Details are everything in Sherlock Holmes stories.

[@jojoe4093]

Agreed.

[@Gottenhimfella]

It seems likely that the other lodging would have been nearby, as it would mean Booth could travel on foot between the two in the deserted small hours, rather than take a cab with the attendant involvement of other parties. So Holmes had only to arrange for enquiries to be made at providers of lodgings in the close vicinity, regarding lodgers who were mostly absent, and it is plausible he might have an answer within hours. Possibly he could call at local watering holes to arrive at a short list. I agree that Doyle habitually explained small details, but sometimes they were too mundane to merit explanation. Having said all that, I did notice this loose end on listening to the story, and I must confess, it was a little jarring. But I thought in general it was a very fine effort. The notion of two tickets for one man was (I think) brilliant and entirely worthy of Doyle, because everything about passenger-ship ticket tracking was (and may still be - it's certainly the case on most trains) aimed at detecting insufficiency of tickets, rather than a surplus of them. Presumably this is because the latter is far from undesirable, commercially speaking.

[@myriaddsystems]

Superb as usual

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@mrmeowmeow710]

A great movie in the mind 2 big thumbs up

[@electrictofumuffins6384]

You know, Mr. Magpie, There is a book by James Hogg called Confessions Of A Justified Sinner that may be up your alley. So creepy and compelling you dread the next page but can't stop reading.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Interesting. Dare I?

[@electrictofumuffins6384]

@@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio I feel bad mentioning it because it has really challenging accents throughout. But, if there is someone who could do it, that someone would be you.

[@rosemarycornwall5162]

What a treat ! Thank you x

[@Mr7valentine7]

Wonderful presentation. Thank you.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@richardcarlyle9524]

Interesting backstory about this one. You learn something new everyday.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Indeed!

[@marc4199]

Another excellent story. Enjoying listening to it with a pipe and a Guinness.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Glad you enjoyed it, Marc. A pipe - what a splendid idea!

[@vickif.4645]

Love it! Beautifully written and read!

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Glad to hear it. Thanks Vicki.

[@notmyhome]

Very good tale, well read! I wonder if other of any other of Conan Doyles stories were the work of ghost writers..

[@justincarr8178]

That's a fascinating idea.Imagine at the height of Holmes mania when The Strand (I think) were publishing them and they were madly successful I wonder if Conan Doyle had writers block or if he found it difficult to write a story for the deadline and so a ghost 👻 writer did indeed write a story or 2 ,there are some rubbish ones like Silver Blaze or The Lions Mane.Hmmm food for thought Julie.

[@martavdz4972]

@@justincarr8178 Silver Blaze isn´t rubbish, it´s a classic and popular SH story. For my part, I don´t think any of the stories were written by anyone else. I studied literature and wrote a paper on SH so I might have developed some instinct for this kind of thing. And my instinct says they were all written by sir Conan Doyle. The plots are very different but there are some subtle similarities. There´s roughly the same amount of visual details in every story. There´s roughly the same ratio of precision : sensationalism in every story. I could go on and on.

[@huckusan]

As expected, an excellent performance 👏 bravo!!!

[@sharimeyers292]

Very fun to listen to. Thank you.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks for listening, Shari!

[@Sherlock_Holmes]

I appreciate your Channel

[@JulieLevinge]

Why would Holmes hand this man in, as he was treated so ‘ shabbily’ would have thought he’d enjoy watching LaStrade make a fool of himself again?

[@martavdz4972]

It wouldn´t be Homes. His trademarks are intelligence and sense of justice.

[@martavdz4972]

Thanks for introducing me to this story! I could tell it wasn´t sir ACD´s work, it has a more clean-cut style, more story-oriented, less emotion, fewer visual details and a less surprising story twist. In fact, it sounds a bit like Agatha Christie. Reminds me of her story The Million Dollar Bond Robbery. I didn´t like it as a Sherlock Holmes story, but I liked it as a mystery story, if you know what I mean 😄

[@LambentLark]

It's like the author was doing Sherlock Holmes instead of being Holmes. Does that make sense?

[@LambentLark]

I did enjoy it though.

[@martavdz4972]

@@LambentLark Absolutely 🙂 I agree, only would like to add that he does Sherlock Holmes very well, compared to some other pastiches I´ve read. Btw I enjoyed it, too 🙂

[@ravenkeefer3143]

Always enjoy these. Thanks as always, Greg. Mahe Ohna ✌️ Favour ALL

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

My pleasure, Raven Keefer. Hope all well with you - cheers!

[@joshuagies4900]

Delightful!

[@emilykrahn3185]

You speak Sherlock Holmes' voice perfectly.

[@dragonwarrior1495]

can you do more of these types of audiobooks thanks

[@martavdz4972]

He has done, A LOT. Just check out the channel 🙂

[@ravenkeefer3143]

Just catching up Greg. Thank you as always. Mahe Ohna ✌️ Favour to you and ALL.

[@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio]

Thanks RK. Good to hear from you! Favour to you too!

[@gaurav-xg4jx]

Thanks as always

[@genelehman4107]

This is a real good one