The Tales of Max Carrados
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The Tales of Max Carrados
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Narrated by:
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Stephen Fry
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By:
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Ernest Bramah
About this listen
Exclusive audio collection. Eleven Max Carrados stories - narrated by national treasure Stephen Fry.
Max Carrados featured in a series of mystery stories that first appeared in 1914. Carrados featured alongside Sherlock Holmes in The Strand magazine, in which they both had top billing. The character often boasted how being blind meant his other senses were heightened.
- 'The Coin of Dionysus'
- 'The Game Played in the Dark'
- 'The Holloway Road Flat Tragedy'
- 'The Curious Circumstances of the Two Left Shoes'
- 'The Secret of Headlam Height'
- 'The Mystery of the Vanished Crown'
- 'The Ingenious Mind of Mr Rigby Lacksome'
- 'The Strange Case of Cyril Bycourt'
- 'The Crime at the House in Culver Street'
- 'The Bunch of Violets'
- 'The Missing Witness Sensation'
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- Anonymous User
- 09-08-2018
No Sherlock
Unfortunately I made the mistake of listening to the profound and amazing Sherlock Holmes compilation before listening to Max. I do understand they are different but it’s just hard to beat the detective that changed everything.
Stephen Fry definitely gives this book something special still, like he always does.
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- Mel Philpott
- 12-02-2022
Ripping good yarns
I will admit firstly, that Stephen Fry could read me the phone book and he would have a rapt audience. I like the old fashionedness of these stories, political intrigue, and people taking over the top remedies for their problems. Also there's lots of stories and I listened twice to block out the scary cyclone all through the night. Calming and kind voice.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-08-2018
nice
Love Stephen Fry as the narrator. Quite enjoyed the stories, but sometimes the endings were a bit abrupt.
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- MR E.
- 22-11-2023
Thoroughly enjoyable
Stephen Fry is amazing with his storytelling he brought the stories to life. Thoroughly enjoyable but agree the stories do come to an end quickly and leads into other stories.
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- Bookish
- 06-10-2024
Story telling at its best
Pair Stephen Fry with great stories and you can’t go wrong - this one goes on my “listen again” pile.
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- happyretro
- 05-07-2018
Interesting
Stephen Fry's performance is excellent. The stories are interesting but quite a few are not plausible given modern scientific knowledge. However it gives a very interesting insight into the beliefs and ideas of the time they were written. So definitely worth a listen regatdless.
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- Justin
- 05-01-2019
Max Carrados, Stephen Fry just brilliant.
Stephen Fry has been blessed with a golden voice adding to his wide range of talent. Max Carrados opens up to be a detective on par with the Great Sherlock Holmes
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- Mick
- 20-06-2019
Entertaining
For those who enjoy detective stories along the lines of Sherlock Holmes. Stephen Fry is brilliant.
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- Shaz Ginns
- 25-05-2022
Classic old world detective
Terrific narration by Stephen Fry as usual giving an authentic voice to the characters. I hope to see more of Ernest Bramah’s work brought to life soon. His work was wide ranging in the world of fiction.
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