The Enduring Popularity of Sherlock Holmes

[Robert]

The ever-lasting popularity of Sherlock Holmes has contributed to hundreds of works based on the character. You can find old time radio shows, full cast dramatizations, stage and screen adaptations, readings of short stories and books; if you can think of it, it has been done. Even two episodes of Star Trek The Next Generation, the popular TV series, featured Sherlock Holmes.

If you have ever listen to audio recordings of Sherlock Holmes, or any audio book for that matter, the narrator, or what I like to call the storyteller, makes all the difference in how enjoyable the story is. Take for example narrator David Ian Davies from One Voice Recordings. The magnitude of distinctly unique voices he performs of the characters creates a magically ensconce and elegant listening experience. Listen to this sample from Audible.com of "Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders" narrated by David Ian Davies: Listen

Whatever has sustained this fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the enduring popularity of Sherlock Holmes will continue no doubt. Is it his savvy logical reasoning, his ability to take on almost any disguise, or his forensic science skills to solve a problematic case. Anyway for all of us Sherlockian enthusiast, it is not just another detective case to be solved, with Holmes it is an adventure.

[David Ian Davies]

I might mention here that the talent of Barry Day who created the audio above in script  that I narrated, is in my humble opinion the very best of all the pastichians since the great Doyle himself...Three others of his masterpieces are available on  Audible.com

[Anson (Bob) Roberts]

"fictional detective" ????

BLASPHEMER!

Doyle was nothing but Doctor Watson's literary agent, a mere conduit for the publication of a small portion of The Master's cases.

Those of us who play The Game know that "it is always 1895." :>)

Your summary of the reasons for his popularity are excellent. It is unfortunate that Watson was only able to record four of Holmes' longer cases and just 56 of his shorter ones, but that battered tin dispatch box seems, like the magician's hat, to always contain one more rabbit ...

An aside to David Ian Davies; BRAVO! Your readings are one of the few reasons I keep my Audible membership.

[David Ian Davies]

My intention has always been to do justice to the Brilliance of Arthur Conan Doyle and preserve him through the ages--- If I have succeeded in this endeavour I will always be grateful to him and my listeners.