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The Tales of Max Carrados

By: Ernest Bramah
Narrated by: Stephen Fry
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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'

Public Domain (P)2016 Audible, Ltd Mystery Traditional Detectives Classic Mystery

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Critic reviews

"[Narrator Stephen] Fry gives Max a perfect plummy voice and has equal fun with colorful supporting characters and ne'er-do-wells. His lovely mix of realistic conversation and pacing, as well as the occasional slow wink, encourages listeners to succumb in pleasure." ( AudioFile)
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Well worth a listen. Might be a little on the ordinary side if not so well acted by Fry.

Like Agather Christie read by Fry. Brill.

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I had heard of Ernest Bramah, but am embarrassed to say I’d reached the age of 57 without reading any of his books

Stephen Fry’s was an excellent introduction to some very good stories, detective stories rather than whodunnits. The hero Max Carrados, to those like me are unfamiliar with the author, is a blind man with an almost supernatural faculty for interpreting sound, touch and smell. But, unlike the superhero Daredevil, this conceit isn’t taken too far and is quite believable. As believable as any amateur sleuth from the Golden Age of crime stories.

I intend getting more of Mr Branagh’s books. One of the advantages of finding a ‘new’ author is exploring the back catalogue.

Excellent Stories

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Stephen Fry is always a brilliant narrator and these stories were really engaging and fun.

Superb!

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You could almost become disinterested in the stories because the narration is just excellent. The different voices and accents bring characters alive. The stories themselves are just as could as Sherlock Holmes and as they are from the same era you could interchange the two. I am not sure if they ever made them for film or TV but they would make a good series..

Stephen Fry amazing

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Stephen Fry's voice with its well placed inflections and tones make these stories very enjoyable. Where these stories might possibly be a little slow under another narrator they come to life with Mr Fry

Narrator is a good choice

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I may be slightly bias about this book is getting 5 star all around especially in terms of story line. However, the book is narrated by Stephen Fry, in my opinion he is the best narrator there is. He always gives another dimension to a story and every word and letter becomes magical. The story itself quite similar to any old detective story, still it is definitely worth listening.

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Can not fault the narration of Stephen Fry, almost made the stories interesting with the skill of doing voices etc. but sadly the stories themselves were a bit dull. It was like they were trying to be Sherlock Holmes and just failing. I found myself zoning out at times. would have scored lower but I just love listening to Fry!

great narration, ok stories

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Somehow I didn't enjoy the Max Carrados stories as much as when I was a teenager. Sherlock Holmes appears to live in a real world. These stories lack so many of the details that make the stories of the other rivals of Sherlock Holmes so interesting.

Stephen Fry does his usual bang up job.

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As always Stephen Fry brings to live another fascinating character. Shame there's no more

thoroughly enjoyable

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Entertaining stories, beautifully written and superbly narrated. Thoroughly enjoyable. Just wish there were more to listen to!

Absolutely loved these

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