Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band | Full Story Read Aloud for Sleep, Rest or Chores

A young woman arrives at Baker Street early one April morning, shaking, and not from the cold. Two years ago her sister died in the night, within two weeks of her wedding day, after telling her about a low whistle she kept hearing at three in the morning. Now she is engaged herself, and last night she heard the whistle. The whole of The Adventure of the Speckled Band by Arthur Conan Doyle, read aloud, in just under an hour. A stepfather who bends a poker with his bare hands, a bell-rope that is not attached to anything, and a ventilator that does not ventilate. In 1927 Doyle picked his twelve best Holmes stories, and this one was first on his list. Put it on as you drift off, with your feet up, or while you get through the washing up. No facts, no myths, and a good deal less shouting than usual. CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:47 A Visitor at Dawn 08:09 Helen Stoner's Story 24:25 The Doctor Calls 31:01 Stoke Moran 44:15 The Night Watch 55:48 How Holmes Knew 59:27 Outro ALSO HERE, ALL OF IT FREE 🎧 Spotify ➤ https://open.spotify.com/show/0342dxD... 📘 Facebook ➤   / manexplainseverything   📸 Instagram ➤   / manexplainseverything   🎵 TikTok ➤   / manexplainseverything   ✖ X ➤ https://x.com/thismanexplains 🛒 The Shop ➤ https://manexplainseverything.com ☕ Patreon ➤   / manexplainseverything_   Become a Benefactor on Patreon and your name gets read out at the end of an episode. RESEARCH AND SOURCES This is Arthur Conan Doyle's story, read as he wrote it. THE TEXT. The Adventure of the Speckled Band was first published in The Strand Magazine in February 1892, and in the American edition of the Strand in March 1892. It was collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes the same year. The text read here is Project Gutenberg's, eBook 1661. IT IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. Doyle died in 1930. Project Gutenberg lists the book as public domain in the USA, and in the UK copyright in a written work lasts 70 years after the author's death. DOYLE'S OWN FAVOURITE. In 1927 The Strand Magazine ran a competition in which Doyle chose his twelve best Holmes stories. The Speckled Band was first on his list, and he said he was sure it would be on everyone's. #sherlockholmes #audiobook #bedtimestory #sleepstory #arthurconandoyle Animation by Man Explains Everything #sherlockholmes #audiobook #bedtimestory #sleepstory #arthurconandoyle