The Case of the Man Who Was Wanted by Arthur Whitaker

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

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Жыл бұрын

This (in my opinion) is a great Sherlock Holmes pastiche. It was actually published by Cosmopolitan Magazine in 1948 with the authorship attributed to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It turned out that Arthur Whitaker, an architect and writer, had sent Conan Doyle the manuscript for The Case of the Man Who Was Wanted back in 1911, hoping for a joint collaboration with the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Adrian Conan Doyle who handled Sir Arthur's business affairs was unhappy with this proposal and refused, but sent Whitaker a cheque for ten guineas. Seeing his work in print in 1948, Whitaker made contact with Conan Doyle's biographer. After some wrangling and threats of legal action, the Doyles accepted that Whitaker was the author. (Luckily, Whitaker had retained the carbon copies of the manuscript! N.B. Never throw anything away!)
It's a rather a good tale and a very good attempt to mimic a Sherlock Holmes case. What do you think?
It's read by Greg Wagland for Magpie Audio.
© Magpie Audio 2022

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@pradeepalagambhat3512 Жыл бұрын

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

@maddielilley5943 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Good to hear. Cheers Maddie!

@da1681 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

The man of a thousand voices ❤️

@joehockley2610 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Thanks D A

@mckavitt13 Жыл бұрын

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

@codeeasly5102 Жыл бұрын

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 , 😛

@DJWNB 6 ай бұрын

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 6 ай бұрын

Very kind- thank you!

@arnepianocanada Жыл бұрын

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.

@arthuroldale-ki2ev Ай бұрын

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.

@urbankavegirl1123 Жыл бұрын

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

@diw2756 Жыл бұрын

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 😊

@shadownet3d Жыл бұрын

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

@hawkiowan Жыл бұрын

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!

@emilykrahn3185 8 ай бұрын

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

@janerigg9358 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@rjfpac Ай бұрын

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

@Scotticus71 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@robinmaclay2661 Жыл бұрын

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!

@dale9724 Жыл бұрын

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

@lchchatter614 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Thanks LCH

@christinemarshall1366 Ай бұрын

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

@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@plumbr13 Жыл бұрын

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

@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio Жыл бұрын

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

@davidrodgersNJ Жыл бұрын

Bravo! The best Holmes pastiche I've read

@thehangingparsiple5692 9 ай бұрын

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

@ryskichelovek Жыл бұрын

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

@diw2756 2 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

Thanks diw2756

@josealwood6652 4 ай бұрын

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.

@cousinsister69 Жыл бұрын

There remains one unanswered question at the end. Unless I missed it. Terrific pastiche. Very enjoyable. Thank you Greg.

@jamesnbd57 Жыл бұрын

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

@taylormckinnon8922 Жыл бұрын

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.

@silverhills5684 Жыл бұрын

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. 🥰🙏🏻🥰

@bjornbeng Жыл бұрын

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

@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio Жыл бұрын

Will do!

@peachypie8018 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Maybe GWag can read a Bradshaw instead. Lol

@janerigg9358 Жыл бұрын

Agree with all of that except the chocolate sauce xx

@peachypie8018 Жыл бұрын

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

@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio Жыл бұрын

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

@peachypie8018 Жыл бұрын

@@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

@magicbulletdancers Жыл бұрын

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.

@tjs8433 Жыл бұрын

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

@sarahellie4113 Жыл бұрын

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

@justincarr8178 Жыл бұрын

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

@moviemad56 Жыл бұрын

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

@Duchess_Van_Hoof 5 ай бұрын

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

@SuperBartles Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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.

@along5925 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@wrobbiewrintoul8941 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely ❤ this channel! I’m a huge Sherlock Holmes & Watson fan now. I have a hard time reading, but listening to these stories has been magical. Thank you.

@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio Жыл бұрын

Cheers Wrobbie. Glad you've enjoyed the tales! Thank you for commenting - appreciated!

@fiftysomething7199 Жыл бұрын

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

@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio Жыл бұрын

Thanks for listening fifty something!

@vvvxzv Жыл бұрын

one of my favourite channels love the Sherlock readings

@JustFluffyQuiltingYarnCrafts Жыл бұрын

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

@teamtoobs Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for listening

@soulfullofhope7339 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate your hard work

@ThePaladinHV Жыл бұрын

What a pleasure to keep receiving these wonderful installments

@lucybelle1766 Жыл бұрын

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

@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio Жыл бұрын

Thanks for listening, Lucy.

@Strutter1980 Жыл бұрын

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

@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@baruchben-david4196 Жыл бұрын

Great story and wonderful narration. Thank you.

@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@evelanpatton Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Evelan. Too much Brazilian Cat - rather scary!

@myriaddsystems Жыл бұрын

A precious link to sanity

@splatten8597 4 ай бұрын

I am literally in Baker Street, thank you

@earlhoppe4191 Жыл бұрын

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

@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio Жыл бұрын

Thanks Earl.

@stevejohnson9234 10 ай бұрын

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

@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio 9 ай бұрын

Thank you Steve.

@huckusan Жыл бұрын

As expected, an excellent performance 👏 bravo!!!

@paulbriggs3072 6 ай бұрын

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

@truthreigns7 Жыл бұрын

extremely good as always. Thank you very much

@christinemoorhouse5181 Жыл бұрын

Perfect timing..thank you so much! 👍🏾

@moviemad56 Жыл бұрын

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.

@lindathomas2350 Жыл бұрын

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

@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio Жыл бұрын

Thanks Linda! V kind of you!

@davefarley3138 13 күн бұрын

Favorite narrator

@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio 5 күн бұрын

Cheers Dave

@aljmann Жыл бұрын

A lovely listen! Thank you and keep them coming😇

@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

@catsamazing338 Жыл бұрын

Great job Gregg thank you !

@rosemarycornwall5162 Жыл бұрын

What a treat ! Thank you x

@Perktube1 Жыл бұрын

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. 😉

@geoffreypiltz271 Жыл бұрын

Great story, great reading, a new subscriber.

@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio Жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

@markswanson1564 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Dumb down your statement for me please

@TheNeilo-Audiosound Жыл бұрын

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

@Gottenhimfella Жыл бұрын

@@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..."

@studycoachuk Жыл бұрын

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

@vickif.4645 Жыл бұрын

Love it! Beautifully written and read!

@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it. Thanks Vicki.

@natnuss98 Жыл бұрын

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

@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio Жыл бұрын

I think so too, Clara!

@davehopkins1970 Жыл бұрын

Superb Holmes’s chronicle Narrated Greg style Wonderful Thanks

@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Dave!

@ravenkeefer3143 Жыл бұрын

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

@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio Жыл бұрын

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

@thurayya8905 3 ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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.

@angelmessenger8240 Жыл бұрын

Another wonderful story. thank you.

@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it AM

@helenswan705 2 ай бұрын

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.

@carrie5980 Жыл бұрын

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.

@Mr7valentine7 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful presentation. Thank you.

@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@MacMcCaskill Жыл бұрын

Excellent tale. Is any of Arthur Whitaker's other work suitable for the channel?

@Gottenhimfella Жыл бұрын

I don't think he wrote anything else. He was an architect (unemployed at the time he wrote this excellent story). He sent it to Conan Doyle, hoping they could collaborate, but was told he should invent his own character. CD purchased what he called this "fine story" to have the rights to use the plot, but never did.

@aceace9848 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ace Ace

@erinwallace4103 Жыл бұрын

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

@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio Жыл бұрын

Ha! Will you ever get through the first half?

@erinwallace4103 Жыл бұрын

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

@sharimeyers292 8 ай бұрын

Very fun to listen to. Thank you.

@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for listening, Shari!

@gaurav-xg4jx Жыл бұрын

Thanks as always

@Rose-jz6ix Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed that story. Thank you.

@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, Rose. Cheers.

@myriaddsystems Жыл бұрын

Superb as usual

@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@martavdz4972 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@LambentLark Жыл бұрын

I did enjoy it though.

@martavdz4972 Жыл бұрын

@@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 🙂

@jodywho6696 8 ай бұрын

Love it. Thank You✨

@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio 8 ай бұрын

Welcome! Cheers Jody

@roya-19 4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much !! Truly impressive!! 👏

@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for listening!

@stevenverhaegen8729 Жыл бұрын

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

@Frenchblue8 6 күн бұрын

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 5 күн бұрын

Leave 1 - 2 years and repeat!

@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio 5 күн бұрын

Great advice!

@mrmeowmeow710 Жыл бұрын

A great movie in the mind 2 big thumbs up

@joshuagies4900 Жыл бұрын

Delightful!

@nickjames205 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Nick. Kind of you!

@mijiyoon5575 Жыл бұрын

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

@huckusan Жыл бұрын

Are there any more pastiche Sherlock Holmes stories read by you, Mr. Wegland?

@sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio Жыл бұрын

Only the ones on the channel, Zeth.

@superdragons111andwolfgame7 Жыл бұрын

Dear greg I am currently working on the first of a trilogy of sherlock holmes stories, one is children's sherlock story the other is a more traditional sherlock story but with an extra twist,and the last one is a story set in the early 1990s involving a sherlock devote who uses holmes methods to solve a most perplexing crime . I am a novice writer and though I am confident that the plots for the stories are strong I am less cofident that I have paced the narrative and story line to its affect. I wonder if you would take a look at the draft and offer me some professional advice