Sherlock Holmes investigates a murder on a lonely bridge in the centre of a great English estate - but the victim's husband seems more concerned about the beautiful young woman accused of the crime than in avenging his wife's death. The story finds Holmes in particularly waspish mood, as he tells his wealthy American client: "Some of you rich men have to be taught that all the world cannot be bribed into condoning your offences". The story begins at 00:01:30
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:30 The Problem of Thor Bridge
01:04:30 Credits, thanks and further listening
The music used at the beginning and end of the story is an extract from 'Duet for Two Violins' by Luigi Boccherini, Op 5 N2 Larghetto.
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About the author: Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a Scottish doctor and author, celebrated for his world-famous creation Sherlock Holmes, the consulting detective who set the standard for crime fiction into the 20th century and beyond. In addition to his Holmes stories, Conan Doyle is also remembered for his fantasy and science fiction novels and stories, including 'The Parasite' and 'The Lost World' series of novels, his historical fiction, and for numerous short stories contributed to magazines over a 40 year period. He was knighted by King Edward VII in the 1902 Coronation Honours.
From his debut in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887, in 'A Study in Scarlet', Sherlock Holmes established himself as the first, the best and the most famous of all private consulting detectives. His serialised adventures in The Strand Magazine, starting with 'A Scandal in Bohemia' in 1891, developed the character into a literary sensation and in the 20th century he was to become the most portrayed character in screen history. The enormous impact of the character of Dr Watson should also be noted: the narrator/companion figure became a staple of detective fiction in future generations. Significant and influential portrayals of the duo have included: Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce; Peter Cushing and Nigel Stock; Jeremy Brett and David Burke (later Edward Hardwicke); and most recently the contemporary take on the characters by Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman.
The Problem of Thor Bridge was the 50th Sherlock Holmes story (of 50) written by Arthur Conan Doyle. It first appeared in The Strand Magazine in two parts, in February and March 1922, with illustrations by Alfred Gilbert. It was subsequently printed in book form as part of the last short story collection 'The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes', published in 1927.
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