For the next eight weeks, his “purely nominal” job is to copy out of the Encyclopedia Britannica word for word four hours a day, every day.
Lured by the 4 pounds-a-week salary, and strongly encouraged by his too-good-to-be true assistant, Wilson replies to this strange ad and is quickly hired. Needing some extra income, Wilson responds to an ad in the newspaper put out by the League, requesting candidates for a job that is “purely nominal.” The only requirement is that the candidate must be red-headed. Watson about a strange encounter with an organization known as the Red-Headed League. A red-headed man by the name of Jabez Wilson tells the detective and his companion Dr. (summary from Wikipedia and the reader)įor further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.įor more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit his profession, Sherlock Holmes has encountered many strange cases, and this particular mystery is no exception. Listen and enjoy the beautiful way in which only the great Sherlock Holmes deals with the situation. Is this a crime? Of course not, but even the brilliant Holmes needs 'three pipefulls' of meditation time to penetrate the nefarious plots hidden beneath this seemingly innocuous fraternal aid society.
In this story, Holmes is presented with a perplexing mystery involving a league set up to aid and benefit men with especially vivid red hair who live in London.
Conan Doyle ranked "The Red-Headed League" second in his list of his twelve favorite Holmes stories. It first appeared in The Strand Magazine in August 1891. "The Adventure of the Red-Headed League" is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. LibriVox recording of The Red Headed League by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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