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The Adventure of the Copper Beeches by Arthur Conan Doyle | The Midnight Archive — Classic Detective Audiobook
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A governess named Violet Hunter comes to Baker Street with an offer she cannot understand: a wealthy, jovial gentleman wishes to hire her at an extravagant salary, but on the strangest of conditions — she must cut off her long chestnut hair, wear a particular electric-blue dress whenever asked, and sit exactly where she is told, her back to the window, laughing at his stories on command; against Sherlock Holmes's uneasy advice she takes the post at the Copper Beeches, a lonely country house near Winchester, where a locked and shuttered wing, a savage mastiff loosed after dark, and a coil of shorn hair hidden in a drawer slowly reveal that she was hired not to teach a child but to play a part in someone else's cruel deception; this is one of Arthur Conan Doyle's most gothic and quietly chilling Holmes cases — the story in which Holmes declares that the smiling English countryside can hide darker sins than the vilest alleys of London — presented complete and unabridged, exactly as Conan Doyle wrote it, from the Midnight Archive, Nocturnal Tales' library of the classic detective stories that built the genre.
ℹ️ FOR LISTENERS
This is a complete, unabridged reading of The Adventure of the Copper Beeches by Arthur Conan Doyle, first published in 1892 and now in the public domain. Every word is the author's own. Part of The Midnight Archive: three nights of classics every week, alongside four original Nocturnal Tales mysteries.
🗳️ YOU CHOOSE WHAT'S NEXT
The Archive is deep — more Sherlock Holmes? Father Brown? Arsène Lupin? Martin Hewitt? Violet Strange? Vote in the poll attached to this episode, or tell us in the comments which classic you want to hear by lamplight.
💬 QUESTION FOR THE COMMENTS
Holmes says the smiling countryside can hide darker sins than the worst alleys of London, because in the country, cruelty has no witnesses. Where do you think evil hides more easily — in the crowded city, or behind the closed doors of a lonely house? 🕵️
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🧾 CREDITS
Story by Arthur Conan Doyle (public domain). Narrated and produced by Nocturnal Tales.
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A governess named Violet Hunter comes to Baker Street with an offer she cannot understand: a wealthy, jovial gentleman wishes to hire her at an extravagant salary, but on the strangest of conditions — she must cut off her long chestnut hair, wear a particular electric-blue dress whenever asked, and sit exactly where she is told, her back to the window, laughing at his stories on command; against Sherlock Holmes's uneasy advice she takes the post at the Copper Beeches, a lonely country house near Winchester, where a locked and shuttered wing, a savage mastiff loosed after dark, and a coil of shorn hair hidden in a drawer slowly reveal that she was hired not to teach a child but to play a part in someone else's cruel deception; this is one of Arthur Conan Doyle's most gothic and quietly chilling Holmes cases — the story in which Holmes declares that the smiling English countryside can hide darker sins than the vilest alleys of London — presented complete and unabridged, exactly as Conan Doyle wrote it, from the Midnight Archive, Nocturnal Tales' library of the classic detective stories that built the genre.
ℹ️ FOR LISTENERS
This is a complete, unabridged reading of The Adventure of the Copper Beeches by Arthur Conan Doyle, first published in 1892 and now in the public domain. Every word is the author's own. Part of The Midnight Archive: three nights of classics every week, alongside four original Nocturnal Tales mysteries.
🗳️ YOU CHOOSE WHAT'S NEXT
The Archive is deep — more Sherlock Holmes? Father Brown? Arsène Lupin? Martin Hewitt? Violet Strange? Vote in the poll attached to this episode, or tell us in the comments which classic you want to hear by lamplight.
💬 QUESTION FOR THE COMMENTS
Holmes says the smiling countryside can hide darker sins than the worst alleys of London, because in the country, cruelty has no witnesses. Where do you think evil hides more easily — in the crowded city, or behind the closed doors of a lonely house? 🕵️
📖 GET THE EBOOK — $3.99
📌 Patreon — included with Writing Table & Archive Society, or one-time purchase
https://www.patreon.com/posts/156573383
🛒 Gumroad — EPUB + PDF included
https://nocturnaltalespod.gumroad.com/l/ebookvol2
❤️ Buy Me a Coffee — EPUB + PDF included
https://buymeacoffee.com/nocturnaltales/e/532495
❤️ SUPPORT & LISTENING OPTIONS
📌 Patreon — ad-free, early access, bonus content
https://www.patreon.com/NocturnalTales
❤️ Buy Me a Coffee — one-time support
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🎧 Spotify — follow the show
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🎧 Apple Podcasts
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nocturnal-tales-mystery-audiobooks-and-crime-stories/id1896195848
🧾 CREDITS
Story by Arthur Conan Doyle (public domain). Narrated and produced by Nocturnal Tales.
🔖 TAGS / KEYWORDS
arthur conan doyle audiobook, sherlock holmes audiobook, the adventure of the copper beeches audiobook, the copper beeches, the adventures of sherlock holmes, violet hunter governess, gothic sherlock holmes, victorian country house mystery, classic detective story audiobook, public domain audiobook, full-length classic audiobook, golden age detective fiction, unabridged classic mystery
🏷️ HASHTAGS
#NocturnalTales #MidnightArchive #SherlockHolmes #ArthurConanDoyle #ClassicMystery #FullAudiobook #Unabridged #DetectiveAudiobook #GothicMystery #PublicDomain