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The Last Exploit of Harry the Actor by Ernest Bramah | The Midnight Archive — Classic Detective Audiobook
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The whole case turns on one insignificant fact: Max Carrados happened to call on his friend, the inquiry agent Louis Carlyle, at the exact moment Carlyle was leaving for the safe deposit in Lucas Street, Piccadilly. While Carlyle attends to his deed-box, the blind man sits quietly among the palms in the great circular hall, doing nothing at all — or so it appears. What he is actually doing is listening to one of the most secure buildings in London, and hearing something in it that nobody with working eyes has noticed. Meanwhile a celebrated impersonator is preparing the finest job of his career, behind steel doors that are not supposed to open for anyone. Max Carrados is one of the most remarkable detectives ever put on paper: a gentleman who lost his sight and solves his cases entirely without it, and George Orwell counted the Carrados stories among the only detective tales since Poe worth re-reading. Presented complete and unabridged, exactly as Ernest Bramah 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 Last Exploit of Harry the Actor by Ernest Bramah, collected in Max Carrados (1914) 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 Max Carrados? Sherlock Holmes? Father Brown? Lady Molly? Arsène Lupin? Raffles? 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
A room full of people with perfect eyesight walked through that hall and noticed nothing. The blind man sat still and heard everything. What have you missed lately simply because you were looking instead of paying attention? 🕵️
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🧾 CREDITS
Story by Ernest Bramah (public domain). Narrated and produced by Nocturnal Tales.
🔖 TAGS / KEYWORDS
ernest bramah audiobook, max carrados audiobook, the last exploit of harry the actor, blind detective mystery, louis carlyle, safe deposit robbery story, impersonator crime story, Piccadilly mystery, edwardian mystery audiobook, classic detective story audiobook, public domain audiobook, full-length classic audiobook, unabridged classic mystery
https://www.patreon.com/NocturnalTales
The whole case turns on one insignificant fact: Max Carrados happened to call on his friend, the inquiry agent Louis Carlyle, at the exact moment Carlyle was leaving for the safe deposit in Lucas Street, Piccadilly. While Carlyle attends to his deed-box, the blind man sits quietly among the palms in the great circular hall, doing nothing at all — or so it appears. What he is actually doing is listening to one of the most secure buildings in London, and hearing something in it that nobody with working eyes has noticed. Meanwhile a celebrated impersonator is preparing the finest job of his career, behind steel doors that are not supposed to open for anyone. Max Carrados is one of the most remarkable detectives ever put on paper: a gentleman who lost his sight and solves his cases entirely without it, and George Orwell counted the Carrados stories among the only detective tales since Poe worth re-reading. Presented complete and unabridged, exactly as Ernest Bramah 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 Last Exploit of Harry the Actor by Ernest Bramah, collected in Max Carrados (1914) 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 Max Carrados? Sherlock Holmes? Father Brown? Lady Molly? Arsène Lupin? Raffles? 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
A room full of people with perfect eyesight walked through that hall and noticed nothing. The blind man sat still and heard everything. What have you missed lately simply because you were looking instead of paying attention? 🕵️
📖 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
📺 Rumble — free, supports us with ad revenue
https://rumble.com/c/c-7820714
❤️ Buy Me a Coffee — one-time support
https://buymeacoffee.com/nocturnaltales
🎧 Spotify — follow the show
https://open.spotify.com/show/0OQ7OEseXIMbMt2NTI7oHy
🎧 Apple Podcasts
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nocturnal-tales-mystery-audiobooks-and-crime-stories/id1896195848
🧾 CREDITS
Story by Ernest Bramah (public domain). Narrated and produced by Nocturnal Tales.
🔖 TAGS / KEYWORDS
ernest bramah audiobook, max carrados audiobook, the last exploit of harry the actor, blind detective mystery, louis carlyle, safe deposit robbery story, impersonator crime story, Piccadilly mystery, edwardian mystery audiobook, classic detective story audiobook, public domain audiobook, full-length classic audiobook, unabridged classic mystery