The voices of The Adventure of the Engineers Thumb
7 voices in The Adventure of the Engineers Thumb by Arthur Conan Doyle. Every one is a separate voice, cast to the character as written.
- Narrator — Watson's first-person literary narration — warm, adventurous, admiring of Holmes.
- Sherlock Holmes — The world's only consulting detective. Razor-sharp analytical mind, cold precision, theatrical wit.
- Dr. Watson — Holmes's loyal friend and biographer. A former army surgeon, warm, practical, earnest.
- Inspector Lestrade — Scotland Yard inspector. Competent but conventional, treats Holmes with mixed scepticism.
- Victor Hatherley — A young hydraulic engineer who arrives with his thumb severed in The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb. Earnest, traumatised, and grateful.
- Colonel Lysander Stark — The cold, German-accented villain of The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb. Thin, intense, and ruthless. Lures Hatherley to a remote house under false pretences.
- Elise — A frightened German woman in The Engineer's Thumb who risks her life to warn Hatherley to flee. Brief but pivotal role.
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