Study In Scarlet - Sherlock Holmes Audio Drama
Joseph David Spence for Dr. John Watson
=NOTE=
This character role is around 35k words long! Around 2+ hrs of recording! So ONLY submit if you are up for it ;)
A military doctor recently returned to London from the war in Afghanistan and Sherlock Holmes’s roommate. The steady, reliable Watson is a foil to Holmes’s eccentric, excitable personality and he often joins Holmes on his exploits. Dr. Watson keeps a diary, and it is his account of the murder investigation that comprises most of the novel.
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- english
IN the year 1878 I took my degree of Doctor of Medicine of the University of London, and proceeded to Netley to go through the course prescribed for surgeons in the army. Having completed my studies there, I was duly attached to the Fifth Northumberland Fusiliers as Assistant Surgeon. The regiment was stationed in India at the time, and before I could join it, the second Afghan war had broken out. On landing at Bombay, I learned that my corps had advanced through the passes, and was already deep in the enemy’s country. I followed, however, with many other officers who were in the same situation as myself, and succeeded in reaching Candahar in safety, where I found my regiment, and at once entered upon my new duties.
“By Jove!” I cried, “if he really wants someone to share the rooms and the expense, I am the very man for him. I should prefer having a partner to being alone.”
“I should like to meet him,” I said. “If I am to lodge with anyone, I should prefer a man of studious and quiet habits. I am not strong enough yet to stand much noise or excitement. I had enough of both in Afghanistan to last me for the remainder of my natural existence. How could I meet this friend of yours?”
