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Head trainer John Mason from Shoscombe Old Place, a racing stable in Berkshire, comes to Sherlock Holmes about his master, Sir Robert Norberton, Baronet. Mason thinks he has gone mad. Sir Robert's sister, Lady Beatrice Falder, owns Shoscombe, but it will revert to her late husband's brother when she dies.
The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place. Sherlock Holmes had been bending for a long time over a low-power microscope. Now he straightened himself up and looked round at me in triumph. “It is glue, Watson,” said he. “Unquestionably it is glue. Have a look at these scattered objects in the field!”.
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in Liberty (5 march 1927 [US]) 7 illustrations by Frederic Dorr Steelein The Strand Magazine (april 1927 [UK]) 5 ill. by Frank Wilesin The Los Angeles Times (29 may 1927 [US]) 1 ill. by Frederic Dorr Steele(?)in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes(1927-1930)Illustrations by Frederic Dorr Steele in Liberty(5 march 1927)"It was a head and a few bones of a mummy that must have been a thousand years old.""Who the devil are you and what are you doing upon my property?" he asked, raising his heavy stick.Holmes crouched behind the bush with the dog as the carriage approached.9 may 1883 (Jay Finley Christ)6 may 1902 (William Stuart Baring-Gould)1968 : Shoscombe Old Place (UK). Holmes : Peter Cushing. Watson : Nigel Stock.1991 : Shoscombe Old Place (UK). Holmes : Jeremy Brett. Watson : Edward Hardwicke.1931 : The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place. Holmes : Richard Gordon. Watson : Leigh Lovell.1940 : Shoscombe Old Place. Holmes : Basil Rathbone. Watson : Nigel Bruce.1941 : Shoscombe Old Place. Holmes : Basil Rathbone. Watson : Nigel Bruce.1948 : The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place. Holmes : John Stanley. Watson : Alfred Shirley.Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are investigating a mysterious situation at Shoscombe Old Place, the home of Sir Robert Norberton. Sir Robert is heavily invested in a horse named Shoscombe Prince that is running in the upcoming Derby race. However, strange events are occurring at the estate, including the disappearance of Sir Robert's sister Lady Be...
Sherlock Holmes had been bending for a long time over a low-power microscope. Now he straightened himself up and looked round at me in triumph. 'It is glue, Watson,' said he. 'Unquestionably it is glue. Have a look at these scattered objects in the field!' I stooped to the eyepiece and focused for my vision. 'Those hairs are threads from a tweed co...
Privacy. “He should have been a buck in the days of the Regency—a boxer, an athlete, a plunger on the turf, a lover of fair ladies, and, by all account, so far down Queer Street that he may never find his way back again.”.
The door opened and the page had shown in a tall, cleanshaven man with the firm, austere expression which is only seen upon those who have to control horses or boys. Mr. John Mason had many of both under his sway, and he looked equal to the task.
In the story, the brilliant consulting detective Sherlock Holmes is contacted by John Mason, the head trainer at the Shoscombe stables. Mason is alarmed by the strange behavior of his employer, Sir Robert Norberton.
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