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  1. The Veiled Lodger. —. " The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place " is the last of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. The story is part of the short story collection The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in the US in Liberty in March 1927. [1] It was published in the UK in The Strand Magazine in April ...

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    in Liberty (5 march 1927 [US]) 7 illustrations by Frederic Dorr Steele
    in The Strand Magazine (april 1927 [UK]) 5 ill. by Frank Wiles
    in 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...

  2. In the United States, two of the short stories from The Case-Book, "The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger" and "The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place", were the last two Sherlock Holmes works by Doyle still protected by copyright. They entered the public domain on 1 January 2023, the year after the 95th anniversary of the stories' publication.

    • Arthur Conan Doyle
    • 1927
  3. "The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place" is the last of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. The story is part of the short story collection The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in the US in Liberty in March 1927. It was published in the UK in The Strand Magazine in April 1927. The original title "The Adventure of the Black Spaniel" was changed before ...

  4. May 28, 2023 · 4119487The Adventure of Shoscombe Old PlaceArthur Conan Doyle. Versions of The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place include: " The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place " in The Strand Magazine with illustrations by Frank Wiles (1927) " The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place " in The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes (1927)

  5. The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place is believed to be set in 1901 or 1902. It is one of 12 Sherlock Holmes short stories in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in The Strand Magazine in 1927. Holmes and Watson are visited by John Mason Head Trainer to the maverick racehorse owner Sir Robert Norberton. Sir Robert lives with ...

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  7. "The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place" is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short-stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It was first published in The Strand Magazine from October 1921 - April 1927 with illustrations by Frank Wiles and is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes. Head trainer John Mason from Shoscombe Old Place, a racing stable ...

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