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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.
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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...
Mason is alarmed by the strange behavior of his employer, Sir Robert Norberton. Sir Robert is heavily in debt, and he has bet everything he can raise on his horse in the upcoming Derby in the hope of re-establishing himself.
John Mason, Sir Robert Norberton's coach, tells Holmes of his concerns. Robert, whom only a victory of his horse Prince could save from ruin, once lived in perfect harmony with his sister Lady Beatrice in the Shoscombe estate of which she has the usufruct.
Head trainer John Mason from Shoscombe Old Place, a racing stable in Berkshire, comes to Holmes about his master, Sir Robert Norberton. 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.
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Head trainer John Mason from Shoscombe Old Place, a racing stable in Berkshire, comes to Holmes about his master, Sir Robert Norberton. 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.
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“We are getting some cards in our hand, Watson,” said Holmes when the landlord had left us. “It’s not an easy one to play, but we may see our way in a day or two. By the way, Sir Robert is still in London, I hear. We might, perhaps, enter the sacred domain to-night without fear of bodily assault.
