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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 stable has a horse, Shoscombe Prince, who Sir Robert hopes will win the Derby. He would be out of debt if that actually happened. Mason is not quite sure what he wants Holmes to investigate ...
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Sherlock Holmes receives a letter from a man named John Mason who is the head trainer at the Shoscombe stables in Berkshire. The letter is vague, but the problem appears to concern Mason's employer, Sir Robert Norberton. Dr. Watson, Holmes' friend and housemate, knows Sir Robert by reputation, and is able to supply Holmes with some useful backgroun...
"The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place" was adapted as an episode of the BBC Sherlock Holmestelevision series starring Peter Cushing. The episode first aired in the United Kingdom on December 2,1968. The story was also adapted for The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes Granada TV series starring Jeremy Brett. The episode was first broadcast on the ITV netw...
"Silver Blaze", another Sherlock Holmes story involving a champion racehorse in which a dog provides an important clue.
"The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place" on Baker Street wiki.When Mr. Mason comes to 221b Baker Street to see Holmes, he states his opinion that his employer, Sir Robert Norberton, has "gone mad." Sherlock replies "This is Baker Street, not Harley Street." Harley Street has long been the address of many private clinics and doctors' surgeries.
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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.
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 stable has a horse, Shoscombe Prince, who Sir Robert hopes will win the Derby. He would be out of debt if that actually happened.
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.
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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.
