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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves at Poldhu in Cornwall one spring. The holiday ends when the local vicar Mr. Roundhay and his lodger Mortimer Tregennis visit Holmes, asking for his assistance. The night before, Tregennis had gone to visit his three siblings, played whist with them, and then left.
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- 1910
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in The Strand Magazine (december 1910 [UK]) 7 illustrations by Gilbert Holidayin The Strand Magazine (january & february 1911 [US]) 7 ill. by Gilbert Holidayin Le Matin No. 9839-9843 (4-8 february 1911 [FR]) as L'Aventure du pied-du-diablein The Saturday Evening Mail (29 april - 6 may 1911 supplement[US])Illustrations by Gilbert Holiday in The Strand Magazine(december 1910)'The most extraordinary and tragic affair has occured during the night,' said the vicar.Holmes spent much of his time in long walks and solitary meditations.Those staring eyes and gnashing teeth flashed past us like a dreadful vision.16 march 1897 (John H. Watson)16 march 1897 (Jay Finley Christ)16 march 1897 (William Stuart Baring-Gould)1921 : The Devil's Foot (UK). Holmes : Eille Norwood. Watson : Hubert Willis.1965 : The Devil's Foot (UK). Holmes : Douglas Wilmer. Watson : Nigel Stock.1988 : The Devil's Foot (UK). Holmes : Jeremy Brett. Watson : Edward Hardwicke.1931 : The Devil's Foot. Holmes : Richard Gordon. Watson : Leigh Lovell.1936 : The Devil's Foot. Holmes : Louis Hector. Watson : Harry West.1939 : The Devil's Foot. Holmes : Basil Rathbone. Watson : Nigel Bruce.1941 : The Devil's Foot. Holmes : Basil Rathbone. Watson : Nigel Bruce.In 1897, under Dr. Moore Agar warning of a complete breakdown from exhaustion, Holmes is persuaded to take a holiday. The detective and Watson take a trip to Poldhu Bay in Cornwall. One morning, the parish priest and his tenant, Mortimer Tregennis, interrupt Holmes's rest to consult Holmes about a tragedy. Tregennis had just found his sister, Brend...
In recording from time to time some of the curious experiences and interesting recollections which I associate with my long and intimate friendship with Mr Sherlock Holmes, I have continually been faced by difficulties caused by his own aversion to publicity. To his sombre and cynical spirit all popular applause was always abhorrent, and nothing am...
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves at Poldhu in Cornwall one spring. The holiday ends when the local vicar Mr. Roundhay and his lodger Mortimer Tregennis visit Holmes, asking for his assistance. The night before, Tregennis had gone to visit his three siblings, played whist with them, and then left.
Sherlock Holmes is on a forced vacation to relieve stress, yet a murder still manages to find him. He takes the case and appears disinterested, only to solve it with relatively little effort.
Mar 18, 2011 · I think that the 1988 version of DEVI is worth discussing on its own merits, based upon the inclusion of three new plot points into the story: Sherlock Holmes’s (literal) abandonment of his cocaine habit on the beaches of Cornwall, the inclusion of Holmes’s nightmarish vision under the influence of Radix pedis diaboli, and, finally, the ...
How did Dr. Sterndale’s traveling experience influence the crime he committed? What role does the “Devil’s Foot” root play in the story? Do you agree with Holmes’ decision to leave the matter alone; solving the case and not turning his discoveries over to the police investigation? Why or why not?
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In 2020, although the United States court ruling and the passage of time meant that most of the Holmes stories and characters were in the public domain in that country, the Doyle estate legally challenged the use of Sherlock Holmes in the film Enola Holmes in a complaint filed in the United States. [264]
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