Установление личности Set in 1888, the story revolves around the case of Miss Mary Sutherland, a woman with a substantial income from the interest on a fund set up for her. She is engaged to a quiet Londoner who has recently disappeared. Sherlock Holmes's detective powers are barely challenged as this turns out to be quite an elementary case for him, much as it puzzles Watson
It was late fall when Sherlock Holmes received one of the most interesting, and somewhat laughable, notes in his career as a detective. It was from the lawyers Morrison, Morrison, and Dodd and was a very unusual referral of a client who had a problem with vampires.
It was no novelty for Sherlock Holmes to track down a murderer and bring him to justice. But the astute detective encountered one of his most challenging and baffling cases when he discovered the object of his case to be a ferocious hound - the hound of the Baskervilles. A walking-stick was Holmes' first introduction to the case ...
Adventure I - Silver Blaze Adventure II - The Yellow Face Adventure III - The Stock-Broker's Clerk Adventure IV - The "Gloria Scott" Adventure V - The Musgrave Ritual Adventure VI - The Reigate Puzzle Adventure VII - The Crooked Man Adventure VIII - The Resident Patient Adventure IX - The Greek Interpreter Adventure X - The Naval Treaty Adventure XI - The Final Problem
Close to Holmes - A Look at the Connections Between Historical London, Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The London of the late nineteenth century was home to both Arthur Conan Doyle and his famous detective - Sherlock Holmes. This book looks at some of the many locations in both central and outer London that have connections to one or both of these famous names. In addition to examining the history this book also looks at some of the theories that have been woven over the years around Holmes and these locations.