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The recent decease of one of the descendents of Dr. Watson has brought to light his personal papers. These include a number of stories that Dr. Watson suppressed at the time for various reasons. As all involved are long dead, the inheritor has agreed to the publication of a set of eight of the most interesting adventures.
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The book contains eight stories and, on a cosmetic level, the most pleasing aspect is the way that the book is presented in the style of the original Strand Magazine. The typeface is the same (or very close to) and the illustrations are excellent. In fact they almost make you feel like Sidney Paget had been resurrected to produce them.
Like the original stories themselves, some are better than others. I particularly enjoyed "The Adventure of the Medium" and "The Adventure of the Amazonian Explorer" but felt that "The Adventure of the Gypsy Girl" was a little too straight-forward and easy to work out.
All in all this is very much one of the better collections of pastiche stories. For me personally I very much like the fact that the author has stuck to the spirit of the originals. He has not brought Holmes into battle with demons nor has he had Holmes meet other characters from Victorian literature.
Like the original stories themselves, some are better than others. I particularly enjoyed "The Adventure of the Medium" and "The Adventure of the Amazonian Explorer" but felt that "The Adventure of the Gypsy Girl" was a little too straight-forward and easy to work out.
All in all this is very much one of the better collections of pastiche stories. For me personally I very much like the fact that the author has stuck to the spirit of the originals. He has not brought Holmes into battle with demons nor has he had Holmes meet other characters from Victorian literature.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
This is the first Sherlockian writing I have found by this author. It is a collection of eight short novellas, each set up similarly to the Canonical tales. Other than the language, which seems a bit modern, these tales read a lot like their originals.
`The Giant Rat of Sumatra" takes place in London and migrates from a tale of murder to a story of a curiosity and then to a true tragedy. The explanation offered is plausible and the events are reasonable. "The Adventure of the Gypsy Girl" reads very well. Holmes always seems a step ahead of the reader and gives his client what she asks for. It is quite well executed and seems to unfold naturally.
"The Adventure of the Amazon Explorer" recalls a couple of the Canonical tales and includes several excellent deductions by Holmes. Again, Holmes satisfies his client's needs, if not those of the Metropolitan Police. "The Adventure of the Medium" starts out as if it is another fraud debunking as in the earlier "Gypsy Girl" tale. It ends up as a tale of Holmes' compassion and understanding.
"The Adventure of the Russian Anarchist" has Holmes requested by a high Government Official to help prevent the assassination of a visiting diplomat. Holmes manages to do so, despite the advice and help provided by his client and by Inspector Lestrade. "The Adventure of the Eminent Collector" involves Holmes in an inexplicable robbery. The stolen object and the pains taken simply do not match, so Holmes finds the explanation.
"The Adventure of the Pawnbroker's Wife leads Holmes and Watson into an increasingly dark and involved situation. Their client's suspicions seem to be confirmed and then magnified as the case progresses. "The Mystery of the Missing Rubies" introduces us to a family of Holmes relatives. Sherlock and Watson travel to Yorkshire to spend the Christmas holidays with some Holmes cousins and Mycroft joins the party. This is not a Mycroft I recognize, but the crime is explained so a good holiday can be had by all.
The individual stories are all reasonably framed and well-written. I found only a handful of errors and disliked only the characterization of Mycroft in the final tale. All were enjoyable, moderately complex and believable. Perhaps they are not Canonical, but they make a very nice substitute.
Reviewed by: Philip K. Jones, May, 2011
`The Giant Rat of Sumatra" takes place in London and migrates from a tale of murder to a story of a curiosity and then to a true tragedy. The explanation offered is plausible and the events are reasonable. "The Adventure of the Gypsy Girl" reads very well. Holmes always seems a step ahead of the reader and gives his client what she asks for. It is quite well executed and seems to unfold naturally.
"The Adventure of the Amazon Explorer" recalls a couple of the Canonical tales and includes several excellent deductions by Holmes. Again, Holmes satisfies his client's needs, if not those of the Metropolitan Police. "The Adventure of the Medium" starts out as if it is another fraud debunking as in the earlier "Gypsy Girl" tale. It ends up as a tale of Holmes' compassion and understanding.
"The Adventure of the Russian Anarchist" has Holmes requested by a high Government Official to help prevent the assassination of a visiting diplomat. Holmes manages to do so, despite the advice and help provided by his client and by Inspector Lestrade. "The Adventure of the Eminent Collector" involves Holmes in an inexplicable robbery. The stolen object and the pains taken simply do not match, so Holmes finds the explanation.
"The Adventure of the Pawnbroker's Wife leads Holmes and Watson into an increasingly dark and involved situation. Their client's suspicions seem to be confirmed and then magnified as the case progresses. "The Mystery of the Missing Rubies" introduces us to a family of Holmes relatives. Sherlock and Watson travel to Yorkshire to spend the Christmas holidays with some Holmes cousins and Mycroft joins the party. This is not a Mycroft I recognize, but the crime is explained so a good holiday can be had by all.
The individual stories are all reasonably framed and well-written. I found only a handful of errors and disliked only the characterization of Mycroft in the final tale. All were enjoyable, moderately complex and believable. Perhaps they are not Canonical, but they make a very nice substitute.
Reviewed by: Philip K. Jones, May, 2011
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Published in 2010, The Lost Stories of Sherlock Holmes are cases that were never made public by Dr. Watson. The stories were discovered by Tony Reynolds upon the death of his grandmother, Emma Mary Reynolds, (née Watson). Mr. Reynolds has edited these tales and for our reading pleasure has published them into an eight story collection. Of singular merit are the stories The Adventure of the Medium and The Adventure of the Gypsy Girl. Naturalists will especially enjoy The Giant Rat of Sumatra. Let us hope that Mr. Reynolds finds more locked deed boxes among his relative's effects that belonged to Dr. John Watson.
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A very enjoyable read
I really enjoyed this book. It took me back to my boyhood, when I devoured every Sherlock Holmes story, and then re-read them several times over the following years. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. Martin Dove
Pseudo Sherlock
Mildly entertaining but does not convince as a genuine example of the genre. Plots tend to be rather weak with easily foreseen conclusions.
Published 2 months ago by hypercritic
A very good effort
A pleasing and well written collection. Full marks to the author for his Watsonian voice. The only jarring note was having one of the stories set in 1893...Great hiatus anyone?
Published 11 months ago by Effortless Enigma
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The Lost Stories of Sherlock Holmes
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