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The Return of Sherlock Holmes #11
The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter
Another interesting short story from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - 'The Adventure of the Missing Three Quarter.'
As Doctor Watson writes: "We were fairly accustomed to receive weird telegrams at Baker Street, but I have a particular recollection of one which reached us on a gloomy February morning, some seven or eight years ago, and gave Mr. Sherlock Holmes a puzzled quarter of an hour. It was addressed to him, and ran thus: 'Please await me. Terrible misfortune. Right wing three-quarter missing, indispensable to-morrow. OVERTON."
Can you make anything of that?
As Doctor Watson writes: "We were fairly accustomed to receive weird telegrams at Baker Street, but I have a particular recollection of one which reached us on a gloomy February morning, some seven or eight years ago, and gave Mr. Sherlock Holmes a puzzled quarter of an hour. It was addressed to him, and ran thus: 'Please await me. Terrible misfortune. Right wing three-quarter missing, indispensable to-morrow. OVERTON."
Can you make anything of that?
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Arthur Conan Doyle
15.4k books24.1k followersSir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are milestones in the field of crime fiction.
Doyle was a prolific writer. In addition to the Holmes stories, his works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger, and humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels. One of Doyle's early short stories, "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" (1884), helped to popularise the mystery of the brigantine Mary Celeste, found drifting at sea with no crew member aboard.
Doyle was a prolific writer. In addition to the Holmes stories, his works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger, and humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels. One of Doyle's early short stories, "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" (1884), helped to popularise the mystery of the brigantine Mary Celeste, found drifting at sea with no crew member aboard.
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January 27, 2019
In this story, Mr. Cyril Overton of Trinity College, Cambridge comes to Holmes seeking his help in Godfrey Staunton’s disappearance. Staunton is the key man on Overton’s rugby team (who plays at the three-quarters position, hence the story's title), and they will never win the important match tomorrow against Oxford if Staunton cannot be found. Holmes has to admit that sport is outside his field, but he shows the same care he has shown to his other cases.
Staunton had seemed a bit pale and bothered earlier in the day, but late in the evening, according to a hotel porter, a rough-looking, bearded man came to the hotel with a note for Staunton which, judging from Staunton’s reaction, contained rather devastating news. He then left the hotel with the bearded stranger, and the two of them were seen running in the direction of the Strand at about half past ten. No-one has seen them since.
Overton has wired to Cambridge to find out if Staunton has been seen there; he has not. He has also wired Lord Mount-James, Staunton’s very wealthy and thoroughly miserly uncle and nearest living kin, but has heard no answer. Staunton is the almost-eighty-year-old Lord Mount-James’s heir, but he must meanwhile live in relative poverty owing to his uncle’s miserly behavior.
At the hotel, Holmes questions the porter. This bearded man who brought the note was neither a gentleman nor a workman, and he seemed to be bothered by something, too, for his hand was trembling as he handed Staunton the note. The only word that the porter overheard of their short conversation was “time”.
At six o’clock, the porter had brought Staunton a telegram, and he saw Staunton write a reply. Staunton told the porter that he would send it himself. Holmes looks at the telegraph forms in Staunton’s room, and then at the blotter, finally finding a clue. The impression on the blotter yields a part of the message that Staunton sent: “Stand by us for God’s sake”. Obviously at least one other person is involved (“us”), and there is some kind of danger. Other papers left in the room yield clues.
Lord Mount-James also briefly visits, and can give Holmes no useful information as to his nephew’s whereabouts. The old miser seems utterly aghast at the possibility that it might be a kidnapping whose object would be to extort his wealth.
Holmes and Dr. Watson then go to the telegraph office where Holmes uses a ruse to get the woman there to show him the counterfoil of the message that Staunton sent. It was addressed to Dr. Leslie Armstrong, an academic at Cambridge. They go to see him.
Dr. Armstrong tells Holmes that Staunton is an intimate friend of his. He does not react when told that Staunton has disappeared, and claims not to know where he is, and not to have seen him recently. He also says that Staunton is very healthy, but Holmes then produces one of Staunton’s papers, a thirteen-guinea bill from Dr. Armstrong. Furious, Armstrong refuses to answer any more questions, and denies that he had the telegram from Staunton. He then has his butler show Holmes and Watson out. They lodge at an inn just across the street from Armstrong’s, where they can watch him.
Holmes conducts some inquiries. A man in the yard before the inn tells Holmes that Armstrong, although not in actual medical practice, regularly rides in his brougham out into the country somewhere. The roundtrip seems to take about three hours. Holmes tries following the brougham on one of its outings, hiring a bicycle for the purpose. He is thwarted by Dr. Armstrong, who makes it quite clear that he is aware that Holmes is following him. He gives Holmes the slip.
The next day, Holmes’s inquiries in all the local villages come to naught; no-one has seen the doctor’s brougham passing through their village.
The mystery is at last unlocked by Pompey, a beagle-foxhound cross by appearance, who tracks the doctor’s brougham to a cottage in the countryside after Holmes had coated the wheels in aniseed oil. What Holmes finds is not pleasant. Staunton is there, but is grieving over his young wife, who has just died of consumption. Her existence was kept secret, because Lord Mount-James would not have approved of the marriage and would have disowned his nephew. Dr. Armstrong had told the woman’s father about her condition, and he, the bearded stranger, had unwisely told Staunton, who felt compelled to rush off forthwith.
As there is no broken law, Holmes decided to keep everything quiet.
I recommend this story to all readers that appreciate a very well written mystery.
Staunton had seemed a bit pale and bothered earlier in the day, but late in the evening, according to a hotel porter, a rough-looking, bearded man came to the hotel with a note for Staunton which, judging from Staunton’s reaction, contained rather devastating news. He then left the hotel with the bearded stranger, and the two of them were seen running in the direction of the Strand at about half past ten. No-one has seen them since.
Overton has wired to Cambridge to find out if Staunton has been seen there; he has not. He has also wired Lord Mount-James, Staunton’s very wealthy and thoroughly miserly uncle and nearest living kin, but has heard no answer. Staunton is the almost-eighty-year-old Lord Mount-James’s heir, but he must meanwhile live in relative poverty owing to his uncle’s miserly behavior.
At the hotel, Holmes questions the porter. This bearded man who brought the note was neither a gentleman nor a workman, and he seemed to be bothered by something, too, for his hand was trembling as he handed Staunton the note. The only word that the porter overheard of their short conversation was “time”.
At six o’clock, the porter had brought Staunton a telegram, and he saw Staunton write a reply. Staunton told the porter that he would send it himself. Holmes looks at the telegraph forms in Staunton’s room, and then at the blotter, finally finding a clue. The impression on the blotter yields a part of the message that Staunton sent: “Stand by us for God’s sake”. Obviously at least one other person is involved (“us”), and there is some kind of danger. Other papers left in the room yield clues.
Lord Mount-James also briefly visits, and can give Holmes no useful information as to his nephew’s whereabouts. The old miser seems utterly aghast at the possibility that it might be a kidnapping whose object would be to extort his wealth.
Holmes and Dr. Watson then go to the telegraph office where Holmes uses a ruse to get the woman there to show him the counterfoil of the message that Staunton sent. It was addressed to Dr. Leslie Armstrong, an academic at Cambridge. They go to see him.
Dr. Armstrong tells Holmes that Staunton is an intimate friend of his. He does not react when told that Staunton has disappeared, and claims not to know where he is, and not to have seen him recently. He also says that Staunton is very healthy, but Holmes then produces one of Staunton’s papers, a thirteen-guinea bill from Dr. Armstrong. Furious, Armstrong refuses to answer any more questions, and denies that he had the telegram from Staunton. He then has his butler show Holmes and Watson out. They lodge at an inn just across the street from Armstrong’s, where they can watch him.
Holmes conducts some inquiries. A man in the yard before the inn tells Holmes that Armstrong, although not in actual medical practice, regularly rides in his brougham out into the country somewhere. The roundtrip seems to take about three hours. Holmes tries following the brougham on one of its outings, hiring a bicycle for the purpose. He is thwarted by Dr. Armstrong, who makes it quite clear that he is aware that Holmes is following him. He gives Holmes the slip.
The next day, Holmes’s inquiries in all the local villages come to naught; no-one has seen the doctor’s brougham passing through their village.
The mystery is at last unlocked by Pompey, a beagle-foxhound cross by appearance, who tracks the doctor’s brougham to a cottage in the countryside after Holmes had coated the wheels in aniseed oil. What Holmes finds is not pleasant. Staunton is there, but is grieving over his young wife, who has just died of consumption. Her existence was kept secret, because Lord Mount-James would not have approved of the marriage and would have disowned his nephew. Dr. Armstrong had told the woman’s father about her condition, and he, the bearded stranger, had unwisely told Staunton, who felt compelled to rush off forthwith.
As there is no broken law, Holmes decided to keep everything quiet.
I recommend this story to all readers that appreciate a very well written mystery.
October 22, 2023
Este fue un caso sencillo y me decepcionó que todo se debiera a un amor oculto. Meh.
May 8, 2024
5 stars. This story is so sweet, sad, and humorous all at once. I feel like I say this every time, but I enjoy watching Holmes work so much! The characters were as epic as always—I loved seeing Dr. Armstrong matched against Sherlock—wish he showed up again! And Holmes’ humour is really the best, and shows strongly in this story. Then the plot is so puzzling and the ending so unexpected… It’s another of my very favourite cases. ;)
Content: language, smoking.
A Favourite Humorous Quote: “And what is the third source from which each of them sought for help against pressing danger? Our inquiry has already narrowed down to that.”
“We have only to find to whom that telegram is addressed,” I suggested.
“Exactly, my dear Watson. Your reflection, though profound, had already crossed my mind. But I daresay it may have come to your notice that, counterfoil of another man’s message, there may be some disinclination on the part of the officials to oblige you.”
Content: language, smoking.
A Favourite Humorous Quote: “And what is the third source from which each of them sought for help against pressing danger? Our inquiry has already narrowed down to that.”
“We have only to find to whom that telegram is addressed,” I suggested.
“Exactly, my dear Watson. Your reflection, though profound, had already crossed my mind. But I daresay it may have come to your notice that, counterfoil of another man’s message, there may be some disinclination on the part of the officials to oblige you.”
July 27, 2024
3 Stars. There's been a kidnapping before the annual rugger match between Cambridge and Oxford. To influence the outcome? Is important money riding on the result? It's not Sherlock Holmes's most exciting adventure, but anything with Holmes and Watson moves the needle for me. Godfrey Staunton is the star on the Cambridge team and the game is the next day. That's when the skipper, Cyril Overton, comes to Holmes seeking urgent help. Staunton has disappeared. He plays three-quarter line, for Canadians who don't know rugger / rugby well, that's like half-back in the Canadian Football League or the National Football League. Staunton is a crushing runner with leadership skills to match. Amusingly, Holmes has no idea who Staunton or Overton are, not being a sports fan. He does know a couple Stauntons however - "the rising young forger" and another "whom I helped to hang!" One interesting exchange is with Dr. Leslie Armstrong who may be linked to the disappearance. The good doctor expresses well the disdain probably held by many in the elite at the time against private detectives. Worth reading just for that. (Se2023/Jul2024)
August 12, 2017
In this story, Mr. Cyril Overton of Trinity College, Cambridge comes to Holmes looking for his assistance in Godfrey Staunton's vanishing. Staunton is the key man on Overton's rugby group (who plays at the seventy five percent position, subsequently the story's title), and they will never win the essential match tomorrow against Oxford if Staunton can't be found. Holmes needs to concede that game is outside his field, however he demonstrates a similar care he has appeared to his different cases.
Staunton had appeared somewhat pale and irritated before in the day, however late at night, as indicated by an inn watchman, an unpleasant looking, hairy man went to the lodging with a note for Staunton which, in light of Staunton's response, contained rather destroying news. He at that point left the lodging with the hairy outsider, and both of them were seen running toward the Strand at about half past ten. Nobody has seen them since.
I will not recommend this story to anyone.
Staunton had appeared somewhat pale and irritated before in the day, however late at night, as indicated by an inn watchman, an unpleasant looking, hairy man went to the lodging with a note for Staunton which, in light of Staunton's response, contained rather destroying news. He at that point left the lodging with the hairy outsider, and both of them were seen running toward the Strand at about half past ten. Nobody has seen them since.
I will not recommend this story to anyone.
January 27, 2021
A great Sherlock Holmes adventure where a missing three-quarter plays a leading roll.
June 17, 2023
للحب طرف خفي جميل.
February 9, 2025
قصه عاديه جداً
July 5, 2022
قصة اخرى من قصص شيرلوك هولمز
مشوقة وحاذقة
الأداء الصوتي جميل جدا
لكن لنتتفق أن شارلوك هولمز يقرأ للتسلية لا أكثر
فما أن تنهي القصة ، حتى لا تلاحظ فائدة تذكر
مشوقة وحاذقة
الأداء الصوتي جميل جدا
لكن لنتتفق أن شارلوك هولمز يقرأ للتسلية لا أكثر
فما أن تنهي القصة ، حتى لا تلاحظ فائدة تذكر
May 8, 2019
3.5/5
July 28, 2024
Excellent.
This was excellent, but not going to review it.
For the moment at least.
It’s public domain. You can find it HERE.
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PERSONAL NOTE :
[1905] [30p] [Crime] [4.5] [Recommendable]
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★★★★☆ 1. A Study in Scarlet [3.5]
★★★☆☆ 2. The Sign of Four [2.5]
★★★☆☆ 3. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
★★★★☆ 4. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [3.5]
★★★★☆ 5. The Hound of the Baskervilles
★★★★☆ 6. The Return of Sherlock Holmes <--
★★★☆☆ 7. The Valley of Fear
★★★★☆ 8. His Last Bow [3.5]
★★★☆☆ 9. The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes [2.5]
★★★☆☆ 10. The Complete Sherlock Holmes
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Excelente.
Esto estuvo excelente, pero no voy a reseñarlo.
Al menos por ahora.
Es dominio público, lo pueden encontrar ACA.
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NOTA PERSONAL :
[1905] [30p] [Crimen] [4.5] [Recomendable]
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This was excellent, but not going to review it.
For the moment at least.
It’s public domain. You can find it HERE.
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PERSONAL NOTE :
[1905] [30p] [Crime] [4.5] [Recommendable]
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★★★★☆ 1. A Study in Scarlet [3.5]
★★★☆☆ 2. The Sign of Four [2.5]
★★★☆☆ 3. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
★★★★☆ 4. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [3.5]
★★★★☆ 5. The Hound of the Baskervilles
★★★★☆ 6. The Return of Sherlock Holmes <--
★★★☆☆ 7. The Valley of Fear
★★★★☆ 8. His Last Bow [3.5]
★★★☆☆ 9. The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes [2.5]
★★★☆☆ 10. The Complete Sherlock Holmes
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Excelente.
Esto estuvo excelente, pero no voy a reseñarlo.
Al menos por ahora.
Es dominio público, lo pueden encontrar ACA.
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NOTA PERSONAL :
[1905] [30p] [Crimen] [4.5] [Recomendable]
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April 5, 2021
“We have only to find to whom that telegram is addressed,” I suggested.
“Exactly, my dear Watson. Your reflection, though profound, had already crossed my mind."
--Sherlock Holmes to Doctor Watson
Holmes is a smartass but it's funny.
This story revolves around sports and a missing three-quarter which is a position in rugby. Like Holmes, I don't follow sports and have little interest in them so this story is hard for me to get into. There are a few odd phrases and sports metaphors that make me giggle, like "sprinting for nuts."
Watson worries at his friend's old drug habit.
The two men track down a telegram, dupe a poor unsuspecting employee to give them private information, and finally come across the missing athlete who sits mourning to his dead wife. The end result is a forbidden marriage, a sick wife, a rugby game keeping them apart, and death. It's all very depressing at the end but we do see empathy from Holmes and a bit of poetic beauty from Doyle.
Not my favorite. Somewhat forgettable.
“Exactly, my dear Watson. Your reflection, though profound, had already crossed my mind."
--Sherlock Holmes to Doctor Watson
Holmes is a smartass but it's funny.
This story revolves around sports and a missing three-quarter which is a position in rugby. Like Holmes, I don't follow sports and have little interest in them so this story is hard for me to get into. There are a few odd phrases and sports metaphors that make me giggle, like "sprinting for nuts."
Watson worries at his friend's old drug habit.
The two men track down a telegram, dupe a poor unsuspecting employee to give them private information, and finally come across the missing athlete who sits mourning to his dead wife. The end result is a forbidden marriage, a sick wife, a rugby game keeping them apart, and death. It's all very depressing at the end but we do see empathy from Holmes and a bit of poetic beauty from Doyle.
Not my favorite. Somewhat forgettable.
December 31, 2020
مغامرة لاعب الركبي هي أحد قصص المجموعة القصصية الأخيرة لشرلوك هولمز (عودة شرلوك هولمز) وهي أيضا أخر قصص شرلوك هولمز بالنسبة لي فقد انتهيت بنجاح مع نهاية عام 2020 من قراءتها جميعا
قصة اظهرت أخيرا جانب يجهل عنه شرلوك كل شيء وهو رياضة الركبي
قصة جيدة ولطيفة بنهاية حزينة تستحق النجوم الثلاثة
قصة اظهرت أخيرا جانب يجهل عنه شرلوك كل شيء وهو رياضة الركبي
قصة جيدة ولطيفة بنهاية حزينة تستحق النجوم الثلاثة
May 7, 2016
Liked this one quite a bit, so I guess I don't need after all.
October 29, 2020
I thought the three quarter was money... 😹
November 10, 2021
Leuk SH avontuur. Weer geen moord maar wel een leuke puzzel die wordt opgelost.
April 19, 2022
تحدي #٧كتب_في_٧أيام
-الكتاب السابع والأخير-
-الكتاب السابع والأخير-
December 12, 2023
Couldn't really understand what was happening.
July 5, 2021
Mulanya misteri yang sangat hebat. Tiba-tiba seorang pemain ragbi yang penting hilang secara tiba-tiba sebelum perlawanan penting. Dijangka pengunjung asing tersebut yang melakukan penculikan. Namun, hakikatnya tidak seperti dijangka.
April 25, 2022
اعجبني الاصرار علي الوصول لتفسير ، حتي لو كل المعطيات تؤول إلي الاستسلام ، تفاعل هولمز مع ظن الناس السيئ بما يعكس ما في نفسه من هدوء نابع عن الثقة بالنفس فلا شيئ يهم بعد ذلك .
الأفعال تجبر الآخرين علي احترامنا حتي لو كان الانطباع الاول خاطئ لاي سبب فلا يغرنك ما يعتقدون افعل ما يمليه عليه عقلك و قلبك و ضميرك فهو مكنون نفسك يظهر بعد ذلك في افعالك .
الأفعال تجبر الآخرين علي احترامنا حتي لو كان الانطباع الاول خاطئ لاي سبب فلا يغرنك ما يعتقدون افعل ما يمليه عليه عقلك و قلبك و ضميرك فهو مكنون نفسك يظهر بعد ذلك في افعالك .
August 24, 2015
The story was wrapped in mystery. I liked the mood in which was situated the plot.
I was surely not expecting this outcome, but I can't help but be a little disappointed with how it ended
I was surely not expecting this outcome, but I can't help but be a little disappointed with how it ended
March 12, 2019
It is a good Sherlock Holmes mystery as the master detective must solve a possible kidnapping case, though the ending was far from satisfactory.
August 30, 2025
#Binge Reviewing my previous Reads #Holmes
The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter is one of those Sherlock Holmes tales where Doyle swaps international espionage and murder for something that feels, at first glance, more light-hearted: a rugby player vanishes just before a big match, and his frantic team needs him found. But as always with Holmes, the apparent triviality masks a deeper current of human drama.
The case itself is deceptively simple, almost pastoral compared to the sinister London fogs or deadly conspiracies of other stories.
Holmes and Watson follow a trail that takes them through Cambridge’s cloisters, into the countryside, and finally into the private heartache of a secret relationship. What makes it memorable is not the puzzle’s difficulty—it’s one of the slighter cases in that regard—but the contrast between the expectation of sport and camaraderie and the discovery of hidden grief.
Holmes here shows his usual brilliance, but he also exhibits restraint. He understands that not every case ends with triumphant exposure of crime; sometimes, the detective must respect privacy and protect fragile human emotions.
The missing rugby star is not a criminal but a young man overwhelmed by love and circumstance, and Doyle writes the resolution with tenderness rather than triumph. Watson’s narration, too, adds warmth, underscoring the quiet dignity of lives touched by sorrow.
In the grand Holmes canon, this isn’t one of the flashiest or most quoted tales, but it lingers because of its tone — a reminder that Holmes isn’t just the detective of gaslight and murder but also of empathy and discretion.
It’s Doyle saying that mysteries aren’t always about villains; sometimes they’re about the mysteries of the human heart.
The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter is one of those Sherlock Holmes tales where Doyle swaps international espionage and murder for something that feels, at first glance, more light-hearted: a rugby player vanishes just before a big match, and his frantic team needs him found. But as always with Holmes, the apparent triviality masks a deeper current of human drama.
The case itself is deceptively simple, almost pastoral compared to the sinister London fogs or deadly conspiracies of other stories.
Holmes and Watson follow a trail that takes them through Cambridge’s cloisters, into the countryside, and finally into the private heartache of a secret relationship. What makes it memorable is not the puzzle’s difficulty—it’s one of the slighter cases in that regard—but the contrast between the expectation of sport and camaraderie and the discovery of hidden grief.
Holmes here shows his usual brilliance, but he also exhibits restraint. He understands that not every case ends with triumphant exposure of crime; sometimes, the detective must respect privacy and protect fragile human emotions.
The missing rugby star is not a criminal but a young man overwhelmed by love and circumstance, and Doyle writes the resolution with tenderness rather than triumph. Watson’s narration, too, adds warmth, underscoring the quiet dignity of lives touched by sorrow.
In the grand Holmes canon, this isn’t one of the flashiest or most quoted tales, but it lingers because of its tone — a reminder that Holmes isn’t just the detective of gaslight and murder but also of empathy and discretion.
It’s Doyle saying that mysteries aren’t always about villains; sometimes they’re about the mysteries of the human heart.
March 31, 2024
I feel like I can't remember which ones are my favorite so I am gonna write a review after I finish each story to document everything (There's another 26 stories that I didn't read, so not too late ig lol)
I am really invested in Sherlock Holmes character more than the cases tbh so I really LOVE when they show smth about the relation between Holmes and Watson or how Watson is always so worried about Sherlock when it comes to his drugs habit. I also love Sherlock when he's being a sassy cause for me I only expect the sass from the BBC sherlock, so ACD Sherlock being sassy is so unexpected and funny like really Sherlock said:
"Dear me, dear me the postoffice again!" Holmes sighed, wearily. "A most urgent telegram was dispatched to you from London by Godfrey Staunton at six-fifteen yesterday evening-a telegram which is undoubtedly associated with his disappearance-and yet you have not had it. It is most culpable. I shall certainly go down to the office here and register a complaint."
Also, I have noticed that Sherlock really loves dogs :'(
About the case, the ending was Kind of expected and unexpected at the same time. When they said that the three quarter was an orphan I felt like "okay maybe he's not orphan and that weird man came to tell him about his parents and that they're dying now so he has little time to meet them?" And my expectation was similar to the fact that he went missing because someone he loves was dying! I didn't expect that that doctor was actually kind and wasn't a murderer or smth lol
I am really invested in Sherlock Holmes character more than the cases tbh so I really LOVE when they show smth about the relation between Holmes and Watson or how Watson is always so worried about Sherlock when it comes to his drugs habit. I also love Sherlock when he's being a sassy cause for me I only expect the sass from the BBC sherlock, so ACD Sherlock being sassy is so unexpected and funny like really Sherlock said:
"Dear me, dear me the postoffice again!" Holmes sighed, wearily. "A most urgent telegram was dispatched to you from London by Godfrey Staunton at six-fifteen yesterday evening-a telegram which is undoubtedly associated with his disappearance-and yet you have not had it. It is most culpable. I shall certainly go down to the office here and register a complaint."
Also, I have noticed that Sherlock really loves dogs :'(
About the case, the ending was Kind of expected and unexpected at the same time. When they said that the three quarter was an orphan I felt like "okay maybe he's not orphan and that weird man came to tell him about his parents and that they're dying now so he has little time to meet them?" And my expectation was similar to the fact that he went missing because someone he loves was dying! I didn't expect that that doctor was actually kind and wasn't a murderer or smth lol
August 21, 2021
El caso me gustó muchísimo pero no superó lo triste que fue :(((.
La historia trata sobre el entrenador del equipo de rugby (si no mal recuerdo) de Cambridge, cuyo mejor jugador (y heredero de la fortuna de un tío aristócrata extremadamente rico y conservador) desaparece un día antes de que tengan un partido muy importante en Londres, desesperado va a buscar ayuda a Scotland Yard y ahí (como siempre lol) lo redirigen con Sherlock.
Antes de que desapareciera, el jugador recibió y envío un telegrama, Sherlock revisó el papel sobre el que escribió para intentar descifrar de qué se trataba y finalmente decidió emprender el viaje a Cambridge. Sherlock es un genio, pero todos sabemos que desentrañar misterios fuera de Londres no es su fuerte, por lo que batalla para comenzar a seguir el caso en este nuevo lugar.
Sherlock sospecha de un doctor, que trabaja en la universidad como investigador y decide seguirle la pista con ayuda de un perrito 💜 yo: living.
El final es un poco anticlimático, resulta que las apariencias engañan, que las enfermedades altamente contagiosas son terribles y... Qué la vida es muy muy triste.
PD: Eso de tener que casarse con alguien de tu misma clase social apesta... dejen a la gente ser felizzzz
La historia trata sobre el entrenador del equipo de rugby (si no mal recuerdo) de Cambridge, cuyo mejor jugador (y heredero de la fortuna de un tío aristócrata extremadamente rico y conservador) desaparece un día antes de que tengan un partido muy importante en Londres, desesperado va a buscar ayuda a Scotland Yard y ahí (como siempre lol) lo redirigen con Sherlock.
Antes de que desapareciera, el jugador recibió y envío un telegrama, Sherlock revisó el papel sobre el que escribió para intentar descifrar de qué se trataba y finalmente decidió emprender el viaje a Cambridge. Sherlock es un genio, pero todos sabemos que desentrañar misterios fuera de Londres no es su fuerte, por lo que batalla para comenzar a seguir el caso en este nuevo lugar.
Sherlock sospecha de un doctor, que trabaja en la universidad como investigador y decide seguirle la pista con ayuda de un perrito 💜 yo: living.
El final es un poco anticlimático, resulta que las apariencias engañan, que las enfermedades altamente contagiosas son terribles y... Qué la vida es muy muy triste.
PD: Eso de tener que casarse con alguien de tu misma clase social apesta... dejen a la gente ser felizzzz
December 14, 2022
A young University of Cambridge (Trinity College) undergraduate (Mr. Cyril Overton) wants to find out why one of his important rugby players (Mr. Godfrey Staunton) has suddenly disappeared.
His disappearance is on the eve of an important rugby match which is to take place against their rivals at the University of Oxford.
Scotland yard refers Cyril Overton to Sherlock Holmes (and Dr. John H. Watson) to sort out the mystery.
Overbearing behaviour (Lord Mount-James), parental control, marital and family obligations, and wealth distribution are features of the story, as the two men search around the villages of Cambridgeshire in their quest for answers - Chesterton, Histon, Waterbeach, Oakington and Trumpington.
The Cambridge villages and the surrounding countryside have interesting historical features including a ringfort, a causeway, the church of St. Etheldreda (1217), and Geoffrey Chaucer's Reeve's Tale.
See also: Hereward the Wake, an Anglo-Saxon nobleman and leader of local resistance to the Norman conquest of England (William the Conqueror).
James Wilde: The Time of the Wolf (2011)
His disappearance is on the eve of an important rugby match which is to take place against their rivals at the University of Oxford.
Scotland yard refers Cyril Overton to Sherlock Holmes (and Dr. John H. Watson) to sort out the mystery.
Overbearing behaviour (Lord Mount-James), parental control, marital and family obligations, and wealth distribution are features of the story, as the two men search around the villages of Cambridgeshire in their quest for answers - Chesterton, Histon, Waterbeach, Oakington and Trumpington.
The Cambridge villages and the surrounding countryside have interesting historical features including a ringfort, a causeway, the church of St. Etheldreda (1217), and Geoffrey Chaucer's Reeve's Tale.
See also: Hereward the Wake, an Anglo-Saxon nobleman and leader of local resistance to the Norman conquest of England (William the Conqueror).
James Wilde: The Time of the Wolf (2011)
August 11, 2020
A quick and swift story by Arthur Conan Doyle. A promising Football Player disappears from School. Holmes is charged into finding the chap. His sole surviving relative is a wealthy Lord. So, all ideas point to kidnapping for money. However the story had a rather surprising ending.
What is nice about 5his story is not just the fluid relationship between Holmes and Watson, but the surprise that Watson has assisted Holmes in quitting his cocaine habit. With one subtle line, Conan Doyle is very astute in saying that although Holmes has quit his addiction that it is by no means a certainty he will remain clean.
What is nice about 5his story is not just the fluid relationship between Holmes and Watson, but the surprise that Watson has assisted Holmes in quitting his cocaine habit. With one subtle line, Conan Doyle is very astute in saying that although Holmes has quit his addiction that it is by no means a certainty he will remain clean.
May 13, 2024
Godfrey Staunton is the missing three-quarter; that's a player position in rugby or maybe soccer -- whatever the sport, team captain Cyril Overton is sure they're going to lose an important match without him. Let's call in Holmes.
The search for the missing athlete turns out to be more interesting than we might expect. Along the way we meet Lord Mount-James (world's worst uncle), Dr Lesley Armstrong (rather sinister) and a dog named Pompey ("no great flyer. . .but a staunch hound on a scent").
Warning: ending is rather sad, but at least Holmes has kicked his drug habit.
Screen history:
1923 -- Stoll film series
The search for the missing athlete turns out to be more interesting than we might expect. Along the way we meet Lord Mount-James (world's worst uncle), Dr Lesley Armstrong (rather sinister) and a dog named Pompey ("no great flyer. . .but a staunch hound on a scent").
Warning: ending is rather sad, but at least Holmes has kicked his drug habit.
Screen history:
1923 -- Stoll film series
July 13, 2024
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To be fully honest here the plot in this one was very weak, but it was still somehow enjoyable but not so interesting as some other stories about Sherlock Holmes in my humble opinion.
The characters here are okay but when it comes to Sherlock Holmes and doctor Watson they are an amazing due and I loved they both because they have something in them which makes us relate to them.
The writing style here was okay but I think that sir Arthur Conan Doyle could have done better in this book.
https://thebookcornerchronicles.com/2...
To be fully honest here the plot in this one was very weak, but it was still somehow enjoyable but not so interesting as some other stories about Sherlock Holmes in my humble opinion.
The characters here are okay but when it comes to Sherlock Holmes and doctor Watson they are an amazing due and I loved they both because they have something in them which makes us relate to them.
The writing style here was okay but I think that sir Arthur Conan Doyle could have done better in this book.
March 8, 2022
A soccer (or maybe a rugby?) player goes missing the night before a big match and no one can find him. Holmes tracks down the last telegram he sent to a doctor who refuses to tell him anything. Holmes follows him for days without result and finally enlists the help of a bloodhound which tracks him to an apartment where the missing athlete is found, mourning his recently passed wife. They kept to marriage a secret so as to not risk his inheritance. A lot of running around without much result for a while and the reader had no chance to figure out why. Makes for a dull story.
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