SOLVED. Short story about a genius mathematician who is out for a walk and finds a man on the ground barely alive [s]

[Fran]

I don't have a lot sadly. It is a story about a genius mathematician who is out for a walk and finds a man on the ground barely alive. He takes him home and deduces what has happened to him by various clues on his clothing and in his pockets.

He then gives the man a concoction that will take care of the poisoning? and in time the man awakes with questions.

The genius mathematician then goes through the story as he deduced it and the man who had almost died is amazed at how the man was able to deduce all of this without the man being able to tell him anything.

The story has the flavor of the time of Sherlock Holmes, but it was not Sherlock Holmes.

Thanks for any help! Sure is frustrating not to remember a story you read.

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Ok, I haven't read the anthology myself, but what about one of the stories in A Study in Sherlock: Stories inspired by the Holmes canon?

Was there any paranormal angle to the story? There is a paranormal series that leans heavily on the Holmes stories. Only Watson is female and a wizard--and more than competent--and Holmes is a mentat, a human calculating machine type character.
Lilith Saintcrow is the author. I'm not sure if there are any short stories with this series tho, as it is fairly new.

[Fran]

Thanks so much for responding.

No paranormal elements in the story, just alchemy.

[Fran]

I would like to read that paranormal series!

[Ann aka Iftcan]

It's a good series Fran. It's called Bannon and Clare. The Iron Wyrm Affair is the first book in the series.

[Fran]

Thanks! Have added it to my to read list.

Now if someone could help me figure out the other story. :-)

[Tab]

Fran, did you read this story in an anthology or collection of short stories? And, how long ago did you read it?

[Fran]

I read it last year and it could have been in a collection of short stories, but I can't be sure.

[Fran]

Thanks for asking!

[Fran]

I found it!!!!

My First Experience
With the Great Logician

http://www.futrelle.com/stories/MyFir...

Very good story. Enjoyed it very much. Hope you do too. I thought it was in a book form that I read it but maybe I read it online too. Not sure.

Thanks for all your comments! And suggestions of other books and stories to read!

[Fran]

I figured out for sure where I heard this story! It was at Librivox!

http://librivox.org/short-mystery-sto...

My First Experience With the Great Logician by Jacques Futrelle – 00:13:20
Source: E-text
[mp3@64kbps - 6.4MB]
[mp3@128kbps - 12.8MB]
[ogg vorbis - 7.0MB]
Read by: RK Wilcox
I recognized the narrator/reader when I listened again.

[Kate]

I believe it is also in The Thinking Machine.

[Fran]

I really don't remember it from the Time Machine, but I will keep that in mind during my next reading of Time Machine.

Thanks!

I was excited to finally figure it out. It figured it out partly on the way home, then made myself a note on the word I remembered through the bout of free word association and when I got home I did a few searches and found it.

[Tab]

Congrats, Fran :)

[Fran]

Thanks!!

[Cheryl]

thinking machine, not time machine

[Fran]

Thanks Cheryl! Will have to check it out.

The mind is an amazing thing. That word association really helped. My mind was totally blank on it before that.