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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes #3
A Case of Identity - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story
Miss Mary Sutherland, angry and beside herself with feelings of loss, asks Sherlock Holmes to solve the sudden, mysterious disappearance of a shy and attentive man she has grown to love. He disappeared on the very day they were to be married. It's a challenge Holmes can't turn down.
Librarian's note: This is #3 in Doyle's first collection of Holmes' short stories, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. This entry is for the story, A Case of Identity. Collections of short stories and other individual stories by the author can be found elsewhere by searching for: a Sherlock Holmes Short Story.
Librarian's note: This is #3 in Doyle's first collection of Holmes' short stories, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. This entry is for the story, A Case of Identity. Collections of short stories and other individual stories by the author can be found elsewhere by searching for: a Sherlock Holmes Short Story.
18 pages, Audio Cassette
First published September 1, 1891
About the author
Arthur Conan Doyle
17.4k books25.1k followersSir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a Scottish 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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March 22, 2017
We open "A Case of Identity" with Sherlock Holmes' and Dr. Watson's typical banter, and then they look out the window to see Sherlock's next client. I love this description and Sherlock's comments:
Miss Mary Sutherland's problem is a fiancé who mysteriously disappeared from his carriage on the way to the church, after asking her, that very morning, to remember that she was pledged to him, even if something unforeseen happened to separate them. Suspicious, much?
So this Sherlock Holmes short story didn't work for me. The slightness and predictability of the tale, mixed with an unfortunate Victorian view of women -- that they are noble and of delicate sensibilities and are not to have their illusions shattered, even when it would be in their best interest, gah! SO MUCH -- combined to leave a bad taste in my mouth. But it was nice to see a brief glimpse of the softer side of Sherlock Holmes.
Looking over his shoulder, I saw that on the pavement opposite there stood a large woman with a heavy fur boa round her neck, and a large curling red feather in a broad-brimmed hat which was tilted in a coquettish Duchess of Devonshire fashion over her ear. From under this great panoply she peeped up in a nervous, hesitating fashion at our windows, while her body oscillated backward and forward, and her fingers fidgeted with her glove buttons. Suddenly, with a plunge, as of the swimmer who leaves the bank, she hurried across the road, and we heard the sharp clang of the bell.
“I have seen those symptoms before,” said Holmes, throwing his cigarette into the fire. “Oscillation upon the pavement always means an affaire de coeur. She would like advice, but is not sure that the matter is not too delicate for communication. And yet even here we may discriminate. When a woman has been seriously wronged by a man she no longer oscillates, and the usual symptom is a broken bell wire. Here we may take it that there is a love matter, but that the maiden is not so much angry as perplexed, or grieved.”
Miss Mary Sutherland's problem is a fiancé who mysteriously disappeared from his carriage on the way to the church, after asking her, that very morning, to remember that she was pledged to him, even if something unforeseen happened to separate them. Suspicious, much?
So this Sherlock Holmes short story didn't work for me. The slightness and predictability of the tale, mixed with an unfortunate Victorian view of women -- that they are noble and of delicate sensibilities and are not to have their illusions shattered, even when it would be in their best interest, gah! SO MUCH -- combined to leave a bad taste in my mouth. But it was nice to see a brief glimpse of the softer side of Sherlock Holmes.
January 18, 2025
First published in "Strand" magazine in September 1991, probably set in 1887.
Maybe not too surprisingly, this story has the lowest average rating in the whole collection "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes".
The mystery itself is fairly simple and easily solvable by readers along the way.
Holmes doesn't leave his premises, and there is no "real" crime at all in the first place. Just a case of "misfortunate deception" and some shameless family cruelty.
However, I find this story very touching, for it casts a bit different light on Sherlock's character.
Holmes displays his usual shrewdness and wit while conversing with dr. Watson and masterfully deals with the scoundrel.
On top of that, he actually shows some emotions for the poor Miss Mary. That is very rarely the case with Holmes who usually remains cold and distant towards his clients. He couldn't punish the guilty party legally, but he did offer her a bit of advice and consolation.
It is a very unusual story in that respect and Sir Arthur wrote it with amazing, flawless ease.
Maybe not too surprisingly, this story has the lowest average rating in the whole collection "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes".
The mystery itself is fairly simple and easily solvable by readers along the way.
Holmes doesn't leave his premises, and there is no "real" crime at all in the first place. Just a case of "misfortunate deception" and some shameless family cruelty.
However, I find this story very touching, for it casts a bit different light on Sherlock's character.
Holmes displays his usual shrewdness and wit while conversing with dr. Watson and masterfully deals with the scoundrel.
On top of that, he actually shows some emotions for the poor Miss Mary. That is very rarely the case with Holmes who usually remains cold and distant towards his clients. He couldn't punish the guilty party legally, but he did offer her a bit of advice and consolation.
It is a very unusual story in that respect and Sir Arthur wrote it with amazing, flawless ease.
November 25, 2018
يبدو ان اموري في يخص التحيقي في الجرائم في تحسن , وها قد بدأنا من هنا , ولذلك احتفظ ببقية النجوم لنفسي كمكافأة لي على دقة ملاحظتي وتشخيصي الصحيحين والخاليين من اي أخطاء , اجل .. كان كل شيء في مكانه الصحيح
جميل جداً وبالذات اذا فكرت بتغيير مهنتي في المستقبل
نفس الاسلوب والبساطة , لا جديد بل ربما كانت ابسط مما اعتدت عليه , أعتقد بسبب قرائتي لما هو اكثر تعقيداً من هدذه بكثير
لكنها بالمجمل لطيفة و ممتعة وتصلح كاستراحة قصيرة
جميل جداً وبالذات اذا فكرت بتغيير مهنتي في المستقبل
نفس الاسلوب والبساطة , لا جديد بل ربما كانت ابسط مما اعتدت عليه , أعتقد بسبب قرائتي لما هو اكثر تعقيداً من هدذه بكثير
لكنها بالمجمل لطيفة و ممتعة وتصلح كاستراحة قصيرة
January 2, 2021
Un caso más del detective Sherlock Holmes. Desentraña el misterio sin levantarse del sofá.
One more case of detective Sherlock Holmes. Unravel the mystery without getting off the sofa.
One more case of detective Sherlock Holmes. Unravel the mystery without getting off the sofa.
February 19, 2013
I've been watching and loving the new Brit series Sherlock, so I wanted to go back and revisit the originals. Ya know, do a little compare and contrast.
A Case of Identity is one of Doyle's most innocuous of stories. It's simple. It's easy to solve. The stakes aren't very high: a case of petty theft and hurt feelings being the approximate sum. Overall it's not particularly exciting, so it was easy to spend the reading time examining more than the story.
Benedict Cummerbund's version of Sherlock is very cold, very analytical, lacking in almost all social graces to the point of being a clear sufferer of Asperger's.
In comparison, Doyle's original creation is also quite analytical, quite the know-it-all and some times snarky about it, but he is also kindly, occasional gracious and seems more interested in his work and engaged with his clients.
I like Cumberbitch, but he just isn't likable compared to the real Sherlock. Sure, you admire his abilities and his deep-seated and suppressed love for John Watson, all that's on the show, but the book pulls the character back from the antisocial precipice that could only land a person eventually in jail or the grave for his maniacal behavior....Well then again, it's hella fun to watch bat-shit crazy.
A Case of Identity is one of Doyle's most innocuous of stories. It's simple. It's easy to solve. The stakes aren't very high: a case of petty theft and hurt feelings being the approximate sum. Overall it's not particularly exciting, so it was easy to spend the reading time examining more than the story.
Benedict Cummerbund's version of Sherlock is very cold, very analytical, lacking in almost all social graces to the point of being a clear sufferer of Asperger's.
In comparison, Doyle's original creation is also quite analytical, quite the know-it-all and some times snarky about it, but he is also kindly, occasional gracious and seems more interested in his work and engaged with his clients.
I like Cumberbitch, but he just isn't likable compared to the real Sherlock. Sure, you admire his abilities and his deep-seated and suppressed love for John Watson, all that's on the show, but the book pulls the character back from the antisocial precipice that could only land a person eventually in jail or the grave for his maniacal behavior....Well then again, it's hella fun to watch bat-shit crazy.
December 1, 2020
القراءة الثانية:
كوني أعتدت على جرائم قتل أغاثا كريستي، كنت أظن أنه ما لم يكن هناك قتيل، فالقضية لا تستحق عناء الانتباه وإيقاظ مخيلتي. جمال قصص هولمز يكمن بملاحظاته واستنتاجاته لا بجدية القضايا نفسها. سواء كانت قضية ابتزاز، أو إعلان عمل غريب، أو اختفاء خطيب امرأة كما في هذه القصة، فقضاياه لا تعدو عن كونها مسرح لتطبيق مهاراته التحليلية. ومتابعته وأحيانا مسابقته تجربة ممتعة.
من أقصر القضايا وأسهلها. لا شيء مميز، عريس يُفقد في يوم زواجه فقط. يبدو أن نقطة قوة السلسلة هي حضور هولمز فيها وليس الأحداث. فمجرد وجوده وملاحظته لتلك التفاصيل الصغيرة وتفسيرها ممتع... رغم روعة الشخصية التي جسّدها بيندكيت كامبرباتش في مسلسل البي بي سي إلا أني أجد شخصيته في القصص والروايات تعجبني أكثر. جيدة لتمضية الوقت.
كوني أعتدت على جرائم قتل أغاثا كريستي، كنت أظن أنه ما لم يكن هناك قتيل، فالقضية لا تستحق عناء الانتباه وإيقاظ مخيلتي. جمال قصص هولمز يكمن بملاحظاته واستنتاجاته لا بجدية القضايا نفسها. سواء كانت قضية ابتزاز، أو إعلان عمل غريب، أو اختفاء خطيب امرأة كما في هذه القصة، فقضاياه لا تعدو عن كونها مسرح لتطبيق مهاراته التحليلية. ومتابعته وأحيانا مسابقته تجربة ممتعة.
من أقصر القضايا وأسهلها. لا شيء مميز، عريس يُفقد في يوم زواجه فقط. يبدو أن نقطة قوة السلسلة هي حضور هولمز فيها وليس الأحداث. فمجرد وجوده وملاحظته لتلك التفاصيل الصغيرة وتفسيرها ممتع... رغم روعة الشخصية التي جسّدها بيندكيت كامبرباتش في مسلسل البي بي سي إلا أني أجد شخصيته في القصص والروايات تعجبني أكثر. جيدة لتمضية الوقت.
March 21, 2022
Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could possibly invent. We would not dare to conceive the things which are really mere commonplace of existence.
3.4/5 rounded to 3
3.4/5 rounded to 3
March 9, 2020
Nothing worthy to be withheld.
The characters are dull or unpleasant, there is no action at all, even Holmes must not strive too hard.
Or perhaps you have to read those Holmes stories one by one, with long breaks in between and a certain benevolence...
The characters are dull or unpleasant, there is no action at all, even Holmes must not strive too hard.
Or perhaps you have to read those Holmes stories one by one, with long breaks in between and a certain benevolence...
February 17, 2023
6.1/10
Not the hardest or most intriguing case and one that the great detective solves without even leaving his premises.
This is actually one that the reader also can solve before the reveal.
Still it's always great to spend some time in the room on 221Baker street.
Not the hardest or most intriguing case and one that the great detective solves without even leaving his premises.
This is actually one that the reader also can solve before the reveal.
Still it's always great to spend some time in the room on 221Baker street.
June 12, 2023
یک داستان کوتاه اما بامزه از سری داستانهای شرلوک هلمز بود. ماجرا با مراجعهی زن جوانی به شرلوک هلمز شروع میشه با درخواست کمک برای پیدا کردن همسرش که فردای روز عروسی ناپدید شده.ه
October 24, 2017
Really a boring tale as far as Sherlock Holmes goes.
Not really sure what the point was..? If you have an idea, please enlighten me.
I certainly could have gone through my life without ever having read this short story and be just the same. Ho hum.
Not really sure what the point was..? If you have an idea, please enlighten me.
I certainly could have gone through my life without ever having read this short story and be just the same. Ho hum.
December 26, 2017
رغم بساطة القضية و حلها .. لكن مع شيرلوك هولمز كل قضية مهما كان مضمونها تصبح ممتعة :D ♥
أول قراءة لآرثر كونان دويل
أول قراءة لآرثر كونان دويل
July 17, 2016
مغامرات شارلوك هولمز , تأليف السيد آرثر كونان دويل
" قضية هوية " هي القضية الثانية من مغامرات شارلوك هولمز , تدور أحداث هذه المغامرة حول أحد الفتيات التي حاول زوج أمها و الذي يكبرها بخمس سنوات فقط أن يتحايل عليها طمعا في ما تملك من مال و دخل سنوي جيد جدا , فلجأت هذه الفتات إلى شارلوك و صديقه الدكتور واطسون .
الملاحظة هي سلاح شارلوك في معرفة الأشياء المختلفة حول الأشخاص كما أن التفاصيل الصغيرة المهملة تعتبر القاعدة الرئيسية التي يبني عليها تحاليله و تفسيراته .
" قضية هوية " هي القضية الثانية من مغامرات شارلوك هولمز , تدور أحداث هذه المغامرة حول أحد الفتيات التي حاول زوج أمها و الذي يكبرها بخمس سنوات فقط أن يتحايل عليها طمعا في ما تملك من مال و دخل سنوي جيد جدا , فلجأت هذه الفتات إلى شارلوك و صديقه الدكتور واطسون .
الملاحظة هي سلاح شارلوك في معرفة الأشياء المختلفة حول الأشخاص كما أن التفاصيل الصغيرة المهملة تعتبر القاعدة الرئيسية التي يبني عليها تحاليله و تفسيراته .
April 29, 2021
Relato corto llamado Un caso de identidad, una joven mujer llega con Sherlock 🕵️ para solicitarle busque a su prometido desaparecido.
Es un caso lleno de jocosidad, ligereza, y que es de los pocos que se pueden resolver, debido a que todas las pistas están ahí, y se hace uso de herramientas literarias que después fueron y han sido muy usadas en los libros de detectives.
Aquí Sherlock vuelve a considerar que las mujeres son de una sola especie, sentimentales, susceptibles, inocentes y sobre todo rencorosas si les haces ver lo cándidas que pueden ser en el amor, sobre todo en el falso.
Me divertí bastante con esta historia.
Es un caso lleno de jocosidad, ligereza, y que es de los pocos que se pueden resolver, debido a que todas las pistas están ahí, y se hace uso de herramientas literarias que después fueron y han sido muy usadas en los libros de detectives.
Aquí Sherlock vuelve a considerar que las mujeres son de una sola especie, sentimentales, susceptibles, inocentes y sobre todo rencorosas si les haces ver lo cándidas que pueden ser en el amor, sobre todo en el falso.
Me divertí bastante con esta historia.
May 23, 2021
5 stars. I love how easily Sherlock worked this one out. All his deducing and train of thought—detailed so well and so fascinatingly EASY! Although the ending is dissatisfactory, the characters and the whole situation are interesting, and I love Homes’ firing up for poor Miss Mary… shows the man behind the brain. <3 And of course, Watson + Sherlock have the best conversations. ;)
“But here”—I picked up the morning paper from the ground—“let us put it to a practical test. Here is the first heading upon which I come. ‘A husband’s cruelty to his wife.’ There is half a column of print, but I know without reading it that it is all perfectly familiar to me. There is, of course, … the drink, the push, the blow, the bruise, the sympathetic sister or landlady. The crudest of writers could invent nothing more crude.”
“Indeed, your example is an unfortunate one for your argument,” said Holmes, taking the paper and glancing his eye down it. “This is the Dundas separation case, and, as it happens, I was engaged in clearing up some small points in connection with it. The husband was a teetotaler, … and the conduct complained of was that he had drifted into the habit of winding up every meal by taking out his false teeth and hurling them at his wife, which, you will allow, is not an action likely to occur to the imagination of the average story-teller.”
“But here”—I picked up the morning paper from the ground—“let us put it to a practical test. Here is the first heading upon which I come. ‘A husband’s cruelty to his wife.’ There is half a column of print, but I know without reading it that it is all perfectly familiar to me. There is, of course, … the drink, the push, the blow, the bruise, the sympathetic sister or landlady. The crudest of writers could invent nothing more crude.”
“Indeed, your example is an unfortunate one for your argument,” said Holmes, taking the paper and glancing his eye down it. “This is the Dundas separation case, and, as it happens, I was engaged in clearing up some small points in connection with it. The husband was a teetotaler, … and the conduct complained of was that he had drifted into the habit of winding up every meal by taking out his false teeth and hurling them at his wife, which, you will allow, is not an action likely to occur to the imagination of the average story-teller.”
November 22, 2022
❞ إن الحياه يا صديقى أغرب من أى خيال يمكن للعقل البشرى الوصول إليه ، حتى لو استطعنا الطيران خارج تلك النافذة لنحوم فوق هذه المدينة العظيمة ثم أزلنا أسقف المنازل واختلسنا النظر إلى تلك الأمور الغريبة التى تحدث تحتها والمصادفات المثيرة وسلاسل الأحداث وهى تتطور لتؤدى إلى أكثر النتائج غرابة.. لو صنعنا ذلك لرأينا الروايات الخيالية مملة وذات نهايات ساذجة مألوفة ❝.
قضية أقل من العادى بل شعرت إنها ساذجة واستخفاف بعقل القارئ.
قضية أقل من العادى بل شعرت إنها ساذجة واستخفاف بعقل القارئ.
January 31, 2016
Another great tale by an incomparable writer, and yet...
I didn't figure it out! Damnation! It's all so obvious. It's all there. What is wrong with me! :D
A young woman comes to Holmes to find out what happened to her betrothed. Seems that the fellow left her at the altar, and I knew HOW he did it. (That little fact was glaringly obvious.) But why? As the story unfolds - one of the main clues being a typewriter - it becomes more and more evident what happened. But me, no, I missed it.
Enjoying reading these stories in an annotated edition.
I didn't figure it out! Damnation! It's all so obvious. It's all there. What is wrong with me! :D
A young woman comes to Holmes to find out what happened to her betrothed. Seems that the fellow left her at the altar, and I knew HOW he did it. (That little fact was glaringly obvious.) But why? As the story unfolds - one of the main clues being a typewriter - it becomes more and more evident what happened. But me, no, I missed it.
Enjoying reading these stories in an annotated edition.
September 17, 2020
4.5 stars
October 17, 2020
“life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent. We would not dare to conceive the things which are really mere commonplaces of existence........
June 25, 2023
Hasta ahora, creo que este ha sido el caso menos espectacular de Sherlock Holmes a pesar de sus deducciones espectacular. Sin embargo, el caso en sí mismo no fue nada del otro mundo. Es decir, iba sobre una mujer que estaba comprometida con un tipo, pero realmente era su padrastro disfrazado, pues quería quitarle todo el dinero. Y si bien es un caso bastante rocambolesco, no me pareció ni de lejos tan llamativo como los demás, así que meh.
January 13, 2018
"A Case of Identity" is the third story in the
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
story collection, the third publication in the Sherlock Holmes series (after the first two novels, so the first story collection).
Holmes is consulted by a young woman who's fiancé has disappeared just before their wedding.
I started The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes before any of the novels and for some reason I did not start it at the beginning. So this was actually the first Sherlock Holmes piece I ever read. Whilst I had nothing to compare it to, I was very impressed and relieved to discover I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Holmes is consulted by a young woman who's fiancé has disappeared just before their wedding.
I started The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes before any of the novels and for some reason I did not start it at the beginning. So this was actually the first Sherlock Holmes piece I ever read. Whilst I had nothing to compare it to, I was very impressed and relieved to discover I thoroughly enjoyed it.
December 7, 2019
محبوبترین شخصیت ادبی من« شرلوک هلمز»
یک داستان ۳۹ صفحهایی، کاملاً پخته و جذاب با استنتاجهای فوقالعاده.
پرونده دختری که ماهیانه صد سکه مستمری از ارثی که از پدرش بهش رسیده، دریافت میکنه و این مبلغ تماماً در اختیار مادر و پدرخواندهاش که تنها پنج سال از او بزرگتره، قرار میگیره.
زمانی این دختر جوان به شرلوک هلمز مراجعه میکنه که چندین روز از ناپدید شدن نامزدش گذشته و این گم شدن در روزی اتفاق میافته که قرار بود با هم ازدواج کنند...
یک داستان ۳۹ صفحهایی، کاملاً پخته و جذاب با استنتاجهای فوقالعاده.
پرونده دختری که ماهیانه صد سکه مستمری از ارثی که از پدرش بهش رسیده، دریافت میکنه و این مبلغ تماماً در اختیار مادر و پدرخواندهاش که تنها پنج سال از او بزرگتره، قرار میگیره.
زمانی این دختر جوان به شرلوک هلمز مراجعه میکنه که چندین روز از ناپدید شدن نامزدش گذشته و این گم شدن در روزی اتفاق میافته که قرار بود با هم ازدواج کنند...
October 31, 2015
As part of my intention to read the Sherlock Holmes novels in their entirety, I'm currently tripping over the short stories published in "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" - as well-written as each of them is, I need a while to get accustomed to the differing storylines and to bring up some motivation for reading the next story out of this short story collection.
"A Case of Identity" was probably just as predictable as the previous one, with the title already spoiling the outcome of the mystery, but this didn't degrade my delight about reading about another case of Sherlock Holmes and his assistant, Dr. Watson. Some subtle terms have been included in the story to develop the characteristics of their cooperation, as Sherlock noted that "you [Watson] are coming along wonderfully. You have really done very well indeed. It is true that you have missed everything of importance, but you have hit upon the method, and you have a quick eye for colour." Oh, Sherlock. You cannot compare the different versions of Sherlock Holmes which Arthur Conan Doyle in his literary works respectively Benedict Cumberbatch in his performance have created, but I love both of them.
As to the plot itself, the mystery's solution was quite interesting and exposed one of the most shocking schemes I have read of so far in the Sherlock Holmes novels, but, unfortunately, Arthur Conan Doyle gave a lot of the mystery away before the initial reveal, and while he spent plenty of time on establishing the mystery's main construct, the outcome felt rushed and didn't allow the characters to experience any kind of consequences. As a result, I was left disappointed by this story, and while there was some good writing and a strong plot idea, the execution might have been done in another, more satisfactoring way.
2.5 stars, rounded up to 3 stars because I don't want to rate a Sherlock Holmes story that low.
"A Case of Identity" was probably just as predictable as the previous one, with the title already spoiling the outcome of the mystery, but this didn't degrade my delight about reading about another case of Sherlock Holmes and his assistant, Dr. Watson. Some subtle terms have been included in the story to develop the characteristics of their cooperation, as Sherlock noted that "you [Watson] are coming along wonderfully. You have really done very well indeed. It is true that you have missed everything of importance, but you have hit upon the method, and you have a quick eye for colour." Oh, Sherlock. You cannot compare the different versions of Sherlock Holmes which Arthur Conan Doyle in his literary works respectively Benedict Cumberbatch in his performance have created, but I love both of them.
As to the plot itself, the mystery's solution was quite interesting and exposed one of the most shocking schemes I have read of so far in the Sherlock Holmes novels, but, unfortunately, Arthur Conan Doyle gave a lot of the mystery away before the initial reveal, and while he spent plenty of time on establishing the mystery's main construct, the outcome felt rushed and didn't allow the characters to experience any kind of consequences. As a result, I was left disappointed by this story, and while there was some good writing and a strong plot idea, the execution might have been done in another, more satisfactoring way.
2.5 stars, rounded up to 3 stars because I don't want to rate a Sherlock Holmes story that low.
January 29, 2019
All the Sherlock cases are moulding into one, so I'm just going to give myself a little reminder of each case I read.
A Case of Identity - the one with the disappearing bride groom.
A Case of Identity - the one with the disappearing bride groom.
December 3, 2014
(ان من يسلب الأسد شبله يكون فى خطر و كذلك من يخيب أمل انسان)
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انها احدى القضايا التى لم ينجح شيرلوك فى حلها من وجهة نظرى ، فحل القضية ليس فقط بالكشف عن لغزها مع صديق على فنجان قهوة و غليون ! ، و انما هو القدرة على كشفها امام الجميع .. كشف يحول مسارها عن ذلك الطريق الغامض المنحرف امامهم و يساعد او يفيد على الأقل من لجأ الى المحقق طالبا حلها
لذا لم تغنى امنيات السيد شيرلوك بالشر و الشنق لزوج الأم الشرير عن اخفاقه الواضح فى حل القضية و توضيحها لتلك الفتاة المسكينة بالنسبة لى !
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انها احدى القضايا التى لم ينجح شيرلوك فى حلها من وجهة نظرى ، فحل القضية ليس فقط بالكشف عن لغزها مع صديق على فنجان قهوة و غليون ! ، و انما هو القدرة على كشفها امام الجميع .. كشف يحول مسارها عن ذلك الطريق الغامض المنحرف امامهم و يساعد او يفيد على الأقل من لجأ الى المحقق طالبا حلها
لذا لم تغنى امنيات السيد شيرلوك بالشر و الشنق لزوج الأم الشرير عن اخفاقه الواضح فى حل القضية و توضيحها لتلك الفتاة المسكينة بالنسبة لى !
October 31, 2020
I was always hesitant to try short stories because I like character development and story depth. But who could not want to read stories about the Master Detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?! 😉
"𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒖𝒃, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒐 𝒔𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒂 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒂 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏."
"𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒖𝒃, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒐 𝒔𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒂 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒂 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏."
December 27, 2014
5 Words: Perfect length for a cuppa.
All I could think at the end of this one was "that's so cruel" and it made me a little sad. Could anyone actually do that to someone, break their heart in such a way?
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All I could think at the end of this one was "that's so cruel" and it made me a little sad. Could anyone actually do that to someone, break their heart in such a way?
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February 4, 2021
A full review at a later date.
April 24, 2026
hmmmm sigurna trojka ostaje, a i čini mi se da će to bit uzorak za većinu doyleovih kratkih priča koje ću pročitat. skuhala sam si dobru kavu i popila je uz zanimljivu priču i to mi je dosta. tho bile bi definitivno 4 ☆ da ga je sherlock zapravo pretukao na kraju, but a girl can only dream.
February 17, 2021
Nuevamente la astucia de Sherlock Holmes y su amigo el dr. Watson se encuentran con un caso de investigación para ayudar a una mujer que solicita sus servicios; algo predecible pero al igual rodeados de la genialidad y como se van enlazando los cabos sueltos de la novela.
Es un caso evidente que me lo sospechaba pero lo dudé. Como siempre Sherlock y Watson una pareja sorprendente.
Es un caso evidente que me lo sospechaba pero lo dudé. Como siempre Sherlock y Watson una pareja sorprendente.
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