مغامرة الجندي الشاحب

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes #2

by Arthur Conan Doyle, آرثر كونان دويل, نيرة محمد صبري (مترجم)

على غيرِ العادة، يَروي تفاصيلَ هذه المغامَرةِ المحقِّقُ شيرلوك هولمز نفسُه، لا صديقُه الدكتور واطسون.

بعدما وضعَتْ حربُ البوير أوزارَها، سعى السيدُ جيمس دود لِتفقُّدِ أحوالِ رفيقِه في القتال، الشابِّ جودفري إمزورث، الذي كان قد أُصيبَ برصاصةٍ في الحربِ وانقطعتْ أخبارُه مُنذئذٍ. حاولَ جيمس التواصُلَ مع والدِ رفيقِه لمعرفةِ مكانِه، لكنَّه لم يُقابَلْ بالتَّرحاب، وقيلَ له إن جودفري في رحلةٍ بحريةٍ حولَ العالَمِ ولنْ يعودَ منها قريبًا. أثارَ هذا شكوكَ جيمس وزادَه عزمًا على معرفةِ السببِ الحقيقيِّ وراءَ اختفاءِ صديقِه الحميم، واستطاعَ أنْ يتوصَّلَ أخيرًا إلى أن صديقَه على قيدِ الحياة، ولكنَّه رهينُ محبسِه لسببٍ مجهول. وهنا، لجأ الصديقُ الوفيُّ إلى هولمز التِماسًا للمُساعَدة. فتُرى، هل سيتمكَّنُ هولمز مِن كشفِ السرِّ وراءَ إخفاءِ الكولونيل إمزورث ابنَه عن العُيون؟

Genres: Mystery, Short Stories, Classics, Fiction, Crime, Detective, Audiobook

28 pages, ebook

Published January 1, 2019

About the author

Sir 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.

Reviews

[Aishu Rehman · Rating 1 out of 5]

In January 1903, James M. Dodd comes to Holmes about a missing friend, Godfrey Emsworth. Dodd and Emsworth served together in the Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa during the Second Boer War, which has just ended. Emsworth was wounded, and Dodd has not seen him since. Emsworth had been a close friend, and Dodd now believes something is amiss.

Dodd tried writing to Colonel Emsworth, Godfrey’s father. He wrote twice before he got an answer, and then was told only that Godfrey had gone on a voyage around the world. Dodd was not satisfied, being quite sure that Godfrey would not simply go off around the world without telling his old army friend.

Dodd next went to the Emsworth family home, Tuxbury Old Park, near Bedford. The Colonel was less than a gracious host and simply repeated the same story, implying that Dodd was lying about knowing Godfrey. That evening, Dodd was talking to the butler, Ralph, who mentioned Godfrey in the past tense. Dodd asked if his friend was dead, but the butler said no – though it might be better that way.

[Katja Labonté · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars & 5/10 hearts. This is quite a unique story. When a young man comes to Holmes worried over the mysterious fate of his beloved comrade, Sherlock must work on his own, “Watson having deserted him for a wife.” There aren’t many stories written from Holmes’ POV, and somehow he manages to point out his methods and still pop a surprising ending.

The characters are interesting. Mrs. Emsworth was sweet and the Colonel was rather hard to peg. Mr. Dodd was a splendid friend, and Godfrey himself, while not particularly striking, at least had striking adventures. The plot is too short to comment greatly upon, but it’s a great example of how Sherlock works—I love how the deductions are really plain common sense.

Content: hope to G**, wish to G**, d*mned x2, what the de**l, in Hea**n’s name.

A Favourite Quote: “You see everything.”
“I see no more than you, but I have trained myself to notice what I see.”
A Favourite Humorous Quote: “But the letter was written in the afternoon, and a good deal has happened since then. If Colonel Emsworth had not kicked me out—”
“Kicked you out!”
“Well, that was what it amounted to. He is a hard nail, is Colonel Emsworth…. I couldn't have stuck the colonel if it had not been for Godfrey’s sake.”
I lit my pipe and leaned back in my chair. “Perhaps you will explain what you are talking about.”
My client grinned mischievously. “I had got into the way of supposing that you knew everything without being told,” said he.

[Amanda Artist Cat · Rating 2 out of 5]

Right, so Sherlock wrote this one himself. That's interesting, but I wish he could have chosen a more clever tale to tell...

[Diamond Cowboy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very good read though I did miss Watson's input.

[Janete on hiatus due health issues · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found this short story rather disappointing as there is no crime involved here, just a family secret that was easily solved by Holmes.

SYNOSPSIS (from Wikipedia): "January 1903, at Baker Street, James M. Dodd sees Holmes about a missing friend, Godfrey Emsworth. Dodd and Emsworth served in the Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa during the recent Second Boer War. Emsworth was wounded. Dodd has not seen him since the report of his injury, leading Dodd to believe something is amiss.

Dodd wrote to Colonel Emsworth, Godfrey's father, and was told Godfrey went off to sea, but Dodd was not satisfied with this answer. Next, Dodd went to the Emsworth family home, Tuxbury Old Park, near Bedford. There were four people there—the Colonel and his wife, and an old butler and his wife. The Colonel was less than gracious. He repeated the story about his son's world voyage, implied Dodd was lying about knowing Godfrey, and seemed irritated at Dodd's suggestion he provide information so he could send a letter to Godfrey.

Dodd determined to ascertain Godfrey's fate. That evening, in the ground-floor bedroom, Dodd talked to the butler, Ralph. After Ralph mentioned Godfrey in the past tense, Dodd suspected his friend was dead. Ralph indicated no, but dead might be better.

The mystery was complicated after Dodd observed Godfrey's face in his window, proving he was on the grounds and not at sea as the colonel claimed. Dodd chased him, but quit after hearing a closing door nearby."

[Federico DN · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great.

This was great, 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 :
[1927] [30p] [Crime] [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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Genial.

Esto estuvo genial, pero no voy a reseñarlo.

Al menos por ahora.

Es dominio público, lo pueden encontrar ACA.

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NOTA PERSONAL :
[1927] [30p] [Crimen] [Recomendable]
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[John Yelverton · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have never been a fan of the stories which Sherlock Holmes narrates himself. It's like trying to read a novel written by "Dragnet"'s Joe Friday. Even the mystery is not that great a mystery, with Sherlock Holmes merely being dragged out to verify the facts which the reader already knows about.

[Jason Parent · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sherlock tells the story. Lacks the flair of Dr. Watson.

[Recep Bağcı · Rating 4 out of 5]

A story from Holmes' hand, perfect!

[maeve]

i feel a bit guilty counting all of these as separate books but also idc im reading 100 books before the end of the year xx

ty ty to letters from watson substack

[Dr.Abdulwahab Alnaif · Rating 4 out of 5]

الجندي الشاحب ♥️ جوديفري .. تحمل كل معاني الصداقة الحقة التي فقدناها في ايامنا هذه والاصرار على سلامة الصديق 🌷

[Patrícia Pereira · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.20

[Joop · Rating 2 out of 5]

Zonder Watson, dat kan toch niet.

[Sophie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sherlock Holmes est le narrateur.
L'histoire est inattendue et la fin surprenante

[Pete Aldin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ah, that unabashed disrespect for anyone different to oneself. How Conan Doyle was a man of his time…sadly. Interesting definitely to read something in Holmes’ first person, but not worth the effort in the end.

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

هولمز " أنت ترى لكنك لا تلاحظ هنا يكمن الفارق "

[Riju Ganguly · Rating 4 out of 5]

After the n-th read two things again became evident. They are~
1. Doyle really must have hated his greatest creation. Otherwise he wouldn’t have burdened the Great Detective with such a drab, tedious, and uninteresting voice. If you wish to compare it with someone's work who loves Holmes, read stories penned by Lyndsay Faye which have been narrated by Holmes. The contrast can't be more striking.
2. Doyle was deeply interested in exploring the family dramas and secrets. He didn’t get the opportunity to do it in a novel. Instead we have got such scattered pieces like this one or 'The Yellow Face'. When he eventually managed to shed some of his inhibitions, we had stunners like Thor Bridge or Identity. If he had taken the plunge in right time, we could have got a Holmesian Turn of the Screw.
Recommended only for this kind of 'what if'-s.

[Vin Vineeta · Rating 3 out of 5]

This story proves two of my hypothesis:
1. The charm of a Sherlock mystery is mostly in the reveal, which is why it doesn't work when Sherlock narrates the story.
2. Watson is a useless insert character for the writer, simply there to observe, because in the very first medical mystery, where he could have made an actual contribution, not only is he absent, but Sherlock brings in another medical expert.

[Sara · Rating 1 out of 5]

كلَّ ما مساحة الأدب تكبر و تقرأ أكتر كل ما هتشوف قصص على حقيقتها أكتر ؛ كل ما بقرأ لآثر كونان دويل بكتشف سذاجة قصصه البوليسية و اعتيادتها و اعتمادها الكلية على القفز باستناج المحقق اللي مكنش له دليل واحد في اللغز ! .

[Preetam Chatterjee · Rating 4 out of 5]

#Binge Reviewing my previous Reads #Holmes

When I finally sat down to read The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier in 2006, I already had Jeremy Brett’s gaunt and magnetic performance in my head.

I had first encountered this story not on the page, but in the BBC dramatization, which meant that by the time I actually opened Conan Doyle’s text, I was bringing with me an image of Holmes at his most severe, brittle, and exposed.

Then came the second filter—this was not private reading, but preparation for a senior Cambridge school course I was teaching. So instead of slipping into the old routine of letting Watson guide me, I had to confront Holmes unmediated, with students soon to peer over my shoulder. The experience was disorienting, fresh, and oddly revelatory.

This tale belongs to the twilight years of Holmes’s career, gathered in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. By then Doyle was tired of his creation, experimenting almost out of boredom, but that weariness produced unexpected sparks. This story is one of only two Holmes himself narrates, the other being The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane.

The absence of Watson is immediately startling. We lose his warmth, his admiration, his narrative smoothing. In his place, we hear Holmes’s clipped, almost self-congratulatory voice. He is vain about his powers, quick to highlight Watson’s supposed limitations, and at times oblivious to how cold he sounds. When I first read it with Brett’s portrayal echoing in my head, I could almost hear the sharpness of his delivery: less charm, more ice.

The plot itself is simple but strange. James Dodd, a former soldier, seeks Holmes’s help in finding his missing comrade, Godfrey Emsworth. Holmes takes up the trail, and the figure of the “blanched soldier” emerges—pale, spectral, hidden away in a country house. At first it feels like something out of gothic fiction: the sickly apparition at the window, the atmosphere of secrecy, the hints of some unspeakable malady.

However, Doyle, as so often, grounds the story in social reality. Godfrey has contracted leprosy during his service abroad, and his family, terrified of scandal and stigma, has hidden him from the world. Holmes’s brilliance lies not in detecting a criminal mastermind but in exposing the cruelty of shame and prejudice, and in giving voice to the suffering that empire often brought back to English soil in unintended, unwelcome ways.

For my students in 2006, this was a fascinating twist. They were used to Holmes facing jewel thieves, blackmailers, or murderers. Here the crime is not criminal at all but social: the punishment of a man whose only “sin” was falling ill in service to the crown. Teaching it forced me to shift focus from deductive pyrotechnics to themes of exclusion, compassion, and the destructive power of appearances.

Watching students grapple with Holmes’s unvarnished narration was equally rewarding. Some found his tone exhilaratingly precise; others thought him arrogant, even cruel. That in itself was a lesson—the myth of Holmes depends heavily on Watson’s mediation, and when that filter is gone, we see the detective’s egotism laid bare.

What stays with me most is the sense of Holmes narrating not out of love for the tale, but out of a desire to set the record straight. He insists on his superiority, on his method, on the fact that Watson often misses the mark.

Yet, despite this bristling defensiveness, the story reveals a Holmes deeply entangled in human suffering. The image of the blanched soldier, wasted by illness and cloistered in shame, lingers more powerfully than the deductions themselves.

Looking back now, I realize that The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier is less about crime and more about the frailties of human society—its cruelty, its fear of contamination, its tendency to exile the vulnerable.

For Doyle, nearing the end of his great detective cycle, this was an experiment in perspective and tone.

For me in 2006, reading it after Brett’s haunting performance and in the context of a classroom, it was a lesson in how narrative voice changes everything.

Without Watson, Holmes becomes someone else entirely: brilliant, yes, but also unsettling, a little vain, and all the more human for it.

[Omar · Rating 3 out of 5]

"مغامرة الجندي الشاحب"، يروي المحقق الشهير شيرلوك هولمز القصة بنفسه، على عكس المعتاد حيث يكون الدكتور واطسون هو السارد. تُعرض الأحداث في إطار مثير بعد انتهاء حرب البوير، حيث يسعى السيد جيمس دود للبحث عن رفيقه في القتال، الشاب جودفري إمزورث، الذي أصيب برصاصة خلال الحرب وانقطعت أخباره منذ ذلك الحين.

تبدأ القصة بتواصل جيمس مع والد جودفري، الذي يواجه رفضًا غامضًا ويُخبر بأن ابنه في رحلة بحرية حول العالم ولن يعود قريبًا. يثير هذا النبأ شكوك جيمس، ويعزز عزيمته على كشف السبب الحقيقي وراء اختفاء صديقه المقرب. باستخدام ذكائه وموارده، يكتشف جيمس أن جودفري لا يزال على قيد الحياة، ولكنه محتجز لسبب غير معروف.

تُظهر القصة براعة كونان دويل في بناء الحبكة، حيث تجمع بين عناصر الغموض والإثارة النفسية. تبرز شخصية هولمز كرمز للذكاء والتحليل، مما يجعل القارئ متشوقًا لمعرفة مصير جودفري.

تتمتع "مغامرة الجندي الشاحب" بجاذبية خاصة، حيث تتناول قضايا الصداقة والولاء في سياق الحرب وتأثيراتها النفسية. إن أسلوب دويل في السرد يخلق تجربة قراءة مشوقة ومثيرة، ويعكس عمق الشخصيات وصراعاتهم الداخلية.

بصفة عامة، تعد هذه القصة واحدة من إضافات رائعة إلى عالم شيرلوك هولمز، حيث تدمج بين التشويق والعمق العاطفي


‏In "The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier," the famous detective Sherlock Holmes narrates the story himself, breaking from the tradition of having Dr. Watson as the storyteller. The events unfold in a gripping context after the end of the Boer War, where Mr. James Dodd seeks to find his comrade in arms, the young Godfrey Emsworth, who was shot during the war and has since disappeared.

‏The story begins with James reaching out to Godfrey's father, only to face a mysterious rejection and be informed that his son is on a world voyage and will not return anytime soon. This news raises James's suspicions and strengthens his resolve to uncover the true reason behind his close friend's disappearance. Using his wit and resources, he discovers that Godfrey is indeed alive but being held captive for an unknown reason.

‏The narrative showcases Arthur Conan Doyle's skill in constructing a plot that blends elements of mystery with psychological tension. Holmes's character emerges as a symbol of intelligence and analysis, captivating the reader with the quest to uncover Godfrey's fate.

‏"The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier" possesses a unique appeal, exploring themes of friendship and loyalty within the context of war and its psychological effects. Doyle's storytelling creates a thrilling and engaging reading experience, reflecting the depth of the characters and their internal struggles.

‏Overall, this story stands as a remarkable addition to the Sherlock Holmes universe, seamlessly combining suspense with emotional depth

[Fay AlFalah · Rating 5 out of 5]

اسم الكتاب: مغامرة الجندي الشاحب - The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier
اسم الكاتب: آرثر كونان دويل - Arthur Conan Doyle
عدد الصفحات: 28 صفحة

نبذة عن الكاتب،،
السير آرثر إغناتيوس كونان دويل (22 مايو 1859 – 7 يوليو 1930) طبيب اسكتلندي وكاتب مشهور بتأليفه لقصص المحقق شرلوك هولمز التي تعد معلما بارزًا في الأدب البوليسي، وأيضا بابتكاره لشخصية البروفيسور تشالنجر ولإشاعته قضية باخرة ماري سليست الغامضة. كتاباته كانت غزيرة تضمنت قصص الفنتازيا وقصص الخيال العلمي والمسرحيات، وروايات رومانسية وواقعية وتاريخية.
نبذة عن شخصية شيرلوك هولمز،،
Sherlock Holmes شخصية خيالية لمحقق من أواخر القرن التاسع عشر وأوائل القرن العشرين ابتكرها الكاتب والطبيب الإسكتلندي سير آرثر كونان دويل. يعرّف هولمز نفسه على أنه "محقق استشاري" يتخذ من مدينة لندن مقرًا له، ويساعد رجال الشرطة والمحققين عندما لا يجدون حلولًا للجرائم التي تواجههم. اشتهر هولمز بمهارته في استخدام التفكير المنطقي، وقدرته على التنكر والتمويه، إضافة إلى استخدام معلوماته في مجال الطب الشرعي لحل أعقد القضايا. تعد شخصية شرلوك هولمز أشهر شخصية لمحقق خيالي على الإطلاق.
مختصر القصة،،
هذه القصة رُويَت على لسان شارلوك هولمز وهي واحدة من القصتين التي رواها شارلوك عوضاً عن جون واطسون الصديق المقرب للمحقق هولمز وهو الطبيب المرافق له في جميع قضاياه، تتحدث هذه القصة عن جيمس إم دود الذي إلتحق بالجيش عام 1901م وأصبح له صديقا في الجيش يدعى جودفري وهو الآن مختفي بشكل غامض، يرغب السيد جيمس تقصي آثاره بالإستعانة بمحققنا الشهير هولمز
مراجعتي،،
قصة جميلة انهيتها في سويعات ونهاية غير متوقعة!
~اقتباسات،،
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[AbdElsatar · Rating 2 out of 5]

قصة مختلفة قليلًا عن النمط المعتاد، ليس فقط لأن هولمز هو من يرويها بنفسه، بل لأنها تميل إلى الطابع الإنساني أكثر من الإجرامي.
يأتي إلى هولمز رجل يُدعى جيمس دودي، وهو جندي سابق في حرب البوير، يبحث عن صديقه وزميله في الحرب غودفري إمسورث، الذي اختفى بعد عودته إلى إنجلترا، وتوقفت كل سبل التواصل معه فجأة.

جيمس يشعر أن هناك شيئًا غريبًا يحدث، خاصة بعد أن رأى لمحة سريعة من صديقه في نافذة قصر العائلة، وكان يبدو شاحبًا ومرعوبًا كالشبح، مما زاد الشكوك بأن عائلة غودفري تخفي شيئًا خطيرًا.

يكتشف هولمز أن غودفري لم يُختطف ولم يُقتل، بل كان يُخفي سرًا مؤلمًا:
أثناء وجوده في إفريقيا، أصيب بمرض جلدي خطير، وخشيت عائلته من الفضيحة، فقررت عزله تمامًا عن الناس، حتى عن أقرب أصدقائه.

القصة لا تدور حول جريمة، بل حول الخوف من العار الاجتماعي، والانغلاق الطبقي، والتضحية. وهي تُظهر جانبًا أكثر إنسانية من شيرلوك هولمز، الذي يتعامل مع الموقف بتفهم وهدوء، دون قسوة أو سخرية.

في رأيي أنها ليست من أقوى مغامرات هولمز في جانب الإثارة، لكنها قصة عاطفية، حزينة، ومختلفة.
أسلوب السرد بلسان هولمز يضفي نكهة جديدة، ويكشف ��نا كيف يرى نفسه كراوٍ وتحليلٍ دون أن يعتمد على واطسون.
قيمة القصة في أجوائها النفسية والإنسانية، أكثر من كونها تحقيقًا بوليسيًا تقليديًا.

[ᗩᗰIᖇᗩ ˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ · Rating 4 out of 5]

على غيرِ العادة، يَروي تفاصيلَ هذه المغامَرةِ المحقِّقُ شيرلوك هولمز نفسُه، لا صديقُه الدكتور واطسون.
بعدما وضعَتْ حربُ البوير أوزارَها، سعى السيدُ جيمس دود لِتفقُّدِ أحوالِ رفيقِه في القتال، الشابِّ جودفري إمزورث، الذي كان قد أُصيبَ برصاصةٍ في الحربِ وانقطعتْ أخبارُه مُنذئذٍ. حاولَ جيمس التواصُلَ مع والدِ رفيقِه لمعرفةِ مكانِه، لكنَّه لم يُقابَلْ بالتَّرحاب، وقيلَ له إن جودفري في رحلةٍ بحريةٍ حولَ العالَمِ ولنْ يعودَ منها قريبًا. أثارَ هذا شكوكَ جيمس وزادَه عزمًا على معرفةِ السببِ الحقيقيِّ وراءَ اختفاءِ صديقِه الحميم، واستطاعَ أنْ يتوصَّلَ أخيرًا إلى أن صديقَه على قيدِ الحياة، ولكنَّه رهينُ محبسِه لسببٍ مجهول. وهنا، لجأ الصديقُ الوفيُّ إلى هولمز التِماسًا للمُساعَدة. فتُرى، هل سيتمكَّنُ هولمز مِن كشفِ السرِّ وراءَ إخفاءِ الكولونيل إمزورث ابنَه عن العُيون؟

[Amelia Bujar · Rating 1 out of 5]

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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.

[midnightfaerie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of the few stories that's written from the point of view of Sherlock Holmes instead of Watson. I'm not sure I liked that. When Watson writes, Sherlock's arrogance comes off as witty intelligence but when it's from his point of view, it just comes off as him being full of himself. Other than that, the story was good. I didn't see the ending coming but liked how Holmes thought through the different possibilities of what was going on. I'd be curious to know what others think of Sherlock's POV compared to Watson's.

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is more like it. After a rather poor showing by Arthur Conan Doyle in the “Last Bow Series”, we get back to the good tried and tested ‘Holmes Method’ of stories.

Here we have a young officer returning from the Boer Wars in search of a good friend he made. Upon no response from letters, and an unsatisfactory response from his father in both Letter and in person, he goes to Holmes to solve the mystery.

[Darinda · Rating 4 out of 5]

The second short story in The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. Instead of Dr. Watson telling the story, Sherlock Holmes gives his take on a case. Interesting and entertaining.

[أروى · Rating 3 out of 5]

الجديد في هذه المغامرة أن شيرلوك هو من كتبها -ولا أعلم إن كان هناك المزيد من المغامرات يرويها شيرلوك بنفسه بدلًا من واتسون- استمتعت بقراءتها لكن وصف المؤلف -بلسان جودفري- لمرضى الجذام بالمسوخ لم يكن مقبولًا.

*اقتباس:
"أنا لا أرى أكثر ممَّا تراه، لكنَّني دربتُ نفسي على ملاحظة كل ما تُبصره عيناي"

[William · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining Sherlock Holmes short story.

I read this first in 2018. It is a very much Holmes and Watson solving a mystery.

I listened to this for the second time in 2023. It was just a good as the first time.

I would highly recommend the Casebook of Sherlock Holmes.