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The Return of Sherlock Holmes #12
مغامرة منزل آبي جرينج
تَقَعُ فِي مَنزِلِ آبي جرينج جَرِيمةٌ نَكرَاءُ يُقتَلُ عَلَى إِثرِها السير يوستاس براكينستال داخِلَ غُرفَةِ الطَّعام. يُرسِلُ المُحقِّقُ ستانلي هوبكنز بَرقِيةً إِلى هولمز يَدعُوهُ فِيها إِلى الحُضُورِ لِحَلِّ القَضِيةِ الغامِضَة. وَيَصِلُ هولمز والدُّكتُور واطسون إِلى مَوقِعِ الجَرِيمةِ فِي الصَّبَاحِ فَيجِدَانِ مَسرَحَ الجَرِيمةِ عَلى حَالِه، وَتَبدَأُ السَّيدَةُ براكينستال فِي إِعادَةِ سَردِ وَقَائِعِ اللَّيلَةِ الماضِيَة، مُشِيرةً إِلى أَنَّها كانَتْ جَرِيمةَ سَرِقةٍ ارتَكبَتْها عِصَابةُ آل راندال الشَّهِيرة. يَجِدُها هولمز قَضِيةً سَهلَةً والمُجرِمُ فِيها مَعرُوفٌ فَيَنسَحِبُ بِهُدُوء. فهَلْ سَيقِفُ الأَمرُ عِندَ هَذا الحَدِّ أَم أَنَّ ثَمَّةَ شَيئًا غامِضًا؟ ومَا الذِي أَثارَ شُكُوكَ هولمز فِي صِحَّةِ رِوايةِ السَّيدَة؟ وهَلْ كانَتْ شُكوكُهُ فِي مَحَلِّها؟ اقرَأِ القِصَّةَ لِتَتعَرَّفَ عَلى التَّفاصِيلِ المُثِيرة.
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First published September 1, 1904
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Arthur Conan Doyle
15.8k books24.3k 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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November 28, 2021
*SPOILER ALERT*
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SYNOPSIS: "Sherlock Holmes wakes up Dr. Watson early one winter morning to rush to a murder scene at the Abbey Grange near Chislehurst, Kent. Sir Eustace Brackenstall has been killed, apparently by burglars. Inspector Stanley Hopkins believes that it was the infamous Randall gang who have committed several other burglaries in the neighborhood.
At Abbey Grange, Lady Brackenstall tells Holmes that her marriage was not happy; Sir Eustace was a violent, abusive drunkard. She then tells that about 11 o'clock, in the dining room, she encountered an elderly man coming in the French window, followed by two younger men. The older man struck her in the face, knocking her out. When she came to, she was gagged and tied to an oaken chair with the bellrope, which they had torn down. Sir Eustace came into the room and rushed at the intruders, one of whom struck and killed him with a poker. Lady Brackenstall fainted again for a minute or two. She saw the intruders drinking wine from a bottle taken from the sideboard. Then they left, taking some silver plate.
Sir Eustace's corpse is still lying at the murder scene. Hopkins tells Holmes some unsavoury things about Sir Eustace: that he poured petroleum over his wife's dog and set it alight, and once threw a decanter at her maid Theresa. Theresa corroborates Lady Brackenstall's account of Sir Eustace being an abusive alcoholic."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adv...
SYNOPSIS: "Sherlock Holmes wakes up Dr. Watson early one winter morning to rush to a murder scene at the Abbey Grange near Chislehurst, Kent. Sir Eustace Brackenstall has been killed, apparently by burglars. Inspector Stanley Hopkins believes that it was the infamous Randall gang who have committed several other burglaries in the neighborhood.
At Abbey Grange, Lady Brackenstall tells Holmes that her marriage was not happy; Sir Eustace was a violent, abusive drunkard. She then tells that about 11 o'clock, in the dining room, she encountered an elderly man coming in the French window, followed by two younger men. The older man struck her in the face, knocking her out. When she came to, she was gagged and tied to an oaken chair with the bellrope, which they had torn down. Sir Eustace came into the room and rushed at the intruders, one of whom struck and killed him with a poker. Lady Brackenstall fainted again for a minute or two. She saw the intruders drinking wine from a bottle taken from the sideboard. Then they left, taking some silver plate.
Sir Eustace's corpse is still lying at the murder scene. Hopkins tells Holmes some unsavoury things about Sir Eustace: that he poured petroleum over his wife's dog and set it alight, and once threw a decanter at her maid Theresa. Theresa corroborates Lady Brackenstall's account of Sir Eustace being an abusive alcoholic."
January 27, 2019
The murder of Sir Eustace Brackenstall rushes Sherlock Holmes and Watson to the Abbey Grange one morning.
Inspector Stanley Hopkins believes burglars did the job. The infamous Randall gang, formed by , father, and two sons, were known criminals and natural suspects.
Lady Brackenstall had been beaten during the preceding night’s incident. She had a swelling over an eye and two red spots on her arm.
A long time maid, Theresa Wright, tells Sherlock that Sir Eustace used a hatpin to pierce her.
Violence, abuse, and a drinking problem made the one-year marriage an unhappy burden to Lady Brackenstall.
Lady Brackenstall had been having difficulties adapting to England. Her new home was different from Australia, that she had left 18 months before.
Apparently, at 11 o’clock, she was checking out the house before bedtime. Entering through the window, was an unknown elderly man followed by 2 mates. She passed out after being knocked out in the face.
Coming back to her senses she noticed being tied up with a torn-down and gagged bell-rope, to a wooden chair.
abbey-grangeComing into the room, Sir Eustace rushed at the intruders with a cudgel. One of them then, killed her husband using a poker. She fainted again for a couple of minutes just to wake up and see the intruders partying with wine and then running away with some silvery.
Still lying at the murder scene, the body is stabbed heavily with the poker that bent into a curve.
Unsavory and even sadistic information about Sir Eustace comes up.
After examining the crime scene, and the whole setup, nothing seems to fit.
Holmes starts a thorough investigation and comes up with unexpected and astonishing conclusions that lead to controversial interpretations and actions.
This book is an excellent plot about the balance between right and wrong. From beginning to end, it will capture any reader who appreciates a well-written mystery story.
Inspector Stanley Hopkins believes burglars did the job. The infamous Randall gang, formed by , father, and two sons, were known criminals and natural suspects.
Lady Brackenstall had been beaten during the preceding night’s incident. She had a swelling over an eye and two red spots on her arm.
A long time maid, Theresa Wright, tells Sherlock that Sir Eustace used a hatpin to pierce her.
Violence, abuse, and a drinking problem made the one-year marriage an unhappy burden to Lady Brackenstall.
Lady Brackenstall had been having difficulties adapting to England. Her new home was different from Australia, that she had left 18 months before.
Apparently, at 11 o’clock, she was checking out the house before bedtime. Entering through the window, was an unknown elderly man followed by 2 mates. She passed out after being knocked out in the face.
Coming back to her senses she noticed being tied up with a torn-down and gagged bell-rope, to a wooden chair.
abbey-grangeComing into the room, Sir Eustace rushed at the intruders with a cudgel. One of them then, killed her husband using a poker. She fainted again for a couple of minutes just to wake up and see the intruders partying with wine and then running away with some silvery.
Still lying at the murder scene, the body is stabbed heavily with the poker that bent into a curve.
Unsavory and even sadistic information about Sir Eustace comes up.
After examining the crime scene, and the whole setup, nothing seems to fit.
Holmes starts a thorough investigation and comes up with unexpected and astonishing conclusions that lead to controversial interpretations and actions.
This book is an excellent plot about the balance between right and wrong. From beginning to end, it will capture any reader who appreciates a well-written mystery story.
October 22, 2023
La verdad es que este relato me gustó bastante, pues a pesar de lo violento que es el crimen que se está investigando, todo parte del amor de un hombre hacia una mujer y sus ganas de salvarla de las garras de un maltratador y abusivo. Además, me gusta cuando Holmes decide esconderle cierta información a la policía porque sabe que el criminal se merece un final más duro que el que podría darle la ley.
July 21, 2024
4 Stars. Not a bad mystery. One of the better known Conan Doyle short stories about our favourite private detective, Sherlock Holmes. It's sort-of a locked room mystery except we know how the culprits entered the room in which Sir Eustace Brackenstall met his fate. He was clubbed over the head with a fire poker. One strike and out. Don't get me wrong; it's the room and what exactly went on there that counts in this one. I read it in the 2020 two-volume collection from Vintage Classics, 'Sherlock Holmes, The Complete Novels and Stories.' It first appeared in 'The Strand' in 1904. Again, the style of writing makes it such a joy to read. Holmes had spent time previously with a young detective from Scotland Yard, Stanley Hopkins, and he's the one who summons Holmes and Watson to the scene at Abbey Grange Hall in Kent. Lady Brackenstall had surprised a group of burglars - Hopkins is certain they were the Randalls who did a similar job in Sydenham two weeks ago. She was tied up, and when her husband stormed into the room, she witnessed him being bludgeoned to death. But was it them? You'll enjoy the way Holmes analyses the clues. (Oc2023/Jul2024)
August 21, 2020
عادية للغاية، بل انتابتني السعادة حين وجدتُها قليلة
الصفحات حتى أنتهي منها سريعًا.
السير شيرلوك هولمز بالغ العبقرية راميًا السيد واطسون بكل صور السخرية و الاستهزاء يحل جريمة تخلو من الإثارة، قصة صغيرة لا اهتمام فيها بشخصية أو بحدث، و يتوقع القارئ الحل منذ البداية بكل يُسر.
لا أظنني عائدةً لكتابات كونان مرة أخرى.
تمت.
٢١ أغسطس ٢٠٢٠
October 27, 2024
رواية "مغامرة منزل آبي جرينج" هي واحدة من أشهر قصص شيرلوك هولمز، وتدور أحداثها حول جريمة قتل غامضة تحدث في منزل آبي جرينج. يتم العثور على السير يوستاس براكينستال مقتولاً داخل غرفة الطعام، ويطلب صديق العائلة، المحقق ستانلي هوبكنز، مساعدة شيرلوك هولمز لحل اللغز.
الجريمة: يتم اكتشاف جثة السير يوستاس، ويبدو أن الجريمة ارتكبت أثناء الليل. تشير الأدلة الأولية إلى أن الجريمة كانت سطوًا فاشلاً، حيث تم سرقة بعض المقتنيات الثمينة.
يصل هولمز إلى مكان الجريمة ويبدأ فحص الأدلة بعناية. يلاحظ بعض التفاصيل الغريبة التي تشكك في رواية السيدة براكينستال، زوجة الضحية، حول و التي وقعت ليلة الجريمة .
تظهر العديد من الشخصيات المشبوهة في الرواية، لكل منها دافع محتمل للقتل. يتعمق هولمز في التحقيق مع كل شخصية على حدة، محاولاً كشف حقيقة ما حدث، بعد تحليل دقيق للأدلة واستجواب الشهود، يصل هولمز إلى استنتاج مدهش حول هوية القاتل ودوافعه. يتضح أن الجريمة كانت أكثر تعقيدًا مما يبدوفي البداية..
وتُظهر الرواية مرة أخرى براعة شيرلوك هولمز في ملاحظة التفاصيل الدقيقة واستنتاج الحقائق من خلال المنطق والاستدلال
في الختام، تعد رواية "مغامرة منزل آبي جرينج" واحدة من أجمل قصص شيرلوك هولمز، وتعرض للقارئ نموذجًا مثاليًا للقصة البوليسية الكلاسيكية.
الجريمة: يتم اكتشاف جثة السير يوستاس، ويبدو أن الجريمة ارتكبت أثناء الليل. تشير الأدلة الأولية إلى أن الجريمة كانت سطوًا فاشلاً، حيث تم سرقة بعض المقتنيات الثمينة.
يصل هولمز إلى مكان الجريمة ويبدأ فحص الأدلة بعناية. يلاحظ بعض التفاصيل الغريبة التي تشكك في رواية السيدة براكينستال، زوجة الضحية، حول و التي وقعت ليلة الجريمة .
تظهر العديد من الشخصيات المشبوهة في الرواية، لكل منها دافع محتمل للقتل. يتعمق هولمز في التحقيق مع كل شخصية على حدة، محاولاً كشف حقيقة ما حدث، بعد تحليل دقيق للأدلة واستجواب الشهود، يصل هولمز إلى استنتاج مدهش حول هوية القاتل ودوافعه. يتضح أن الجريمة كانت أكثر تعقيدًا مما يبدوفي البداية..
وتُظهر الرواية مرة أخرى براعة شيرلوك هولمز في ملاحظة التفاصيل الدقيقة واستنتاج الحقائق من خلال المنطق والاستدلال
في الختام، تعد رواية "مغامرة منزل آبي جرينج" واحدة من أجمل قصص شيرلوك هولمز، وتعرض للقارئ نموذجًا مثاليًا للقصة البوليسية الكلاسيكية.
May 7, 2016
The law versus moral code. Would your verdict be the same as that of Watson?
December 18, 2022
بازم کتاب صوتیش رو گوش دادم با صداهای جذاب گروه رضا عمرانی
July 28, 2024
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 :
[1905] [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 :
[1905] [30p] [Crimen] [Recomendable]
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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 :
[1905] [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 :
[1905] [30p] [Crimen] [Recomendable]
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May 8, 2024
5 stars. I have a very special place in my heart for this story. For some reason, it completely appeals to me—probably because of one specific character. ;) The plot is superb, and I really love how clearly we can see Holmes’ methods—they’re really brilliantly simple. The characters are splendidly alive and fascinating, and the ending of the story is just excellent!
Content: language; some disturbing description of a death; a married woman meets a man but it is in all innocence & .
A Favourite Quote: (contains mild spoiler)
A Favourite Beautiful Quote: “We have not yet met our Waterloo, Watson, but this is our Marengo, for it begins in defeat and ends in victory.”
A Favourite Humorous Quote: “But I have had a bad setback.”
“A setback?”
“Yes, Mr. Holmes. T[hey] were arrested in New York this morning.”
“Dear me, Hopkins! That is certainly rather against your theory that they committed a murder in Kent last night.”
Content: language; some disturbing description of a death; a married woman meets a man but it is in all innocence & .
A Favourite Quote: (contains mild spoiler)
A Favourite Beautiful Quote: “We have not yet met our Waterloo, Watson, but this is our Marengo, for it begins in defeat and ends in victory.”
A Favourite Humorous Quote: “But I have had a bad setback.”
“A setback?”
“Yes, Mr. Holmes. T[hey] were arrested in New York this morning.”
“Dear me, Hopkins! That is certainly rather against your theory that they committed a murder in Kent last night.”
January 14, 2018
An Australian lady travels to England, marries well (well what was thought to be a good marriage) and is caught up in the murder of her husband.
Sherlock and Watson are on the case to uncover what happened in the dining room when the maid and her mistress' story of the events don't match up to the wine glass clue that Sherlock cannot let go until he solves the case.
This is one of the stories in which Sherlock takes a different route with the outcome not necessarily being resolved as neatly as the others.
I enjoyed this one and in particular, how Watson is perplexed when Sherlock gets up on the mantle to solve the clue.
Sherlock and Watson are on the case to uncover what happened in the dining room when the maid and her mistress' story of the events don't match up to the wine glass clue that Sherlock cannot let go until he solves the case.
This is one of the stories in which Sherlock takes a different route with the outcome not necessarily being resolved as neatly as the others.
I enjoyed this one and in particular, how Watson is perplexed when Sherlock gets up on the mantle to solve the clue.
September 1, 2023
قضية رائعه لكن قرار هولمز بلاعفاء عن القاتل الذي قتل زوج عشيقته كان خاطئ .
October 29, 2025
اسم الكتاب: مغامرة منزل آبي جرينج – The Adventure of the Abbey Grange
اسم المؤلف: آرثر كونان دويل - Arthur Conan Doyle
عدد الصفحات: 30 صفحة
~ مختصر الرواية،،
في فجر يوم بارد في شتاء عام 1897م يتوجه هولمز و د.واتسون إلى محطة تشارينج كروس وفي قطار كِنت أثناء تناولهما الشاي يُخرج هولمز رسالة محتواها: من ستانلي هوبكنز يدعوه إلى زيارة آبي جرينج لحصول على مساعدته في قضية تبدو مثيرة للإهتمام في مجال تخصصه، وبأنه سيترك كل شيئ على حاله كما وجده ما عدا السيدة ماري ويرجوه عدم التأخر لأنه لا يستطيع ترك السير يوستاس هناك.
دعاهُ هوبكنز للعمل 7 مرات وفي كل مرة كان مبرراً بالكامل، ويعتقد هولمز الآن أنها قضية قتل السير يوستاس وإنها قضية عنف وليس انتحاراً ويعتقد إنهم ذاهبان إلى عليّة القوم لأن الرسالة تحتوي على شعار نبالة، ولا بد إن الأمر حدث في الليل و إن هوبكنز عليه استدعاء اسكوتلنديارد واستدعاء هولمز بالوقت ذاته وهي 3:30 صباحاً.
عند الوصول للمنزل يخبرهما المفتش الشاب ستانلي هوبكنز إن السيدة براكينستال عند عودتها لوعيها أخبرته إنه من فعل العصابة لويشام حيث إنهم وقبل إسبوعين سطو على مكان قريب وإنهم شوهدو هنا أيضاً وأنهم قتلو السير يوستاس براكينساتال بقضيب المدفأة حديدي.
يتوجه هولمز و د.واتسون للقاء السيدة ماري التي تخبرهما بدورها: إنهما تزوجا قبل عام وإنه زواج غير سعيد فهي سيدة متحررة من استراليا وهو رجل سكير طوال الوقت، دخل سير يوستاس غرفته 10:30 تقريباً و أوى الخدم لغرفهم، أما هي فبقيت تقرأ كتاباً حتى ال11 مساءاً، بعدها توجهت للتأكد من اغلاق الغرف وفي أحد الغرف وجدت النافذة مفتوحة ورجل يهم بالدخول منها وخلفه رجلان، حيث هاجمها هذا الرجل وضربها بقبضته فسقطت على الأرض وأغمي عليها، ثم تم ربطها على كرسي المائدة وعند دخول زوجها ضربه الرجل فهوى وأغمي عليها مجدداً، بعد ساعة أفاقت استفاقت الخادمة على صراخها وبقية الخدم فتم التوالصل مع الشرطة بعدها.
يفقد هولمز الشغف بعد استماع قصة السيدة فعدم وجود الغموض فيها أفقدها سحرها ولكن عند معاينة غرفة الطعام حيث جثة السير عاد اهتمامه مرة أخرى. وبعد التحقيق الدقيق لمسرح الجريمة يستغرب هولمز عن ارتكابهم هذه الجريمة من دون قتلها علماً بأن السيدة ستفيق بأي لحظة وتدلي بأوصافهم!
يكتشف أيضاً بأن السيد كان طيب القلب ولكنه يتحول إلى شيطان عندما يسكر ويرتكب فضائح يصعب كتمانها، لقد أحرق كلب السيدة ثم رمى إناء الشراب على الخادمة تيريزا رايت، يشك هولمز إن من ارتكب الجريمة يعرف المنزل جيدا وأوقات نوم الخدم الثمانية، وأكثر ما يثير حيرته الكؤوس الثلاثة وراوسب النبيذ في كأس الثالث وقنينة النبيذ الشبه ممتلئة التي شرب منها المجرمون كما أدلت السيدة في أقوالها!
يخمن هولمز إن الخادمة والسيدة ربما تعمدتا الكذب وعليهما أن لا يصدقا قصتهما لذا يعودان إلى منزل آبي جرينج مرة أخرى وبيدأ هولمز بالتدقيق بغرفة الطعام مرة أخرى ولمدة ساعتين بعد ابعاد جسد البارونيت، بعدها يصيح هولمز بأنه تم حل القضية!
فالجاني قوي جداً وذكي جداً قطع حبل الجرس بسكين ثم قيّد السيدة بعد موت الزوج، لذا يتم استدعاء تيرزا لحصول على بعض الإجابات التي لم تخفِ كرهها للبارون، ثم يتوجه للسيدة بأن تخبره بالحقيقة وتصر السيدة بأنها قالت الحقيقة، يتوجه هولمز إلى مكتب الشحن لإستعلام عن البواخر القادمة من استراليا ثم يتوجهان الى اسكوتلنديارد بعد ارسال برقية ثم يعودان بعدها إلى بيكر ستريت.
بعد زيارة المحقق هوبكينز يأتي لزيارة هولمز القبطان كروكر، فيسأله هولمز عن ما حدث في منزل آبي جرينج مؤكدا عليه بأنه يعرف الكثير وإن شعر به يكذب فإنه سيطلق الصافرة من نافذته للشرطة!
فيخبره القبطان: بأنه أحبها من اليوم الأول الذي ابحرت به وأحبها من طرفه ولكنه كان صديقا من طرفها علم لاحقاً بأنها تزوجت ففرح لسعادتها وبعد ترقيته الى قبطان وقبل التدشين التقى بالخادمة تيريزا التي أخبرته عن كل شيء، لذا تسلل الليلة الماضيه إلى منزل آبي وعندما سمع المزيد من ماري غضب وعندما دخل الزوج تبادلا الضربات عادلة بينهما إلى أن حمل قضيب وضربه به!
ثم خططا بأن يجعلا الأمر يبدو كما لو أنه من فعل اللصوص ليخبره هولمز بأنه خمن بأن من قطع الحبل لا بد أن يكون بهلوان أو بحّار من عقدة الحبل حول المقعد الذي تم تقييد ماري عليه، يتعاطف هولمز مع القبطان ويمهله بالإختفاء خلال 24 ساعة قبل إتضاح الحقيقة للشرطة.
~ مراجعتي ،،
مثيرة ومشوقة والأغرب النهاية التي لم أتوقعها أبداً!
~ اقتباسات،،
1- "في غياب أيّ قرائن أخرى، يمكن للمرء أن يشكَّ في الخادمة"
2- "ربما حين يملك شخصٌ ما معرفةً خاصة وقدراتٍ خاصة مثلي يشجعه هذا دوماً على البحث عن تفسير معقَّد للأمور في حين يوجد تفسير أبسط لها" ~هولمز
اسم المؤلف: آرثر كونان دويل - Arthur Conan Doyle
عدد الصفحات: 30 صفحة
~ مختصر الرواية،،
في فجر يوم بارد في شتاء عام 1897م يتوجه هولمز و د.واتسون إلى محطة تشارينج كروس وفي قطار كِنت أثناء تناولهما الشاي يُخرج هولمز رسالة محتواها: من ستانلي هوبكنز يدعوه إلى زيارة آبي جرينج لحصول على مساعدته في قضية تبدو مثيرة للإهتمام في مجال تخصصه، وبأنه سيترك كل شيئ على حاله كما وجده ما عدا السيدة ماري ويرجوه عدم التأخر لأنه لا يستطيع ترك السير يوستاس هناك.
دعاهُ هوبكنز للعمل 7 مرات وفي كل مرة كان مبرراً بالكامل، ويعتقد هولمز الآن أنها قضية قتل السير يوستاس وإنها قضية عنف وليس انتحاراً ويعتقد إنهم ذاهبان إلى عليّة القوم لأن الرسالة تحتوي على شعار نبالة، ولا بد إن الأمر حدث في الليل و إن هوبكنز عليه استدعاء اسكوتلنديارد واستدعاء هولمز بالوقت ذاته وهي 3:30 صباحاً.
عند الوصول للمنزل يخبرهما المفتش الشاب ستانلي هوبكنز إن السيدة براكينستال عند عودتها لوعيها أخبرته إنه من فعل العصابة لويشام حيث إنهم وقبل إسبوعين سطو على مكان قريب وإنهم شوهدو هنا أيضاً وأنهم قتلو السير يوستاس براكينساتال بقضيب المدفأة حديدي.
يتوجه هولمز و د.واتسون للقاء السيدة ماري التي تخبرهما بدورها: إنهما تزوجا قبل عام وإنه زواج غير سعيد فهي سيدة متحررة من استراليا وهو رجل سكير طوال الوقت، دخل سير يوستاس غرفته 10:30 تقريباً و أوى الخدم لغرفهم، أما هي فبقيت تقرأ كتاباً حتى ال11 مساءاً، بعدها توجهت للتأكد من اغلاق الغرف وفي أحد الغرف وجدت النافذة مفتوحة ورجل يهم بالدخول منها وخلفه رجلان، حيث هاجمها هذا الرجل وضربها بقبضته فسقطت على الأرض وأغمي عليها، ثم تم ربطها على كرسي المائدة وعند دخول زوجها ضربه الرجل فهوى وأغمي عليها مجدداً، بعد ساعة أفاقت استفاقت الخادمة على صراخها وبقية الخدم فتم التوالصل مع الشرطة بعدها.
يفقد هولمز الشغف بعد استماع قصة السيدة فعدم وجود الغموض فيها أفقدها سحرها ولكن عند معاينة غرفة الطعام حيث جثة السير عاد اهتمامه مرة أخرى. وبعد التحقيق الدقيق لمسرح الجريمة يستغرب هولمز عن ارتكابهم هذه الجريمة من دون قتلها علماً بأن السيدة ستفيق بأي لحظة وتدلي بأوصافهم!
يكتشف أيضاً بأن السيد كان طيب القلب ولكنه يتحول إلى شيطان عندما يسكر ويرتكب فضائح يصعب كتمانها، لقد أحرق كلب السيدة ثم رمى إناء الشراب على الخادمة تيريزا رايت، يشك هولمز إن من ارتكب الجريمة يعرف المنزل جيدا وأوقات نوم الخدم الثمانية، وأكثر ما يثير حيرته الكؤوس الثلاثة وراوسب النبيذ في كأس الثالث وقنينة النبيذ الشبه ممتلئة التي شرب منها المجرمون كما أدلت السيدة في أقوالها!
يخمن هولمز إن الخادمة والسيدة ربما تعمدتا الكذب وعليهما أن لا يصدقا قصتهما لذا يعودان إلى منزل آبي جرينج مرة أخرى وبيدأ هولمز بالتدقيق بغرفة الطعام مرة أخرى ولمدة ساعتين بعد ابعاد جسد البارونيت، بعدها يصيح هولمز بأنه تم حل القضية!
فالجاني قوي جداً وذكي جداً قطع حبل الجرس بسكين ثم قيّد السيدة بعد موت الزوج، لذا يتم استدعاء تيرزا لحصول على بعض الإجابات التي لم تخفِ كرهها للبارون، ثم يتوجه للسيدة بأن تخبره بالحقيقة وتصر السيدة بأنها قالت الحقيقة، يتوجه هولمز إلى مكتب الشحن لإستعلام عن البواخر القادمة من استراليا ثم يتوجهان الى اسكوتلنديارد بعد ارسال برقية ثم يعودان بعدها إلى بيكر ستريت.
بعد زيارة المحقق هوبكينز يأتي لزيارة هولمز القبطان كروكر، فيسأله هولمز عن ما حدث في منزل آبي جرينج مؤكدا عليه بأنه يعرف الكثير وإن شعر به يكذب فإنه سيطلق الصافرة من نافذته للشرطة!
فيخبره القبطان: بأنه أحبها من اليوم الأول الذي ابحرت به وأحبها من طرفه ولكنه كان صديقا من طرفها علم لاحقاً بأنها تزوجت ففرح لسعادتها وبعد ترقيته الى قبطان وقبل التدشين التقى بالخادمة تيريزا التي أخبرته عن كل شيء، لذا تسلل الليلة الماضيه إلى منزل آبي وعندما سمع المزيد من ماري غضب وعندما دخل الزوج تبادلا الضربات عادلة بينهما إلى أن حمل قضيب وضربه به!
ثم خططا بأن يجعلا الأمر يبدو كما لو أنه من فعل اللصوص ليخبره هولمز بأنه خمن بأن من قطع الحبل لا بد أن يكون بهلوان أو بحّار من عقدة الحبل حول المقعد الذي تم تقييد ماري عليه، يتعاطف هولمز مع القبطان ويمهله بالإختفاء خلال 24 ساعة قبل إتضاح الحقيقة للشرطة.
~ مراجعتي ،،
مثيرة ومشوقة والأغرب النهاية التي لم أتوقعها أبداً!
~ اقتباسات،،
1- "في غياب أيّ قرائن أخرى، يمكن للمرء أن يشكَّ في الخادمة"
2- "ربما حين يملك شخصٌ ما معرفةً خاصة وقدراتٍ خاصة مثلي يشجعه هذا دوماً على البحث عن تفسير معقَّد للأمور في حين يوجد تفسير أبسط لها" ~هولمز
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 9, 2021
“I believe that you are a wizard, Mr. Holmes. I really do sometimes think that you have powers that are not human." -- Inspector Stanley Hopkins to Holmes.
I actually have a fuss on how Holmes treats Watson in this story. Yes, they have abnormal lives and maybe an odd relationship, but Holmes is a bit of a jerk to Watson. He insults Watson's skills when it comes to writing out their cases. When they leave, Holmes always says, "Come, Watson!" like he's calling a dog. And he physically drags Watson around behind him by his arm without warning or consent, just because he can. Poor Watson doesn't say much. He's so tolerant.
This story is about Hopkins asking the two along for a case where a drunken husband is murdered right before his wife. Holmes reenacts the crime as the murderer and comes to the conclusion that the wife and her maid are the guilty parties, but holds his opinion on the murder from Hopkins until his mind is clear on the matter.
Holmes threatens to crush a man.
Did Doyle not know of any female name other than Mary???
In the end, the murder is a ruse by the wife, maid, and one Mr. Crocker who defends Mary VII when her husband attacks her. Holmes hears Mr. Crocker's story and decides to leave matters as they are without his further help, but the three men do roleplay a court scene; Crocker the prisoner, Watson the British jury, and Holmes the judge. They acquit Crocker and wish him well.
This story is good. Plenty of mystery and a nice ending.
I actually have a fuss on how Holmes treats Watson in this story. Yes, they have abnormal lives and maybe an odd relationship, but Holmes is a bit of a jerk to Watson. He insults Watson's skills when it comes to writing out their cases. When they leave, Holmes always says, "Come, Watson!" like he's calling a dog. And he physically drags Watson around behind him by his arm without warning or consent, just because he can. Poor Watson doesn't say much. He's so tolerant.
This story is about Hopkins asking the two along for a case where a drunken husband is murdered right before his wife. Holmes reenacts the crime as the murderer and comes to the conclusion that the wife and her maid are the guilty parties, but holds his opinion on the murder from Hopkins until his mind is clear on the matter.
Holmes threatens to crush a man.
Did Doyle not know of any female name other than Mary???
In the end, the murder is a ruse by the wife, maid, and one Mr. Crocker who defends Mary VII when her husband attacks her. Holmes hears Mr. Crocker's story and decides to leave matters as they are without his further help, but the three men do roleplay a court scene; Crocker the prisoner, Watson the British jury, and Holmes the judge. They acquit Crocker and wish him well.
This story is good. Plenty of mystery and a nice ending.
April 5, 2022
مغامرة جديدة للمحقق المشهور شارلوك هولمز
وصديقه الدكتور واطسون
يطلب من هولمز التحقيق بجريمة قتل
لرجل من أغنياء الدولة
قصة قصيرة وممتعه
استمعت لها من خلال تطبيق ستوري تيل
أنصح بها
وصديقه الدكتور واطسون
يطلب من هولمز التحقيق بجريمة قتل
لرجل من أغنياء الدولة
قصة قصيرة وممتعه
استمعت لها من خلال تطبيق ستوري تيل
أنصح بها
November 30, 2023
هذه المره كانت الجريمة واضحه فلقد توصلت الي حل بعض الألغاز
November 12, 2021
SH speelt zelf als rechter. Een apart avontuur.
May 24, 2017
This was a good story with a nice finish to the case. It is another instance where the often cold Sherlock uses his heart when pronouncing final judgement.
December 9, 2014
In this story, Holmes wakes Doctor Watson up early one winter morning to rush to a murder scene at the Abbey Grange near Chislehurst. Sir Eustace Brackenstall has been killed, apparently by burglars. Inspector Stanley Hopkins believes that it was the infamous Randall gang, a father and two sons, who have committed several other burglaries in the neighborhood.
Holmes and Watson arrive at Abbey Grange, where Lady Brackenstall is resting with a purple swelling over one eye, the result of a blow during the previous night's incident. There are also two red spots on her arm. Her maid, Theresa Wright, who has been with her mistress since she was born, later tells Holmes that Sir Eustace stabbed her with a hatpin.
Lady Brackenstall tells Holmes that her marriage was not happy. Sir Eustace Brackenstall was a violent, abusive drunkard. Moreover, Lady Brackenstall found it hard to adjust to life in England after the freedom that she enjoyed in her native Australia, which she left 18 months before. She had been married for about a year.
She then tells what happened. She says that about 11 o'clock, she walked around the house to check it was secure before going to a bed. In the dining room, she encountered an elderly man coming in the French window, followed by two younger men. The older man struck her in the face, knocking her out. When she came to, she was tied to an oaken chair with the bellrope, which they had torn down, and gagged. Then Sir Eustace came into the room, and rushed at the intruders with a cudgel. One of them struck and killed him with a poker. Lady Brackenstall fainted again for a minute or two. She saw the intruders drinking wine from a bottle taken from the sideboard. Then they left, taking some silver plate.
Sir Eustace's body is still lying at the murder scene. The poker has been bent into a curve, suggesting a strong attacker. Hopkins tells Holmes some unsavory things about Sir Eustace: He poured petroleum over his wife's dog and set it alight, and once threw a decanter at Theresa. Theresa says Sir Eustace physically and verbally assaulted his wife, especially when he was drunk.
Holmes examines the knots in the bell-rope, and the frayed end. He notes that if the bell-rope was tugged hard enough to tear it down, the bell would have rung in the kitchen, and asks why nobody heard it. Hopkins answers that it was late, and the kitchen is at the back of the house, where none of the servants would have heard. This suggests that the burglars must have known this, indicating a link between them and one of the servants.
Oddly, the thieves did not take much, only a few items of silver plate from dining room.
The half-empty wine bottle and glasses interest Holmes. The cork had been drawn with the corkscrew of a "multiplex knife", not the long corkscrew in the drawer, and one of the glasses has beeswing dregs in it, but the others have none.
Holmes is already annoyed at being called to investigate a case that apparently has a ready-made solution, so he and Watson catch the train back to London. On the way, however, Holmes thinks better of his haste, and pulls Watson off the train at a suburban station, announcing that they are going back to the Abbey Grange. Having mulled things over while on the train, Holmes has reached the following conclusions:
The Randall gang was clearly described in the papers, and anyone making up a story about burglars breaking into the house could use the descriptions;
Burglars who have recently made off with a rich haul don't usually do another job so soon after;
It was an uncommonly early hour for burglars;
It is odd that they struck Lady Brackenstall to stop her screaming, as this would most likely start her screaming;
It is odd that they resorted to murder when the three of them could have overpowered Sir Eustace;
It is odd that they did not ransack the house;
It is odd that they didn't drink the entire bottle.
Holmes also draws Watson's attention to the wineglasses. The presence of beeswing in only one indicates that only two people used the glasses; they poured the dregs into the third to make it look as though there were three. Holmes deduces from this that Lady Brackenstall and her maid lied.
Upon returning to the Abbey Grange, Holmes climbs on the mantelpiece, examining the severed end of the bellrope, and a bracket upon which he must kneel to reach it. Holmes has now developed the killer's profile: 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) tall, active, dextrous, and quick-witted. He cut the bell-rope with a knife, and frayed the loose end to make it look broken. But he could not reach the end still hanging from the ceiling, which is cut clean. Sir Eustace's blood is on the seat of the oaken chair. How could a splatter have landed there if Lady Brackenstall was bound there before her husband's murder?
Holmes confronts Lady Brackenstall and Theresa. He tells them he knows they are lying and demands the truth. But Lady Brackenstall stands by her story.
On the way out, Holmes notices a hole in the ice on the pond, and writes a note for Hopkins.
Holmes searches for the killer: almost certainly a sailor (indicated by the knots and the active physique), who was previously acquainted with Lady Brackenstall, and whom she and Theresa would protect. Her only contact with sailors was on her voyage from Australia, and only with the officers of her ship (her social equals).
Lady Brackenstall traveled by the Rock of Gibraltar of the Adelaide-Southampton Line, which is now halfway to Australia. However, the ship's first officer, Jack Croker, has been promoted to captain. He has remained in England and in two days will take command of the company's new ship, Bass Rock. His employers describe him as a splendid fellow - hot-headed ashore, "but loyal, honest, and kindhearted."
Holmes takes a cab to Scotland Yard, but does not go in. He tells Watson he is reluctant to name the criminal to the police until he knows more.
That evening, Inspector Hopkins calls at 221B Baker Street, with two items of news. As suggested in Holmes' note, the stolen silver was found at the bottom of the pond. Why should the burglars have put it there? Holmes suggests that the theft was a blind - a deliberate false clue. But Hopkins rationalizes that the pond was chosen as a temporary hiding place.
The other news is even more problematic. The Randall gang was arrested in New York that morning, so they couldn't commit a murder in Kent the previous night. But there are other gangs of three burglars; Hopkins will look for them. He asks Holmes if he has any hints to offer. Holmes reminds him of his suggestion of a blind, but Hopkins pays no heed, and leaves.
Later that evening, Captain Croker comes to Baker Street, summoned by a telegram from Holmes. Holmes demands a full account of what happened at the Abbey Grange that night. He warns Croker that he has already deduced most of it: if Croker lies or conceals anything, he will summon the police.
Croker met Mary (Lady Brackenstall) on the voyage from Australia. He fell in love with her, but not she with him. He was even pleased to hear of her marriage to a wealthy gentleman. Then he happened to meet Theresa, who told him of Sir Eustace's abusive behavior. He met secretly with Mary at the house; the last time on the previous night.
They were in the dining room when Sir Eustace burst in, insulted Mary, and struck her with the cudgel. He then attacked Croker, who killed him with the poker, in self-defense. Croker adds that he has no regret whatever, for he would not leave Mary in "in the power of this madman".
To avoid the scandal that could ensue, Croker and Theresa concocted the cover story of burglars caught in the act. He cut down the bell-rope exactly as Holmes deduced; he opened the wine bottle with his pocket knife's corkscrew; he took some silver plate, and dropped it in the pond.
Holmes tells Crocker that the police don't yet know the truth, and that he will wait 24 hours before revealing it, allowing Croker to get away. Croker indignantly refuses the offer - he will not leave Mary to "face the music" as an accomplice. He offers to agree to any version of the case that will leave Mary out of it.
But Holmes was only testing him, and is impressed by his loyalty to Mary. He has given Hopkins "an excellent hint" and doesn't feel he must do more. He designates Watson as the "jury", and asks him to "render a verdict". Watson declares Croker "Not guilty."
Holmes tells Croker he will keep silent unless someone else is charged, and that he may come back to Mary in a year.
Excellent plot, I recommend this book to any reader who appreciates a well written mystery story.
Holmes and Watson arrive at Abbey Grange, where Lady Brackenstall is resting with a purple swelling over one eye, the result of a blow during the previous night's incident. There are also two red spots on her arm. Her maid, Theresa Wright, who has been with her mistress since she was born, later tells Holmes that Sir Eustace stabbed her with a hatpin.
Lady Brackenstall tells Holmes that her marriage was not happy. Sir Eustace Brackenstall was a violent, abusive drunkard. Moreover, Lady Brackenstall found it hard to adjust to life in England after the freedom that she enjoyed in her native Australia, which she left 18 months before. She had been married for about a year.
She then tells what happened. She says that about 11 o'clock, she walked around the house to check it was secure before going to a bed. In the dining room, she encountered an elderly man coming in the French window, followed by two younger men. The older man struck her in the face, knocking her out. When she came to, she was tied to an oaken chair with the bellrope, which they had torn down, and gagged. Then Sir Eustace came into the room, and rushed at the intruders with a cudgel. One of them struck and killed him with a poker. Lady Brackenstall fainted again for a minute or two. She saw the intruders drinking wine from a bottle taken from the sideboard. Then they left, taking some silver plate.
Sir Eustace's body is still lying at the murder scene. The poker has been bent into a curve, suggesting a strong attacker. Hopkins tells Holmes some unsavory things about Sir Eustace: He poured petroleum over his wife's dog and set it alight, and once threw a decanter at Theresa. Theresa says Sir Eustace physically and verbally assaulted his wife, especially when he was drunk.
Holmes examines the knots in the bell-rope, and the frayed end. He notes that if the bell-rope was tugged hard enough to tear it down, the bell would have rung in the kitchen, and asks why nobody heard it. Hopkins answers that it was late, and the kitchen is at the back of the house, where none of the servants would have heard. This suggests that the burglars must have known this, indicating a link between them and one of the servants.
Oddly, the thieves did not take much, only a few items of silver plate from dining room.
The half-empty wine bottle and glasses interest Holmes. The cork had been drawn with the corkscrew of a "multiplex knife", not the long corkscrew in the drawer, and one of the glasses has beeswing dregs in it, but the others have none.
Holmes is already annoyed at being called to investigate a case that apparently has a ready-made solution, so he and Watson catch the train back to London. On the way, however, Holmes thinks better of his haste, and pulls Watson off the train at a suburban station, announcing that they are going back to the Abbey Grange. Having mulled things over while on the train, Holmes has reached the following conclusions:
The Randall gang was clearly described in the papers, and anyone making up a story about burglars breaking into the house could use the descriptions;
Burglars who have recently made off with a rich haul don't usually do another job so soon after;
It was an uncommonly early hour for burglars;
It is odd that they struck Lady Brackenstall to stop her screaming, as this would most likely start her screaming;
It is odd that they resorted to murder when the three of them could have overpowered Sir Eustace;
It is odd that they did not ransack the house;
It is odd that they didn't drink the entire bottle.
Holmes also draws Watson's attention to the wineglasses. The presence of beeswing in only one indicates that only two people used the glasses; they poured the dregs into the third to make it look as though there were three. Holmes deduces from this that Lady Brackenstall and her maid lied.
Upon returning to the Abbey Grange, Holmes climbs on the mantelpiece, examining the severed end of the bellrope, and a bracket upon which he must kneel to reach it. Holmes has now developed the killer's profile: 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) tall, active, dextrous, and quick-witted. He cut the bell-rope with a knife, and frayed the loose end to make it look broken. But he could not reach the end still hanging from the ceiling, which is cut clean. Sir Eustace's blood is on the seat of the oaken chair. How could a splatter have landed there if Lady Brackenstall was bound there before her husband's murder?
Holmes confronts Lady Brackenstall and Theresa. He tells them he knows they are lying and demands the truth. But Lady Brackenstall stands by her story.
On the way out, Holmes notices a hole in the ice on the pond, and writes a note for Hopkins.
Holmes searches for the killer: almost certainly a sailor (indicated by the knots and the active physique), who was previously acquainted with Lady Brackenstall, and whom she and Theresa would protect. Her only contact with sailors was on her voyage from Australia, and only with the officers of her ship (her social equals).
Lady Brackenstall traveled by the Rock of Gibraltar of the Adelaide-Southampton Line, which is now halfway to Australia. However, the ship's first officer, Jack Croker, has been promoted to captain. He has remained in England and in two days will take command of the company's new ship, Bass Rock. His employers describe him as a splendid fellow - hot-headed ashore, "but loyal, honest, and kindhearted."
Holmes takes a cab to Scotland Yard, but does not go in. He tells Watson he is reluctant to name the criminal to the police until he knows more.
That evening, Inspector Hopkins calls at 221B Baker Street, with two items of news. As suggested in Holmes' note, the stolen silver was found at the bottom of the pond. Why should the burglars have put it there? Holmes suggests that the theft was a blind - a deliberate false clue. But Hopkins rationalizes that the pond was chosen as a temporary hiding place.
The other news is even more problematic. The Randall gang was arrested in New York that morning, so they couldn't commit a murder in Kent the previous night. But there are other gangs of three burglars; Hopkins will look for them. He asks Holmes if he has any hints to offer. Holmes reminds him of his suggestion of a blind, but Hopkins pays no heed, and leaves.
Later that evening, Captain Croker comes to Baker Street, summoned by a telegram from Holmes. Holmes demands a full account of what happened at the Abbey Grange that night. He warns Croker that he has already deduced most of it: if Croker lies or conceals anything, he will summon the police.
Croker met Mary (Lady Brackenstall) on the voyage from Australia. He fell in love with her, but not she with him. He was even pleased to hear of her marriage to a wealthy gentleman. Then he happened to meet Theresa, who told him of Sir Eustace's abusive behavior. He met secretly with Mary at the house; the last time on the previous night.
They were in the dining room when Sir Eustace burst in, insulted Mary, and struck her with the cudgel. He then attacked Croker, who killed him with the poker, in self-defense. Croker adds that he has no regret whatever, for he would not leave Mary in "in the power of this madman".
To avoid the scandal that could ensue, Croker and Theresa concocted the cover story of burglars caught in the act. He cut down the bell-rope exactly as Holmes deduced; he opened the wine bottle with his pocket knife's corkscrew; he took some silver plate, and dropped it in the pond.
Holmes tells Crocker that the police don't yet know the truth, and that he will wait 24 hours before revealing it, allowing Croker to get away. Croker indignantly refuses the offer - he will not leave Mary to "face the music" as an accomplice. He offers to agree to any version of the case that will leave Mary out of it.
But Holmes was only testing him, and is impressed by his loyalty to Mary. He has given Hopkins "an excellent hint" and doesn't feel he must do more. He designates Watson as the "jury", and asks him to "render a verdict". Watson declares Croker "Not guilty."
Holmes tells Croker he will keep silent unless someone else is charged, and that he may come back to Mary in a year.
Excellent plot, I recommend this book to any reader who appreciates a well written mystery story.
May 2, 2020
"The Adventure of the Abbey Grange", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
From start to finish, this book managed to capture my attention. The reason? It was a well-written mystery story. It's an example of Sherlock using his heart, as opposed to cold logic, when pronouncing final judgement.
The tale begins with
From start to finish, this book managed to capture my attention. The reason? It was a well-written mystery story. It's an example of Sherlock using his heart, as opposed to cold logic, when pronouncing final judgement.
The tale begins with
April 9, 2023
devo dire che anche questo libro mi è piaciuto tanto , anche se in questo Watson è stato leggermente più "ingenuo" nel capire la situazione (però anche tu Sherlock che poverino l'hai svegliato la mattina presto eheh) .
Comunque sia, avevo capito sin dall'inizio che Abbey insieme a Theresa stessero mentendo , ma solo alla fine ho capito che erano complici dell'assassino e che soprattutto Theresa avesse avuto l'idea di inventare tutta la storia iniziale .
Proprio il fatto che tutto si è capito alla fine, credo che l'autore sia stato molto a bravo a scrivere questo colpo di scena .
Comunque sia, avevo capito sin dall'inizio che Abbey insieme a Theresa stessero mentendo , ma solo alla fine ho capito che erano complici dell'assassino e che soprattutto Theresa avesse avuto l'idea di inventare tutta la storia iniziale .
Proprio il fatto che tutto si è capito alla fine, credo che l'autore sia stato molto a bravo a scrivere questo colpo di scena .
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February 12, 2022
أحب استنتاجات شارلوك الذكية والشحيحة جدا في هذه الرواية ... عندما يكشف عن الفاعل في الأخير لا يعطي فرصة للقارئ بالاستنتاج أبدا .. برأيي يجب أن يكون الجاني من الشخصيات التي نتعرفها أولا..
February 15, 2023
من قلائل روايات ارثر كونان دويل التي لم تجعلني استمتع بسرد الاحداث لكوني لا اتفق مع النهاية التي ذهبت في اتجاه ينافي المنطق لكن فيما يتعلق بشخصية هولمز والدكتور واطسون ف استنتاجتهما رهيبة . تمت
September 10, 2024
" لكن ربما لا تستطيع تعليم القارئ شيئًا "
قصة لطيفة وحوارات جميلة، وهي بسيطة جدًا لحد معرفة وتوقع القارئ جزء من الاحداث.
قصة لطيفة وحوارات جميلة، وهي بسيطة جدًا لحد معرفة وتوقع القارئ جزء من الاحداث.
January 25, 2025
Raised to 3.75 stars.
April 16, 2025
**Audio Book**
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April 22, 2019
This book is an excellent plot about the balance between right and wrong. From beginning to end, it will capture any reader who appreciates a well-written mystery story.
November 26, 2024
كم أستمتع بالمغامرات عندما تكون نهايتها غير متوقعة وهولمز يخضع لمشاعره وجانبه الإنساني. وهذا ما يميزه بالنسبة لي، عدم تعصبه لإحقاق القانون والعدالة البريطانية وإنما يحقق عدالته الخاصة كما يراها.
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November 17, 2013
A beautiful young woman from Australia is courted by charming, wealthy Englishman, Sir Brackenstall. After their wedding, she is isolated from her friends and family, and his pleasant facade drops. Lady Brackenstall is subjected to continual physical and mental abuse at her husband's hands with only the emotional support of her maid. When Sir Brackenstall is found with his head bashed in by a fireplace poker, Holmes is brought in to solve the mystery.
A dear uncle of my husband was an attorney and a judge. He was fond of saying that courts don't dispense justice--they dispense law. Holmes wasn't constricted by law and often used his own discretion in meting out justice.
In this case, Holmes turns to Watson and designates him "jury." When Watson gives the sentence of "not guilty," Holmes removes himself from the investigation, and they set the murderer free with the caveat that if someone else were to be arrested for the murder, they would have to bring forth his part in the incident.
A dear uncle of my husband was an attorney and a judge. He was fond of saying that courts don't dispense justice--they dispense law. Holmes wasn't constricted by law and often used his own discretion in meting out justice.
In this case, Holmes turns to Watson and designates him "jury." When Watson gives the sentence of "not guilty," Holmes removes himself from the investigation, and they set the murderer free with the caveat that if someone else were to be arrested for the murder, they would have to bring forth his part in the incident.
April 2, 2016
the Return of Sherlock Holmes
My Rating System:
* couldn't finish, ** wouldn't recommend, *** would recommend, **** would read again, ***** have read again.
My Rating System:
* couldn't finish, ** wouldn't recommend, *** would recommend, **** would read again, ***** have read again.
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