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MX New Sherlock Holmes Stories #30
The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XXX: More Christmas Adventures 1897-1928
"Somewhere in the vaults of the bank of Cox and Co., at Charing Cross, there is a travel-worn and battered tin dispatch box with my name, John H. Watson, M.D., Late Indian Army, painted upon the lid. It is crammed with papers, nearly all of which are records of cases to illustrate the curious problems which Mr. Sherlock Holmes had at various times to examine . . . ."
- Dr. John H. Watson
So wrote Dr. Watson in "The Problem of Thor Bridge" - and ever since, Sherlockians have been bringing us new adventures from this legendary tin dispatch box. While Watson's original First Literary Agent only edited the pitifully few sixty stories that make up the original Canon, there have since been literally thousands of traditional adventures about the true Sherlock Holmes - and there will never be enough!
In 2015, The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories burst upon the scene, featuring adventures set within the correct time period, and written by many of today's leading Sherlockian authors from around the world. Those first three volumes were overwhelmingly received, and there were soon calls for additional collections. Since then, their popularity has only continued to grow.
In Fall 2016, the series presented its first "themed" collection - Part V: Christmas Adventures - containing 30 new adventures that proved to be extremely and enduringly popular. With that in mind, we now revisit that season, with 57 more Christmas Adventures, ranging from a consequential case that occurred when Holmes was still a teenager, to another in the late 1920's when Holmes - in retirement - was still at the top of his game.
The fifty-seven stories in these three companion volumes are a thrilling mix of mysteries, whatever the season. Some are directly involved with Christmas, while others occur during and in around that season. These represent some of the finest new Holmesian storytelling to be found by the best pasticheurs, and once again they honor the man described by Watson as "the best and wisest . . . whom I have ever known."
57 new traditional Holmes adventures in three simultaneously published volumes
The game is afoot!
All royalties from this collection are being donated by the writers for the benefit of the preservation of Undershaw, one of the former homes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
- Dr. John H. Watson
So wrote Dr. Watson in "The Problem of Thor Bridge" - and ever since, Sherlockians have been bringing us new adventures from this legendary tin dispatch box. While Watson's original First Literary Agent only edited the pitifully few sixty stories that make up the original Canon, there have since been literally thousands of traditional adventures about the true Sherlock Holmes - and there will never be enough!
In 2015, The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories burst upon the scene, featuring adventures set within the correct time period, and written by many of today's leading Sherlockian authors from around the world. Those first three volumes were overwhelmingly received, and there were soon calls for additional collections. Since then, their popularity has only continued to grow.
In Fall 2016, the series presented its first "themed" collection - Part V: Christmas Adventures - containing 30 new adventures that proved to be extremely and enduringly popular. With that in mind, we now revisit that season, with 57 more Christmas Adventures, ranging from a consequential case that occurred when Holmes was still a teenager, to another in the late 1920's when Holmes - in retirement - was still at the top of his game.
The fifty-seven stories in these three companion volumes are a thrilling mix of mysteries, whatever the season. Some are directly involved with Christmas, while others occur during and in around that season. These represent some of the finest new Holmesian storytelling to be found by the best pasticheurs, and once again they honor the man described by Watson as "the best and wisest . . . whom I have ever known."
57 new traditional Holmes adventures in three simultaneously published volumes
The game is afoot!
All royalties from this collection are being donated by the writers for the benefit of the preservation of Undershaw, one of the former homes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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500 pages, Paperback
First published November 28, 2021
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January 7, 2022
I was able to get some of these books by borrowing, or nagging my library - for the most part, they are a little out of my price range, though the money goes to charity and the writers - many of them among the best pastiche writers I've come across - agree to donate their royalty.
This latest group of books (I am only reviewing Part XXX) has a theme of "Christmas Adventures" and though they are all very good stories, a lot of them are set in December with a few token references to Christmas, rather than being real holiday tales (though I think maybe "The St. Giles Child Murders" should have been adapted to another non-holiday volume). With a few exceptions, they just don't "feel" like holiday stories - those exceptions are:
The Purloined Present
The Case of the Holly-Sprig Pudding
A Price Above Rubies
These were my favorites in the volume.
Another note - though these books are available in hardback and paperback and Kindle editions, some of the stories read so much like Conan Doyle that I find myself wishing for an audio book.
Another note - the volumes, especially the hardcovers are such good looking books, that they would make a great gift for a Holmes fan. Took off one star because I just didn't feel like this volume lived up to the theme of Christmas, but I liked all of the stories, and the essays. (And the Baskerville Hall poem!)
This latest group of books (I am only reviewing Part XXX) has a theme of "Christmas Adventures" and though they are all very good stories, a lot of them are set in December with a few token references to Christmas, rather than being real holiday tales (though I think maybe "The St. Giles Child Murders" should have been adapted to another non-holiday volume). With a few exceptions, they just don't "feel" like holiday stories - those exceptions are:
The Purloined Present
The Case of the Holly-Sprig Pudding
A Price Above Rubies
These were my favorites in the volume.
Another note - though these books are available in hardback and paperback and Kindle editions, some of the stories read so much like Conan Doyle that I find myself wishing for an audio book.
Another note - the volumes, especially the hardcovers are such good looking books, that they would make a great gift for a Holmes fan. Took off one star because I just didn't feel like this volume lived up to the theme of Christmas, but I liked all of the stories, and the essays. (And the Baskerville Hall poem!)
December 16, 2022
I really love all the MX books by Marcum.
This one has a Christmas theme where the stories are written around or on Christmas themes and times. My favorite is The Case of the Disappearing Beaune. Didn’t see that coming.
They cover many adventures from mysterious gifts to Holmes having to read The Night Before Christmas to a rough crowd of children.
Fun read.
This one has a Christmas theme where the stories are written around or on Christmas themes and times. My favorite is The Case of the Disappearing Beaune. Didn’t see that coming.
They cover many adventures from mysterious gifts to Holmes having to read The Night Before Christmas to a rough crowd of children.
Fun read.
December 25, 2024
A very solid 4+
Reading an MX Xmas collection has become something of an annual pleasure of the season, and this one was particularly good :)
Reading an MX Xmas collection has become something of an annual pleasure of the season, and this one was particularly good :)
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