Shoscombe Old Place by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle audio books - Evidence of murder, ransacked ancient mummies, giving away a beloved dog, and a horse race upon which a man's life and future depend are just four of the elements of this Holmes story, making it
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Shoscombe Old Place by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle audio book
Evidence of murder, ransacked ancient mummies, giving away a beloved dog, and a horse race upon which a man's life and future depend are just four of the elements of this Holmes story, making it one of the most memorable (and chilling) cases in the Sherlockian Canon.
Head trainer John Mason from Shoscombe Old Place, a racing stable in Berkshire, comes to Holmes about his master, Sir Robert Norberton. Mason thinks he has gone mad. Sir Robert’s sister, Lady Beatrice Falder owns Shoscombe, but it will revert to her late husband’s brother when she dies. The stable has a horse, Shoscombe Prince, who Sir Robert hopes will win the Derby. He would be out of debt if that actually happened.
Mason is not quite sure what he wants Holmes to investigate, but a number of odd changes have happened at the stable:
* Why has Lady Beatrice suddenly forgone her usual habit of stopping to greet her favourite horse?
* Why does she just ride on by in her carriage?
* Why has Sir Robert become so wild-eyed lately?
* Why has he given his sister’s dog away to a neighbourhood innkeeper?
* Why does he go to the old crypt at night, and who is that man that he meets there?
* Why have burnt human bones been found in the furnace at Shoscombe?
The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place, is the last of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes.
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Shoscombe Old Place by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle audio book
Evidence of murder, ransacked ancient mummies, giving away a beloved dog, and a horse race upon which a man's life and future depend are just four of the elements of this Holmes story, making it one of the most memorable (and chilling) cases in the Sherlockian Canon.
Head trainer John Mason from Shoscombe Old Place, a racing stable in Berkshire, comes to Holmes about his master, Sir Robert Norberton. Mason thinks he has gone mad. Sir Robert’s sister, Lady Beatrice Falder owns Shoscombe, but it will revert to her late husband’s brother when she dies. The stable has a horse, Shoscombe Prince, who Sir Robert hopes will win the Derby. He would be out of debt if that actually happened.
Mason is not quite sure what he wants Holmes to investigate, but a number of odd changes have happened at the stable:
* Why has Lady Beatrice suddenly forgone her usual habit of stopping to greet her favourite horse?
* Why does she just ride on by in her carriage?
* Why has Sir Robert become so wild-eyed lately?
* Why has he given his sister’s dog away to a neighbourhood innkeeper?
* Why does he go to the old crypt at night, and who is that man that he meets there?
* Why have burnt human bones been found in the furnace at Shoscombe?
The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place, is the last of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes.
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