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The Complete Sherlock Holmes Short Stories - Unabridged - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, the Return of Sherlock Ho | Arthur Conan Doyle

I just finished reading this week‘s short story “The Illustrious Client” for #noplacelikeholmes. Stephen Fry is going to be reading this collection of short stories for the last time. I‘m glad.

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Cuilin

The Adventure of the Illustrious Client | Arthur Conan Doyle

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CatLass007 We the reader never find out who the client was but I believe Holmes discovered his identity and chose to respect his privacy, even refusing to discuss it with Watson when Watson discovers the client‘s identity. Holmes disgraces the Baron by publicly revealing his diary which has the added benefit of convincing the young lady to end the engagement. It would be nice if women suddenly became respected and independent but that still hasn‘t happened. 1d

Librarybelle I did like that there is a mystery about the “client” was never really revealed. 1d

dabbe As horrific as the vitriol throwing was, it was justly ironic that the baron's pretty face was destroyed since that's how he lured his women to him in the first place.

We also have a women vs. women situation, too. In “Charles Augustus Milverton,“ the woman killer is married to a famous celebrity. Holmes thinks justice has been done and doesn't report her. In this one, though, the downtrodden Kitty will be brought before the courts for her crime. (edited) 1d

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Cuilin

The Adventure of the Illustrious Client | Arthur Conan Doyle

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Thoughts?

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CatLass007 It‘s widely believed that the Baron murdered his wife although he has never been convicted. He is a psychopathic misogynist. When I first read the question I thought there is no way someone like him would have his own podcast. And as I worked through my response I realized that he could accomplish far more than having a podcast, he could become president. 1d

Librarybelle The Baron is rather slimy and very calculating. Good point about being president, @CatLass007 ! 1d

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CatLass007 @Librarybelle Thanks. Scary, isn‘t it? 1d

Cuilin @CatLass007 Yep! 😑 1d

dabbe @CatLass007 🎯🩵🎯 I mean, you can be a convicted felon many times over and still be president, right? 1d

dabbe The baron reminds me of Charles Augustus Milverton, as does this story. Whereas Milverton himself didn't have liaisons with women, he blackmailed them after finding out about their liaisons with others. This was his way of making a living. The baron, though, does what he does just because he can and for the perverse pleasure it brings him, making him more evil IMHO. 1d

CatLass007 @dabbe Right. 1d

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Cuilin

The Adventure of the Illustrious Client | Arthur Conan Doyle

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Thoughts?

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CatLass007 I think convincing the young lady not to marry the murderer is no mystery but Holmes enjoys a challenge. He is a puzzle solver. I think he accepts the case to find out who the client is. (edited) 1d

Librarybelle My thoughts exactly, @CatLass007 ! 1d

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CatLass007 @Librarybelle Great minds… 1d

dabbe I think the most mysterious thing about this story involved “The Illustrious Client.“ We never find out who he is! Perhaps he might be King Edward VII due to the emblem on Damery's coach, but we'll never know. 1d

dabbe I also have to say, poor Watson. Holmes makes him bone-up on Chinese pottery, never telling him the real reason. Watson does his best and crams like he's taking a high-stakes exam only to be told by Holmes that he only had a few minutes to located the lust book because his “time was limited by [Watson's] knowledge of Chinese pottery.“ 1d

CogsOfEncouragement @dabbe When Watson‘s undercover conversation went so badly so quickly, I immediately thought - Okay, SH knew it would be this way. What is SH doing right now? lol 1d

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement You were way ahead of me! I was thinking, “Way to go, Sherlock, putting Watson in such a dangerous position!“ Never thinking anything but that. 🤦🏼‍♀️ 1d

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kelli7990

BookSpinBingo | Untitled

Here‘s how I did on my April #bookspinbingo list. I read the short stories I was supposed to read for #noplacelikeholmes, I read the Agatha Christie book I was supposed to read for #christiescapers. I read an ARC I signed up for from Chasing Books PR and I finally finished my #roll100 book that was picked back in February. I made progress in the #realmofelderlings buddy read and started reading the January book for the #naturalitsy buddy read.

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TheAromaofBooks Looking great!!! 3d

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dabbe

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Sherlockians! Look what @wanderinglynn just posted (and thanks, @AmyG for bringing it to my attention!) Thanks, lovely ladies! 💙🩵💙

A Lego Sherlock Holmes Book Nook!!! 😍😍😍

Check out @wanderinglynn's original post: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2861143

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5feet.of.fury So cute! 4d

dabbe @5feet.of.fury IKR? 😍 4d

Chrissyreadit 😍😍😍😍 4d

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lil1inblue Lego getting into the book nook business? Excellent news for me, terrible news for my wallet. 🤩🤣😏 4d

Bookpearl My word!! I needs this! 4d

dabbe @Chrissyreadit @lil1inblue @Bookpearl 🎯🩵🎯!!! (edited) 4d

Read4life My daughter sent me the video of the reveal. I said that would make a great Mother‘s Day present. 😂😂😂 4d

Gissy 😍👌 4d

Cuilin @Read4life I may have to send this to family. My birthday and Mother‘s Day are the same day this year. 🤔 4d

Cuilin @lil1inblue same!! 4d

Read4life @Cuilin definitely send it to them. 😉 3d

dabbe @Read4life 🤩😍🤗 3d

dabbe @Gissy 🤩😍🤗 3d

dabbe @Cuilin 🤩😍🤗 3d

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kelli7990

The Man in the Brown Suit | Agatha Christie

On April 5 & 12, I finished the short stories I had to read for #noplacelikeholmes. On April 19, I read a college football romance ARC I signed up to read from Chasing Books PR. On April 26, I read the short story I had to read for #noplacelikeholmes. Today, April 30 I just finished reading the Agatha Christie book that I had to read for #christiescapers. I haven‘t written a review for it yet but I liked it.

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Read4life

Read4life Good looking month! 💙📚💙 4d

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wanderinglynn

Complete Sherlock Holmes | Arthur Conan Doyle

Lego friends/Sherlockians! Look what I just saw on Lego‘s IG!!!

It‘s Lego.
It‘s Sherlock.
It‘s a book nook!

A Sherlock-themed Lego book nook! 😍😍😍

Link to the IG reel: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJCCUPOIO1K/?igsh=OW0wdTZmN2tyb2E3

#want #lego

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mcctrish Coming June 1 I think 4d

Lesliereadsalot I love this!! 4d

wanderinglynn @mcctrish yes! 4d

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wanderinglynn @Lesliereadsalot me too! 4d

Aims42 Eeeeeek!!! That is so cool!!! 4d

wanderinglynn @Aims42 right!?! I am totally geeking out over it. 4d

Aims42 @wanderinglynn the video of it is amazing 🤩 Well done, Lego 👏 4d

wanderinglynn @Aims42 thanks for reminding me – I meant to link to the IG reel! 4d

Aims42 @wanderinglynn Lol, no problem! Supervisor Jasper must be napping 😸 4d

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dabbe @AmyG @wanderinglynn OMG!!!! Now on my birthday list! 🤩😍🤩

#sherlocked
#NoPlaceLikeHolmes (edited) 4d

Gissy 😍 4d

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LitsyEvents

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes | Arthur Conan Doyle

Repost for @dabbe @Cuilin

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Sherlockians~
Fun discussion yesterday! And now only 12 stories to go! 🤩
Next up: Our last anthology of stories: THE CASE-BOOK OF SHERLOCK HOLMES Discussion will be this coming Saturday, 5/3.

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2860342

dabbe TY! 😍 6d

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dabbe

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes | Arthur Conan Doyle

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Sherlockians~
Fun discussion yesterday! And now only 12 stories to go! 🤩
Next up: Our last anthology of stories: THE CASE-BOOK OF SHERLOCK HOLMES Discussion will be this coming Saturday, 5/3, and will be led by @Cuilin. ⬇️

Link to summary/analysis (spoiler alert): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AUp2hbd5B-czF0Byzp9GjDnHvUgKHQDC/view?usp=shari...

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dabbe Note: We will be following the stories the way they were presented in the original anthological publication, not necessarily by publication date of each individual story. Some of these are also (technically) not in the public domain yet, but I have found a link where you can read all of the stories online for free:
https://ignisart.com/camdenhouse/canon/9-case.htm

We've almost read the ENTIRE canon! 🤩 1w

Librarybelle Thank you! 1w

dabbe @Librarybelle YW! I have yet to finish BROWN SUIT, so I'll be jumping in a wee late on today's questions. 💙🩵💙 7d

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Librarybelle Totally fine!! 7d

Cuilin 👍💛 7d

dabbe @Cuilin 😍 6d

Cuilin I just realized Stephen Fry didn‘t record this collection 😔 6d

dabbe @Cuilin Probably because when he recorded the others, most of these weren't in the public domain yet? #bummer 🫩 6d

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