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مغامرة الدائرة الحمراء
تَأتِي السيدةُ وارن إلى شيرلوك هولمز لتَشتكيَ من أنَّ الشَّخصَ الذي استأجرَ الغرفةَ العُلويةَ في مَنزلِها � بضِعفِ أجرتِها المُعتادة � يَتصرَّفُ تصرُّفاتٍ أثارَتْ رِيبةَ كُلِّ مَن في المَنزل؛ فلَم يَرَهُ أحدٌ منذُ أَنِ استَأجرَ الغرفة، وهو يُصِرُّ على أنْ تَصِله الصحيفةُ اليوميةُ كلَّ يوم. شعَرَ هولمز بأنَّ قاطِنَ الغرفةِ ليسَ هو الشَّخصَ نفْسَه الذي استأجرَها، وظنَّ أنَّ هذه الصحيفةَ اليوميةَ رُبَّما تَحمِلُ في طَيَّاتِها رسائلَ خاصة. تُرَى، هل ستكونُ شُكوكُ هولمز في مَحلِّها؟ وما قِصَّةُ هذا المُستأجِرِ الغريب؟ وما عَلاقتُه بالدائرةِ الحمراء؟ اقرَأِ القِصَّةَ لتَعرِفَ التفاصيلَ المثيرة.
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Arthur Conan Doyle
14.2kbooks23.6kfollowersSir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a British 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 6, 2022
اللقاء صدفة و الرحيل اختيار و قد يهدينا القدر صدفة تمنحنا الحياة او الموت
وهذه قصة بوليسية عجيبة غريبة..بدات في حال و انتهت إلى أبعد حال عن اي خيال
تأتي امرأة تشكو لهولمز من ان من استأجر غرفة في بيتها؛ لم تراه ابدا لعشرة ايام و هو قد دفع اضعاف الايجار ليجلبوا له الطعام و الصحف و يحدثهم باوراق مكتوبة يتركها بجوار الباب
الغموض اتلف اعصاب المرأة و نجحت في اثارة اهتمام هولمز؛ الذي اظهر لنا ذكاء يربكنا؛ و مواهب جديدة فعلا هذه المرة
وهذه قصة بوليسية عجيبة غريبة..بدات في حال و انتهت إلى أبعد حال عن اي خيال
تأتي امرأة تشكو لهولمز من ان من استأجر غرفة في بيتها؛ لم تراه ابدا لعشرة ايام و هو قد دفع اضعاف الايجار ليجلبوا له الطعام و الصحف و يحدثهم باوراق مكتوبة يتركها بجوار الباب
الغموض اتلف اعصاب المرأة و نجحت في اثارة اهتمام هولمز؛ الذي اظهر لنا ذكاء يربكنا؛ و مواهب جديدة فعلا هذه المرة
January 27, 2019
The story begins with Mrs. Warren coming to Sherlock Holmes at Baker’s street. She was worried about the man who is living in her house. A young man with thick beard who spoke English well. He offers to pay considerably more for the room than the woman asked for but has requirements. He needs a key, and most importantly he needs to be completely isolated in the house. They bring him food everyday but never see him, which has begin to worry her (the landlord of the house) after a few weeks. If he wants anything he writes it in capital lettera on a piece of paper and leaves it on the chair; for example SOAP, MATCH, DAILY GAZETTE etc.
She has also brought some cigarettes and matches to help learn about the man. Holmes determines that there is something ODD (strange) as the cigarettes are short and they would have burnt the man’s beard.
She has also brought some cigarettes and matches to help learn about the man. Holmes determines that there is something ODD (strange) as the cigarettes are short and they would have burnt the man’s beard.
August 6, 2018
"Education never ends, Watson."
Mrs.Warren visits Sherlock on account of her odd tenant and furnishes him with details of the said tenant. The tenant went out only on the first night, came back only when everyone was asleep, stays in his rooms, uses the laconic style of messages to conceal his foreign language and writing style.
Gordiano, initiator of the Neapolitan society, the Red Circle, was convicted of fifty murders, with no proof to make an official arrest. The tenant had fled this society and took refuge in England. How was the tenant connected with the society? What dangers does Gordiano pose to the tenant?
In this short story, both American and English detectives come together to solve the case. There weren't many clues for Sherlock to put together and he is of the opinion that the tenant had been substituted. While certain parts of the story were interesting, the others didn't appeal to me much. The story as a whole was a satisfying read.
Mrs.Warren visits Sherlock on account of her odd tenant and furnishes him with details of the said tenant. The tenant went out only on the first night, came back only when everyone was asleep, stays in his rooms, uses the laconic style of messages to conceal his foreign language and writing style.
Gordiano, initiator of the Neapolitan society, the Red Circle, was convicted of fifty murders, with no proof to make an official arrest. The tenant had fled this society and took refuge in England. How was the tenant connected with the society? What dangers does Gordiano pose to the tenant?
In this short story, both American and English detectives come together to solve the case. There weren't many clues for Sherlock to put together and he is of the opinion that the tenant had been substituted. While certain parts of the story were interesting, the others didn't appeal to me much. The story as a whole was a satisfying read.
March 21, 2022
2 stars
حلقه سرخ، در ۱۹۱۱ نوشته شده و یک داستان ساده، بدون پیچ وخم و
سرراست است
اینبار شرلوک هلمز درصدد دستگیری یک قاتل زنجیره ای است که از آمریکا برای انجام یک ماموریت به انگلستان آمده است
حلقه سرخ، در ۱۹۱۱ نوشته شده و یک داستان ساده، بدون پیچ وخم و
سرراست است
اینبار شرلوک هلمز درصدد دستگیری یک قاتل زنجیره ای است که از آمریکا برای انجام یک ماموریت به انگلستان آمده است
August 13, 2019
Are there caves in Long Island?
Review of free Kindle edition
A Public Domain Book
Publication date: May 12, 2012
Language: English
ASIN: B0082XICCA
28 pages
Holmes and Watson investigate a mysterious tenant which leads them to a Mafia-like Italian criminal organization. Codes, strange signals in the night and violence highlight this story. The story is notable as the last appearance in the canon of Inspector Tobias Gregson. Also featured is a Pinkerton detective named Leverton. Holmes refers to him as "the hero of the Long Island cave mystery". There is no explanation of that mystery in this story or in later ones.
Review of free Kindle edition
A Public Domain Book
Publication date: May 12, 2012
Language: English
ASIN: B0082XICCA
28 pages
Holmes and Watson investigate a mysterious tenant which leads them to a Mafia-like Italian criminal organization. Codes, strange signals in the night and violence highlight this story. The story is notable as the last appearance in the canon of Inspector Tobias Gregson. Also featured is a Pinkerton detective named Leverton. Holmes refers to him as "the hero of the Long Island cave mystery". There is no explanation of that mystery in this story or in later ones.
March 7, 2024
اليوم الثامن والعشرون من تحدي ٣٠ كتاب ورواية في ٣٠ يوم
الدائرة الحمراء
رواية لارثر كونان دويل ايضاً وبهذه الرواية اكون قريب جدا من اختتام كل روايات ارثر التي تخص شرلوك هولمز وايما استمتاع في كل تحقيق وكل قضية حيث استطاع اني يعيدني الى القرن التاسع عشر بسهولة باسلوبه السهل ومحاكاته لذلك الزمان من حيث طريقة العيش والقضايا التي كانت تحدث المصيبة بعد مغامرات شرلوك من سبيشبع ذائقتي الادبية في لون الغموض ؟؟ والجريمة !
لقد ذهبت بعيداً بكلامي ونسيت وصف الرواية بانها جميلة لكنها اضعف من سابقاتها حيث انني لم اتعلق بالاحداث كثيراً رغم ان اللغز جميل كفكرة لكن كنهاية لم تعجبني كثيراً تتكلم عن سيدة لديها نزل يقوم احد الاشخاص بتأجير غرفة ويعطيها المال بسخاء لكن تبدأ في الشك انه يقوم بامور غريبة
تمت بحمد الله
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الدائرة الحمراء
رواية لارثر كونان دويل ايضاً وبهذه الرواية اكون قريب جدا من اختتام كل روايات ارثر التي تخص شرلوك هولمز وايما استمتاع في كل تحقيق وكل قضية حيث استطاع اني يعيدني الى القرن التاسع عشر بسهولة باسلوبه السهل ومحاكاته لذلك الزمان من حيث طريقة العيش والقضايا التي كانت تحدث المصيبة بعد مغامرات شرلوك من سبيشبع ذائقتي الادبية في لون الغموض ؟؟ والجريمة !
لقد ذهبت بعيداً بكلامي ونسيت وصف الرواية بانها جميلة لكنها اضعف من سابقاتها حيث انني لم اتعلق بالاحداث كثيراً رغم ان اللغز جميل كفكرة لكن كنهاية لم تعجبني كثيراً تتكلم عن سيدة لديها نزل يقوم احد الاشخاص بتأجير غرفة ويعطيها المال بسخاء لكن تبدأ في الشك انه يقوم بامور غريبة
تمت بحمد الله
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January 20, 2017
After the hugely disappointing latest series of Sherlock (with the exception of the excellent Toby Jones) it was good to re-read Conan Doyle once again. It's amazing how, in a story written over a hundred years ago, he can create more excitement & drama than in a modern day, big budget TV series. There's even a nice glimpse of humour from the great detective in this one. A joy to read, as always.
April 11, 2024
استمعت إليها صوتياً 👇
June 28, 2022
4.5 stars & 5/10 hearts. I’m running out of ways to say “I loved this because Holmes & Watson are in it.� (Also Lestrade. Don’t forget Lestrade.)
The story was interesting, and I enjoyed seeing Holmes handle the landlady and work everything out. The characters, too, were quite fun, especially the Pinkerton. And did I mention Lestrade is here and I love Watson’s praise of him?
Content: My G*d.
A Favourite Quote: Our official detectives may blunder in the matter of intelligence, but never in that of courage. Gregson climbed the stair to arrest this desperate murderer with the same absolutely quiet and businesslike bearing with which he would have ascended the official staircase of Scotland Yard. The Pinkerton man had tried to push past him, but Gregson had firmly elbowed him back. London dangers were the privilege of the London force.
A Favourite Beautiful Quote: ...the gloom of a London winter evening had thickened into one gray curtain, a dead monotone of colour, broken only by the sharp yellow squares of the windows and the blurred haloes of the gas-lamps.
A Favourite Humorous Quote: “Here are the Daily Gazette extracts of the last fortnight. ‘Lady with a black boa at Prince’s Skating Club’—that we may pass. ‘Surely Jimmy will not break his mother’s heart’—that appears to be irrelevant. ‘If the lady who fainted on Brixton bus’—she does not interest me.�
The story was interesting, and I enjoyed seeing Holmes handle the landlady and work everything out. The characters, too, were quite fun, especially the Pinkerton. And did I mention Lestrade is here and I love Watson’s praise of him?
Content: My G*d.
A Favourite Quote: Our official detectives may blunder in the matter of intelligence, but never in that of courage. Gregson climbed the stair to arrest this desperate murderer with the same absolutely quiet and businesslike bearing with which he would have ascended the official staircase of Scotland Yard. The Pinkerton man had tried to push past him, but Gregson had firmly elbowed him back. London dangers were the privilege of the London force.
A Favourite Beautiful Quote: ...the gloom of a London winter evening had thickened into one gray curtain, a dead monotone of colour, broken only by the sharp yellow squares of the windows and the blurred haloes of the gas-lamps.
A Favourite Humorous Quote: “Here are the Daily Gazette extracts of the last fortnight. ‘Lady with a black boa at Prince’s Skating Club’—that we may pass. ‘Surely Jimmy will not break his mother’s heart’—that appears to be irrelevant. ‘If the lady who fainted on Brixton bus’—she does not interest me.�
February 27, 2022
A little short story action. It’s really good! Little Italian mafia action, loved it 😳😌 listening to this using the 1001 Sherlock Holmes stories podcast on Spotify, definitely recommend.
May 20, 2016
A decidedly American tale... in England... with Holmes and Watson
August 17, 2020
مغامرة ممتعه مع هولمز و واتسون
رغم خفتها وبساطتها لكنني احببتها
لن تشعر بالملل وانت تقرأ شارلوك هولمز
قصصه ليست افضل قصص الجريمة خاصة القصيرة منها
لكنها ممتعه ولا يمكن تركها قبل ان تنهيها
رغم خفتها وبساطتها لكنني احببتها
لن تشعر بالملل وانت تقرأ شارلوك هولمز
قصصه ليست افضل قصص الجريمة خاصة القصيرة منها
لكنها ممتعه ولا يمكن تركها قبل ان تنهيها
August 9, 2019
A wonderful adventure from the adventures of Sherlock Holmes
August 23, 2024
بحب الطلاينة.
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
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PERSONAL NOTE :
[1917] [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
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NOTA PERSONAL :
[1917] [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
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PERSONAL NOTE :
[1917] [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
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NOTA PERSONAL :
[1917] [30p] [Crimen] [Recomendable]
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June 28, 2024
Wer kennt sie nicht? Sherlock Holmes und seinen Gehilfen Watson und Inspektor Lestrade von Scotland Yard? Ich lese die Kurzgeschichten einfach immer wieder gerne und bin gespannt, ob ich es schaffe, irgendwann mal wirklich alle zu lesen. Von den acht Geschichten in diesem Buch kannte ich tatsächlich nur eine, bei der ich mir nicht sicher bin, ob ich sie schon gelesen oder als Hörspiel gehört hatte. Ich fand die Geschichten auf jeden Fall sehr kurzweilig und vergebe 4 �.
May 20, 2021
Wonderful listening 🔰
Due to eye damage Alexa reads to me.
Another will written entertaining novella mystery in the adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Once again Sherlock and Watson are on the trail of another mystery which they solve. As a Holmes fan I would recommend this novella to Holmes fans. Enjoy the adventure of reading 📚2021 🏰
Due to eye damage Alexa reads to me.
Another will written entertaining novella mystery in the adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Once again Sherlock and Watson are on the trail of another mystery which they solve. As a Holmes fan I would recommend this novella to Holmes fans. Enjoy the adventure of reading 📚2021 🏰
April 9, 2024
"قد يهدينا القدر صدفة تمنحنا الحياة او الموت"
عودا حميدا لعالم الجريمة بعد انقطاع طويل جدا نجد هنا مجموعة قصصية مثيرة ومبتكره قد لا تكون الأقوى في السلسلة لكن مازال طابع القرن التاسع عشر يستهويني جدا في قصص شيرلوك هولمز
عودا حميدا لعالم الجريمة بعد انقطاع طويل جدا نجد هنا مجموعة قصصية مثيرة ومبتكره قد لا تكون الأقوى في السلسلة لكن مازال طابع القرن التاسع عشر يستهويني جدا في قصص شيرلوك هولمز
July 8, 2021
“Education never ends, Watson. It is a series of lessons with the greatest for the last. This is an instructive case. There is neither money nor credit in it, and yet one would wish to tidy it up.� --Sherlock Holmes
Holmes has a hypnotic power of soothing.
I find it interesting that Doyle (Holmes) distinguishes the significant differences between printing and writing. It’s apparently a big deal that The Lodger prints his requests instead of writes them, and Holmes describes the technique as ‘a clumsy process.�
A woman, Mrs. Warren, comes to Holmes asking for help with a lodger she’s never seen before that makes her nervous. Holmes is blunt that he has no interest but she insists, so he listens. The lodger never comes out of his room and leaves notes out if he needs anything, which is left outside his door. Holmes is indeed intrigued but plainly tells the woman that it’s none of her business so long as the gentleman pays his rent and isn’t causing any problems.
Holmes is brilliant and deduces that there is more than one lodger in the room given the print on the paper, the words written, and the reclusiveness given the one time the lodger had left the room. He then believes that the lodger is communicating with someone through the newspaper and successfully finds ads to substantiate his claims.
Mr. Warren is attacked and dumped in Hampstead Heath. His wife immediately goes to Holmes who believes that the attack was meant for her lodger and not her husband. Holmes, Watson, and Mrs. Warren agree to catch a view of the lodger as he lunches. They see small, thin hands. Holmes believes it to be a woman who is in hiding.
The boys then go on a stake-out to watch someone communicate with the lodger via morse code that turns out to be a warning to the woman. The warning is suddenly cut short and the two transform from observers to active participants only to run into Inspector Gregson and an American Pinkerton.
The four decide to enter the room and find a body of a well-known international criminal. Behind them, a woman enters and does a dance, happy someone has killed the man. When she finds out that Holmes and co. didn’t kill the man, she believes that her husband has and they all move to a room to listen to her narrative of what happened.
She starts waaaaay back with how poor her family is and when she first met her husband. She gets to New York with her husband and tells she met the now dead man, Gorgiano, and how he talked too much and too loudly. I suppose that’s good enough reason to want to kill someone, right???
Finally, she gets to how her husband joined the Red Circle, a sort of cult that once you joined you could never leave. The dead man and her husband fight over her and her husband is struck but otherwise unharmed. Husband is summoned to a meeting and returns with a mandate to kill his best friend, so they ran to London to hide. The story has come full-circle now.
Mrs. Warren asks if her husband will be arrested but doesn’t really get a definite answer. Holmes asks Watson to go to the theater with him.
This is a good story but slows down a bit when we must go back in time with Mrs. Warren as she recounts her life and the events leading up to a man being dead. I’m a bit bummed that Holmes didn’t work this one out and we are just told what happens.
Holmes has a hypnotic power of soothing.
I find it interesting that Doyle (Holmes) distinguishes the significant differences between printing and writing. It’s apparently a big deal that The Lodger prints his requests instead of writes them, and Holmes describes the technique as ‘a clumsy process.�
A woman, Mrs. Warren, comes to Holmes asking for help with a lodger she’s never seen before that makes her nervous. Holmes is blunt that he has no interest but she insists, so he listens. The lodger never comes out of his room and leaves notes out if he needs anything, which is left outside his door. Holmes is indeed intrigued but plainly tells the woman that it’s none of her business so long as the gentleman pays his rent and isn’t causing any problems.
Holmes is brilliant and deduces that there is more than one lodger in the room given the print on the paper, the words written, and the reclusiveness given the one time the lodger had left the room. He then believes that the lodger is communicating with someone through the newspaper and successfully finds ads to substantiate his claims.
Mr. Warren is attacked and dumped in Hampstead Heath. His wife immediately goes to Holmes who believes that the attack was meant for her lodger and not her husband. Holmes, Watson, and Mrs. Warren agree to catch a view of the lodger as he lunches. They see small, thin hands. Holmes believes it to be a woman who is in hiding.
The boys then go on a stake-out to watch someone communicate with the lodger via morse code that turns out to be a warning to the woman. The warning is suddenly cut short and the two transform from observers to active participants only to run into Inspector Gregson and an American Pinkerton.
The four decide to enter the room and find a body of a well-known international criminal. Behind them, a woman enters and does a dance, happy someone has killed the man. When she finds out that Holmes and co. didn’t kill the man, she believes that her husband has and they all move to a room to listen to her narrative of what happened.
She starts waaaaay back with how poor her family is and when she first met her husband. She gets to New York with her husband and tells she met the now dead man, Gorgiano, and how he talked too much and too loudly. I suppose that’s good enough reason to want to kill someone, right???
Finally, she gets to how her husband joined the Red Circle, a sort of cult that once you joined you could never leave. The dead man and her husband fight over her and her husband is struck but otherwise unharmed. Husband is summoned to a meeting and returns with a mandate to kill his best friend, so they ran to London to hide. The story has come full-circle now.
Mrs. Warren asks if her husband will be arrested but doesn’t really get a definite answer. Holmes asks Watson to go to the theater with him.
This is a good story but slows down a bit when we must go back in time with Mrs. Warren as she recounts her life and the events leading up to a man being dead. I’m a bit bummed that Holmes didn’t work this one out and we are just told what happens.
May 23, 2020
Would you rent a room to a suspicious lodger who demands the utmost privacy and never re-emerged? Probably not. But the landlady, Mrs Warren, in this story does. She hears him walking around in his room constantly. And she worries there is a despicable reason why the man has gone into hiding. Sounds pretty suspicious, right? That's why she seeks the help of the brilliant consulting detective Sherlock Holmes. Although the case at first appears to be trivial, Holmes soon connects it to a serious crime.
This is another enjoyable addition to the chronicles. It had a few unexpected twists and turns. There's also a nice glimpse of humour from the great detective. If someone wanted to flesh out the backstory of the Red Circle and it's shadowy members, they'd have a bestseller on their hands. A joy to read.
This is another enjoyable addition to the chronicles. It had a few unexpected twists and turns. There's also a nice glimpse of humour from the great detective. If someone wanted to flesh out the backstory of the Red Circle and it's shadowy members, they'd have a bestseller on their hands. A joy to read.
August 18, 2020
Another mystery for Holmes to solve. A landlady, Mrs Warren comes to Holmes regarding a mysterious tenant who leaves late on their first night, returns and never leaves there room.
It is quite an odd story. Why would Mrs Warren need the police or even Holmes? The tenant pays over the odds for the room, Mrs Warren needs the money. They are quiet, asks only NEVER to be disturbed and makes requests by a note. They cause no problems or issues at all. So, why call in Holmes?
In fact, Holmes isn’t needed in this story what so ever. The police are on hot pursuit, are miffed as to Holmes� appearance and the situation is fully resolved whether Holmes gets involved or not.
So, you have to ask yourself, perfects quiet tenant, the situation resolves itself naturally, the police deal with this WITHOUT Holmes, why write this story in the first place?
It is quite an odd story. Why would Mrs Warren need the police or even Holmes? The tenant pays over the odds for the room, Mrs Warren needs the money. They are quiet, asks only NEVER to be disturbed and makes requests by a note. They cause no problems or issues at all. So, why call in Holmes?
In fact, Holmes isn’t needed in this story what so ever. The police are on hot pursuit, are miffed as to Holmes� appearance and the situation is fully resolved whether Holmes gets involved or not.
So, you have to ask yourself, perfects quiet tenant, the situation resolves itself naturally, the police deal with this WITHOUT Holmes, why write this story in the first place?
August 22, 2024
Simple to understand, simple to explain, it does not seem complicated at all, you feel that everything started as planned and ended as well
AMAZING! I finished it in a day and it is perhaps the best thing I did today
AMAZING! I finished it in a day and it is perhaps the best thing I did today
June 20, 2024
3.2 stars
Interesting story but didn't captivate me like the others.
Interesting story but didn't captivate me like the others.
March 5, 2025
Feels like the author had a lot of stories to tell, but tried to use Sherlock's back to write them. But why?
July 18, 2015
A very mysterious story of my most favorite fictitious character of all time, Sherlock Holmes.
Sherlock Holmes is approached by Mrs. Hudson to assist a friend of hers. The lady also lets furnished rooms and is now worried about what one of her boarders may be up to. The man had come to her 10 days before and paid her an exorbitant amount to ensure complete privacy during his stay. His meals are left outside his door and no one enters the room. Now the landlady can't sleep at night wondering what the person is up to. Based on the available information, it's apparent to Holmes that the lodger is an Italian gentleman who had recently arrived from New York City. Knowing of recent crimes there, Holmes soon knows the man's identity and that he is running away from the head of a sinister group known as the Red Circle.
Considering the day and age in which these stories were written this is a very good and intriguing mystery. The Serials like CSI, Bones relies heavily on forensics. Serials like monk, mentalist, castle etc relies on hunches and unexplained guess work of leads. But todays VFX graphics movie generation will not be able to appreciate the mystery.
A very satisfying read. Must read for all those who like a good mystery. What sets apart Sherlock Holmes form Poirot, Miss Marple, Feluda, Byomkesh Bakshi and many others is that he explains everything logically. Holmes doesn’t rely on intuition, hunches or so called intelligent guess work. Holmes is the best.
Sherlock Holmes is approached by Mrs. Hudson to assist a friend of hers. The lady also lets furnished rooms and is now worried about what one of her boarders may be up to. The man had come to her 10 days before and paid her an exorbitant amount to ensure complete privacy during his stay. His meals are left outside his door and no one enters the room. Now the landlady can't sleep at night wondering what the person is up to. Based on the available information, it's apparent to Holmes that the lodger is an Italian gentleman who had recently arrived from New York City. Knowing of recent crimes there, Holmes soon knows the man's identity and that he is running away from the head of a sinister group known as the Red Circle.
Considering the day and age in which these stories were written this is a very good and intriguing mystery. The Serials like CSI, Bones relies heavily on forensics. Serials like monk, mentalist, castle etc relies on hunches and unexplained guess work of leads. But todays VFX graphics movie generation will not be able to appreciate the mystery.
A very satisfying read. Must read for all those who like a good mystery. What sets apart Sherlock Holmes form Poirot, Miss Marple, Feluda, Byomkesh Bakshi and many others is that he explains everything logically. Holmes doesn’t rely on intuition, hunches or so called intelligent guess work. Holmes is the best.
March 29, 2018
"The Adventure of the Red Circle" is the third story in the
story collection, the eighth publication in the Sherlock Holmes series.
Mr Holmes receives a visit from a landlady who is concerned about the bizarre and mysterious behaviour of her latest tenant.
This one was one of my favourites so far.
Mr Holmes receives a visit from a landlady who is concerned about the bizarre and mysterious behaviour of her latest tenant.
This one was one of my favourites so far.
December 21, 2013
The Adventure of the Red Circle was another enjoyable addition to the chronicles. It was a linear story with some twists and turns but just too dang short. Like previously stated in another review, if someone were to expand upon many of these stories and develop them into novels while fleshing out the backstory of the Red Circle and it's shadowy members, they'd be a hit!
December 16, 2015
Great story
September 16, 2020
The audiobook is amazing!!! Totally should check it out! It's only an hour!
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