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Adventure of the Amazonian Explorer" (2010) Included in: The Lost Stories of Sherlock Holmes (Tony Reynolds) Story Type: Pastiche Canonical Characters: Sherlock Holmes; Dr. Watson Historical Figures: Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker; (Henry Wickham; Dom Pedro) Other Characters: Mrs Anderson; Marie; Mr Doggett; Fernando Gomez; Messenger Boy; Restaurant Proprietor; Pedro Funari; Antonio de Moura; (John Anderson; Dr Cronin) Locations: 221B, Baker Street; Paddington Station; Kew Gardens Station; Anderson's House; Bart's Hospital; Soho; Wardour Street; Restaurant Story: Hooker consults Holmes over the death of South American explorer and naturalist, John Anderson, found dead in his home apparently drained of blood by the giant Amazonian leeches he had been breeding. The secret of the first rubber trees smuggled out of Brazil is at stake. From Anderson's widow he learns that Anderson, in the period leading up to his death, had been having dizzy spells which he attributed to malaria. After examining Anderson's office and the conservatory, filled with 300 Amazonian plant and animal species, Holmes conducts his own experiments with leeches and meets with Brazilian royalists. |
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Adventure of the Eminent Collector" (2010) Included in: The Lost Stories of Sherlock Holmes (Tony Reynolds) Story Type: Pastiche Canonical Characters: Sherlock Holmes; Dr. Watson Historical Figures: (William Maitland of Lethington) Other Characters: Hardwick's Footmen; Sir Simon Hardwick; Miss Latimer; Herr Schuldig; Franklin; Professor Gray; Young Italian Woman; Luigi Ladrazzo; (Collector in Dulwich) Locations: Bloomsbury; Chenies Square; Hardwick's House; Pied Bull Yard; Franklin's Shop; British Museum Reading Room; Saffron Hill; 221B, Baker Street Story: Holmes and Watson visit Sir Simon Hardwick, a collector of antiquities, in Bloomsbury. A priceless letter written by Maitland, Mary, Queen of Scots' Secretary of State, has been stolen when Hardwick's agent, Ladrazzo, was assaulted while carrying it. After assessing the authenticity and content of other documents in Hardwick's possession, they visit Ladrazzo. A ransom note is delivered to Hardwick and Watson receives a shock before the unwanted truth is revealed. |
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"The Adventure of the Gypsy Girl"
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Adventure of the Medium" (2010) Included in: The Lost Stories of Sherlock Holmes (Tony Reynolds) Story Type: Pastiche Canonical Characters: Sherlock Holmes; Dr. Watson; Mrs Hudson Other Characters: Murchison's Porter; Boy; James Murchison; Cabman; Wild-Looking Fellow; Mrs Barnard; Jas. Ellis; Thomas Murchison; Murchison's Servant; (Mrs Murchison; Madame Beverley; Peters; English Hunter; Farmer's Wife) Locations: 221B, Baker Street; Euston Station; Birmingham; New Street Station; Murchison Haberdashery; Hotel; Edgbaston; Murchison's House; Handsworth; Beverley's House; Ellis's Yard; The Transvaal; Majuba Hill Story: Holmes and Watson are summoned to Birmingham by Murchison, a wealthy manufacturer. He wishes them to expose as a fraud a medium who is taking money from his wife by claiming to be in contact with their dead son. They attend a séance given by the woman, where it is Watson's observations, and his later investigations, as much as Holmes's that help move the investigation forward. |
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"The Adventure of the Missing Rubies"
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Adventure of the Pawnbroker's Wife" (2010) Included in: The Lost Stories of Sherlock Holmes (Tony Reynolds) Story Type: Pastiche Canonical Characters: Sherlock Holmes; Dr. Watson; Mrs Hudson; Inspector Lestrade Other Characters: Marie Franklin; Mr Sharpe; Dr George Fletcher; Fletcher's Maid; Eliza Mortimer; Cemetery Custodian; Literary and Scientific Institution Secretary; Urchin; Passer-by; Constable; Cemetery Curator; Dr Hugh Smith; Mr Gallienne; (Marie's Mother; Marie's Stepfather; Dorothy Sharpe; Marie's Father; Colonel Thomas; Lady Jane Lee; Earl of Lauderdale) Date: Autumn Locations: 221B, Baker Street; Highgate; The High Street; West Hill; Marie's Cottage; Sharpe's Shop; Pond Square; Fletcher's Surgery; Pritchett's Coffee Rooms; Mrs Mortimer's Shop; Swain's Lane; Highgate Cemetery; South Grove; Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution; Waterlow Park; Townsend Yard; Viaduct Story: Holmes and Watson's plans for a post-breakfast stroll in Regents Park are interrupted by Marie Franklin who tells them of the advances made towards her by her next-door neighbour, a pawnbroker named Sharpe, and her suspicions about his wife's recent death. A mourning suit and a missing knobkerrie draw Holmes's interest, and a visit to a dressmaker moves him further down the trail to the truth, and a visit to Highgate Cemetery provides its confirmation. |
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Adventure of the Russian Anarchist" (2010) Included in: The Lost Stories of Sherlock Holmes (Tony Reynolds) Story Type: Pastiche Canonical Characters: Sherlock Holmes; Dr. Watson; Mrs Hudson; Inspector Lestrade; (Lord Holdhurst) Historical Figures: Prince Peter Kropotkin Other Characters: Foreign Office Messenger; Lord Hawkesbury; Scotland Yard Officers; Cassandra Stevens; Jane Stevens; Polish Count; Working Men; Drunkard; Jane's Followers; Café Royal Head Waiter; Messenger; Constable Blewitt; Cabman; Foreign Office Doorman; Perkins; (Foreign Diplomat; Mysterious Russian; Paris Boarding-House Keeper; Home Secretary; Mr Gogol) Locations: 221B, Baker Street; Whitehall; The Foreign Office; Marylebone Road; Scotland Yard; Paddington; Torch Office; Regent Street; Café Royal; Villiers Street Story: Holmes and Watson are summoned to Whitehall by Lord Hawkesbury, the Foreign Secretary. He tells them that the Russian anarchist Kropotkin has been engaged to assassinate a visiting dignitary, and charges them with the task of preventing the murder. Posing as supporters, they infiltrate the anarchist organisation, finding work in the offices of the Torch radical newspaper, and meeting Kropotkin at the Café Royal. After achieving little success, a casual remark from Watson puts Holmes on track to uncover the truth of the case. |
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Giant Rat of Sumatra" (2010) Included in: The Lost Stories of Sherlock Holmes (Tony Reynolds) Story Type: Pastiche Canonical Characters: Sherlock Holmes; Dr. Watson; Mrs Hudson; The Giant Rat of Sumatra; The Matilda Briggs; Inspector Lestrade Other Characters: Peter Bowman; Docks Sightseers; Policemen; Mr Lee; Old Man; Carters; Dr Abraham Trelawney; (Captain Blake; Peters; Crew of the Matilda Briggs; Bailey; Blake's Brother) Date: November (before 1901) Locations: 221B, Baker Street; Sumatra; Panang; Aboard the Matilda Briggs; The Royal Docks; The Strand; Limehouse; Dangerfield Street; Oxford Street; Cavendish Square; Harley Street; Trelawney's House Story: Holmes and Watson are called on by Peter Bowman, First Mate of the Matilda Briggs. He tells them how the ship has recently returned from Sumatra, with a Chinese man, Mr Lee, and his mysterious cargo aboard. On the voyage home the captain had been killed and seemingly partially eaten. As senior officer, Bowman had questioned the crew and Lee, but to no avail. A second, similar, death took place after they docked in London. Holmes and Watson accompany him to the ship, where Lestrade has already made an arrest. Holmes's examination of the ship's hold reveals that a giant rat has been brought to England aboard the ship and is now loose in the East End. He sets out to track down its lair, and discover the motives behind its journey. |
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