I bought this after seeing it at another bookstore. The first six stories ("The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone", 1921; "The Problem of Thor Bridge", 1922; "The Adventure of the Creeping Man", 1923; "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire", "The Adventure of the Three Garridebs" and "The Adventure of the Illustrious Client", all 1924) are already in the public domain since they were published before 1925. These stories have him performing investigations and doing little jobs for Mycroft and the foreign service in Asia. The only issue I had was the editing. The first British edition of the collection, published by John Murray, and the first American edition, published by George H. Doran Co., were both published in June 1927. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Given the uncertain grip of the British empire over its colonies, the murders and other mayhem Holmes confronts often have potentially grave political repercussions. Post Reichenbach Near andFar Eastern Adventures, Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2011. We both found the plot and tone of the stories very much similar to the author's originals, with new and very interesting cultural and geographic references. Unable to add item to List. I found 5 typographical errors between page 58 and 66 alone, much less others, and I set down the book for months because of that. Voor het berekenen van de totale sterrenbeoordeling en de procentuele verdeling per ster gebruiken we geen gewoon gemiddelde. Further confusing the issue of the title, some later publishers released the collection under the title The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes ("Casebook" as a single word). The first edition of The Case-Book, published by John Murray in 1927, does not present the stories in the order in which they were published:[2]. We both found the plot and tone of the stories very much similar to the author's originals, with new and very interesting cultural and geographic references. Please try your request again later. The Oriental Casebook of Sherlock Holmes: Nine Adventures from the Lost Years: Riccardi, Ted: Amazon.com.mx: Libros Well worth your entertainment dollar. The Oriental Casebook of Sherlock Holmes book. Je luistert naar een voorbeeld van de Audible-audio-editie, The Oriental Casebook of Sherlock Holmes: Nine Adventures from the Lost Years. My husband and I both listened to this as an audiobook. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. The Oriental Casebook of Sherlock Holmes: Nine Adventures from the Lost Years: Riccardi, Ted: Amazon.nl Selecteer uw cookievoorkeuren We gebruiken cookies en vergelijkbare tools om uw winkelervaring te verbeteren, onze services aan te bieden, te begrijpen hoe klanten onze services gebruiken zodat we verbeteringen kunnen aanbrengen, en om advertenties weer te geven. This may only be an issue that I noticed (I'm an English major and tend to notice these things a lot), but other than that the stories flowed beautifully. I thought that this was very well-written and Riccardi used language that one would expect for the time period that he was writing about. This is an entertaining book, filling in the blanks in the official canon quite nicely. On the whole, the stories are well told, and each tale tells the story of a reference in one of the original stories. We both highly recommend it. All true sherlockians know that, for many reasons, Dr. Watson did not record all of Sherlock Holmes' cases. Post Reichenbach Near andFar Eastern Adventures. Something went wrong. The Conan Doyle Estate Ltd. claim they hold the American copyrights. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. I thought that this was very well-written and Riccardi used language that one would expect for the time period that he was writing about. For those who ascertain a "change" in Holmes after this post-death return - these cases help to explain how he attained some skills and philosophies he may not previously seemed to have shown. I have read the entire canon more than once including various annotated versions such as Lelsie Klinger's and William Baring Gould's and I cannot agree with the reveiwers who say that this is writing is in character or at all reminicient of Sir ACD. The rest of the problem is that there is little deductive reasoning offered by Holmes and the stories are of a more fantastical nature. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. However, they had slightly different titles. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. Learn more about the program. I would definitely suggest this to anyone that has an interest in Sherlock Holmes and is alright with the idea of someone other than Doyle writing about the character. Very similar in tone to the originals, with interesting new cultural and geographic references. The writing is in "adventure" style - as another reviewer suggested. And of course he had to be reunited with his most trustworthy of friends, Dr. John Watson! The copyrights for Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories expired in 1980 in Canada and the United Kingdom. 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