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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes #6
The Man with the Twisted Lip - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story
A strange place to bump into one another!
Holmes and Dr. Watson discover each other in the black shadows of a smoke-filled opium den in the basement of the very house where Holmes is investigating his latest murder case! But of course the good doctor is only there to hunt down the drug-addicted husband of his wife's dear, but distraught, friend. Sound confusing? For all but The Great Detective, it probably is. And we haven't even talked about the murder yet!
Holmes and Dr. Watson discover each other in the black shadows of a smoke-filled opium den in the basement of the very house where Holmes is investigating his latest murder case! But of course the good doctor is only there to hunt down the drug-addicted husband of his wife's dear, but distraught, friend. Sound confusing? For all but The Great Detective, it probably is. And we haven't even talked about the murder yet!
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Arthur Conan Doyle
15.4k books24.1k followersSir 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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March 31, 2017
3.5 stars for this Sherlock Holmes short story, another in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes collection I've been slowly working my way through, which you can read online or download for free here at Project Gutenberg.
In "The Man with the Twisted Lip," Dr. Watson, at the tearful request of one of his wife's friends, goes to an opium den, the Bar of Gold, to extract her husband from his two-day drug binge. While there, he's hailed by a very wrinkled, thin old man with an opium pipe dangling between his fingers. Of course, it's Sherlock Holmes himself.
But Sherlock's not there to indulge his drug habit, he's there to investigate a case. A woman has hired him because she saw her husband, Neville St. Clair, leaning out of an upstairs window. When he saw her he yelled and then disappeared, like he had been pulled back inside the room. By the time Mrs. St. Clair, was able to get inside the place with the police, there was no sign of her husband. All of the people in the opium den had disappeared except for its proprietor and a sinister-looking, crippled beggar who is familiar to everyone in the area. But they find some of Neville's clothing and some blood.
This is a pretty good mystery for an old Sherlock Holmes short story. I did figure it out about halfway through, but I think the resolution would surprise most readers. It's worth reading for the insights into Dr. Watson's character and for the evocative description of Victorian era drug abuse and opium dens.
Through the gloom one could dimly catch a glimpse of bodies lying in strange fantastic poses, bowed shoulders, bent knees, heads thrown back, and chins pointing upward, with here and there a dark, lack-lustre eye turned upon the newcomer. Out of the black shadows there glimmered little red circles of light, now bright, now faint, as the burning poison waxed or waned in the bowls of the metal pipes. The most lay silent, but some muttered to themselves, and others talked together in a strange, low, monotonous voice, their conversation coming in gushes, and then suddenly tailing off into silence, each mumbling out his own thoughts and paying little heed to the words of his neighbour.Of course, after reading all of the made-up details in other Arthur Conan Doyle stories about Mormons (A Study in Scarlet), people of India and islanders (The Sign of Four) and the KKK (The Five Orange Pips), I'm highly suspicious of the accuracy of Doyle's research. Still, it's an interesting story, well worth reading if you're interested in the original Sherlock Holmes mysteries.
January 10, 2021
En este caso, Sherlock Holmes debe resolver la desaparición repentina de un padre de familia.
In this case, Sherlock Holmes must resolve the sudden disappearance of a family man.
In this case, Sherlock Holmes must resolve the sudden disappearance of a family man.
December 20, 2020
The Man with the Twisted Lip is a short story that deals with the abduction, and presumed murder, of the rich investor, Neville St Clair. The abduction had been observed by Neville St Clair’s wife, and although the police had arrested a suspect, the beggar, Hugh Boone, Sherlock Holmes had been retained to uncover all of the events.
This short story is one with many twists and turns, and sees Holmes and Dr Watson, travelling from an opium den in London, down to Kent, and back to London again.
Arguably, the tale of The Man with the Twisted Lip tells the reader more about the character of Dr Watson, than it does of Sherlock Holmes. The detecting prowess of Holmes has already been well established by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle before hand, as had the lengths the detective would go to in support of his client. In the story of The Man with the Twisted Lip we find though, the lengths that Watson would go to for his friends, and not just for Holmes; Watson willingly goes into the dangerous opium den, at the start of the story, to find Isa Whitney.
The CBS television series Elementary has used The Man with the Twisted Lip as a title for one of its episodes, although the plot of the episode bears no similarity with the original story.
In August 1986 though, Granada Television did make an episode, starring Jeremy Brett, which keeps faithfully to the original story. The Granada episode of The Man with the Twisted Lip appears in the third series, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, so is not in the same order as the original canon.
This short story is one with many twists and turns, and sees Holmes and Dr Watson, travelling from an opium den in London, down to Kent, and back to London again.
Arguably, the tale of The Man with the Twisted Lip tells the reader more about the character of Dr Watson, than it does of Sherlock Holmes. The detecting prowess of Holmes has already been well established by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle before hand, as had the lengths the detective would go to in support of his client. In the story of The Man with the Twisted Lip we find though, the lengths that Watson would go to for his friends, and not just for Holmes; Watson willingly goes into the dangerous opium den, at the start of the story, to find Isa Whitney.
The CBS television series Elementary has used The Man with the Twisted Lip as a title for one of its episodes, although the plot of the episode bears no similarity with the original story.
In August 1986 though, Granada Television did make an episode, starring Jeremy Brett, which keeps faithfully to the original story. The Granada episode of The Man with the Twisted Lip appears in the third series, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, so is not in the same order as the original canon.
March 10, 2021
القضية السادسة من سلسلة المغامرات.
السيد ويتني، بقايا رجل نبيل حطّمه إدمان الأفيون، تهرع زوجته إلى بيت الدكتور واطسون لطلب المساعدة من بعد اختفاءه ليومين. هكذا تبدأ القصة من الهامش لكنها تقود إلى وكر الأفيون حيث يتربص حل قضية أخرى.
جذبتني البداية المختلفة وأدخلتني في الوسط بدوّامة وانتهت بكونها إحدى القصص التي أحلّها قبل هولمز :) الجميل فيها أن آرثر كونان دويل يرغم القارئ على توسيع مخيّلته بإنشاء سيناريو محتمل لحل القضية في أقل من ٥٠ صفحة وقبل أن يكشفها بطله. أعجبتني لفتته لمسألة التسول ضمن إطار الأحداث.
ترجمة الأجيال مميزة كالعادة.
السيد ويتني، بقايا رجل نبيل حطّمه إدمان الأفيون، تهرع زوجته إلى بيت الدكتور واطسون لطلب المساعدة من بعد اختفاءه ليومين. هكذا تبدأ القصة من الهامش لكنها تقود إلى وكر الأفيون حيث يتربص حل قضية أخرى.
جذبتني البداية المختلفة وأدخلتني في الوسط بدوّامة وانتهت بكونها إحدى القصص التي أحلّها قبل هولمز :) الجميل فيها أن آرثر كونان دويل يرغم القارئ على توسيع مخيّلته بإنشاء سيناريو محتمل لحل القضية في أقل من ٥٠ صفحة وقبل أن يكشفها بطله. أعجبتني لفتته لمسألة التسول ضمن إطار الأحداث.
ترجمة الأجيال مميزة كالعادة.
April 17, 2023
7.0/10
A man disappeared from a room and is now missing. Can Sherlock solve this case using his methods? Or is it actually something supernatural going on?
Another "fun" case for the detective and his faithful companion.
You can actually solve the case using logical thinking.
A man disappeared from a room and is now missing. Can Sherlock solve this case using his methods? Or is it actually something supernatural going on?
Another "fun" case for the detective and his faithful companion.
You can actually solve the case using logical thinking.
September 7, 2024
A quick enjoyable read, the 6th short story in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes anthology. Sherlock is working for the wife of a missing man, who was last seen in a notorious opium den in London. If you've read many of the Holmes stories, it wasn't hard to figure out the mystery of the missing man, of course without all the details of how everything came about. Dr. Watson is pulled into the search but seems pretty superfluous to this story. What is it about red hair that Doyle makes it a part of his stories even if it just a small detail?
December 31, 2014
5 Words: Perfect length for a cuppa.
Well, that was definitely an intriguing one!
I definitely enjoyed it, and I also how Holmes was very almost fooled. It was such a clever plot and a clever story.
Well, that was definitely an intriguing one!
I definitely enjoyed it, and I also how Holmes was very almost fooled. It was such a clever plot and a clever story.
September 5, 2019
حسنا .. برغم بساطة الفضية أعترف أنني لم أتوصل إلى حلها حتى اللحظة الأخيرة 😕 .. صدق هولمز حينما قال "أنت ترى لكنك لا تلاحظ"
June 25, 2023
Este es un caso que tuvo un giro súper interesante, pues tiene que ver con el supuesto asesinato de un hombre encima de un fumadero de opio. Además, la resolución fue bastante diferente porque involucró disfraces, maquillajes y un cambio de identidad.
Además, me pareció curioso que incluyeran la perspectiva de que, incluso en esa época, se pensaba que algunas personas de la calle, como mendigos, pueden llegar a ganar más dinero que alguien con un salario mínimo normal. Es interesante cómo algunas creencias pasan de una generación a otra.
Además, me pareció curioso que incluyeran la perspectiva de que, incluso en esa época, se pensaba que algunas personas de la calle, como mendigos, pueden llegar a ganar más dinero que alguien con un salario mínimo normal. Es interesante cómo algunas creencias pasan de una generación a otra.
January 11, 2021
2.5 stars
"'You have a grand gift of silence, Watson,' said he. 'It makes you quite invaluable as a companion.'"
February 10, 2017
ظريفة جدا :))
قراءة صباحية سريعة وممتعة :)) هكذا أرى هذه المغامرة الهولمزية ... وليعذر المعتادين على جو مغامرات شيرلوك هولمز جهلي به وإنبهاري به فهذه أولى قراءاتي لهذا العالم ... فقد نشأت أقرأ الألغاز ولكنها ألغاز الأولاد والبنات بأبطالها الصغار فقرأت أغلب الأعداد من بطولات المغامرين الخمسة والأربعة والثلاثة (عامر وعارف وعالية) و(محسن وهادية وممدوح) وكانوا هم كل عالمي ومن تلك القراءات انتقلت لـ كوكتيل ٢٠٠٠ مباشرة وملف المستقبل ورجل المستحيل ويوسف السباعي ومحمود السعدني .... ولم تكن هناك فرصة للحصول على ما فاتني من روايات ... وكنت أبادل كتبي مع جار لي واثنين من زملاء الدراسة ولكن أغلب مبادلاتنا كانت تتم في إطار مجلات تان تان وميكي وفلاش :)) ذكريات رائعة أتذكرها الآن وإن استرسلت فيها لن انتهي من كتابة مراجعتي
ما قادني لتلك المغامرة هو الرغبة في حمل أولاد أختي على القراءة المنتظمة ... فلسوء حظهما لم تعد الألغاز تطبع وتوزع بشكل جيد وضاعت منا معظم اعدادها وقرأوا هم القليل المتبقي ... وللغرابة فهم لا يفضلون ما وراء الطبيعة وباقي سلاسل روايات مصرية للجيب ... فسألت الأصدقاء الأعزاء هنا عن ما قد يناسب ميلهما لكتب المغامرات فنصحوني بأجاثا كريستي وآرثر كونان دويل وعليه فقد اشتريت ٤ أعداد من كل مجموعة :))
صاحب المكتبة التي أتعامل معها والذي أدين له بالفضل في معظم قراءاتي شجعني بكلامه أن هذا الروايات مناسبة لكل الأعمار :)) وعليه وبما أنني لم أسلم الروايات لصاحبيهما وانقضت إجازة العيد تقريبا ما يعني بقاء الكتب عندي لفترة إضافية فقد تناولت هذه الرواية اليوم صباحا لقرائتها
النسخة رائعة برسوماتها الأصلية وطبعتها المحترمة جدا .... النبذة في أول الكتاب عن الكاتب ورسامي لوحات الكتاب كانت وافية وكافية للدفع نحو مواصلة القراءة ... ومنها إلى نبذة أخرى عن عالم شيرلوك هولمز ورواياته واستقبال جمهور القراء لتلك الروايات وقد أبهرني ما جاء في هذه النبذة
عالم غريب ساحر ولندن القديمة وعربات تجرها خيول ونساء يرتدين ملابس حريرية مطعمة بالشيفون ورجل يعمل عقله بشكل منطقي ويوفي بوعوده وإلتزاماته تجاه من يطلب مساعدته
أعتقد أنني سأقرأ ما توفر لدي من اعداد وقد أحصل لنفسي على نسخة كاملة قريبا ... أقرأها من باب التسلية وأحتفظ بها لولديَّ ليقوما بقرائتها - إن رغبا في ذلك - في أي وقت
قراءة صباحية سريعة وممتعة :)) هكذا أرى هذه المغامرة الهولمزية ... وليعذر المعتادين على جو مغامرات شيرلوك هولمز جهلي به وإنبهاري به فهذه أولى قراءاتي لهذا العالم ... فقد نشأت أقرأ الألغاز ولكنها ألغاز الأولاد والبنات بأبطالها الصغار فقرأت أغلب الأعداد من بطولات المغامرين الخمسة والأربعة والثلاثة (عامر وعارف وعالية) و(محسن وهادية وممدوح) وكانوا هم كل عالمي ومن تلك القراءات انتقلت لـ كوكتيل ٢٠٠٠ مباشرة وملف المستقبل ورجل المستحيل ويوسف السباعي ومحمود السعدني .... ولم تكن هناك فرصة للحصول على ما فاتني من روايات ... وكنت أبادل كتبي مع جار لي واثنين من زملاء الدراسة ولكن أغلب مبادلاتنا كانت تتم في إطار مجلات تان تان وميكي وفلاش :)) ذكريات رائعة أتذكرها الآن وإن استرسلت فيها لن انتهي من كتابة مراجعتي
ما قادني لتلك المغامرة هو الرغبة في حمل أولاد أختي على القراءة المنتظمة ... فلسوء حظهما لم تعد الألغاز تطبع وتوزع بشكل جيد وضاعت منا معظم اعدادها وقرأوا هم القليل المتبقي ... وللغرابة فهم لا يفضلون ما وراء الطبيعة وباقي سلاسل روايات مصرية للجيب ... فسألت الأصدقاء الأعزاء هنا عن ما قد يناسب ميلهما لكتب المغامرات فنصحوني بأجاثا كريستي وآرثر كونان دويل وعليه فقد اشتريت ٤ أعداد من كل مجموعة :))
صاحب المكتبة التي أتعامل معها والذي أدين له بالفضل في معظم قراءاتي شجعني بكلامه أن هذا الروايات مناسبة لكل الأعمار :)) وعليه وبما أنني لم أسلم الروايات لصاحبيهما وانقضت إجازة العيد تقريبا ما يعني بقاء الكتب عندي لفترة إضافية فقد تناولت هذه الرواية اليوم صباحا لقرائتها
النسخة رائعة برسوماتها الأصلية وطبعتها المحترمة جدا .... النبذة في أول الكتاب عن الكاتب ورسامي لوحات الكتاب كانت وافية وكافية للدفع نحو مواصلة القراءة ... ومنها إلى نبذة أخرى عن عالم شيرلوك هولمز ورواياته واستقبال جمهور القراء لتلك الروايات وقد أبهرني ما جاء في هذه النبذة
عالم غريب ساحر ولندن القديمة وعربات تجرها خيول ونساء يرتدين ملابس حريرية مطعمة بالشيفون ورجل يعمل عقله بشكل منطقي ويوفي بوعوده وإلتزاماته تجاه من يطلب مساعدته
أعتقد أنني سأقرأ ما توفر لدي من اعداد وقد أحصل لنفسي على نسخة كاملة قريبا ... أقرأها من باب التسلية وأحتفظ بها لولديَّ ليقوما بقرائتها - إن رغبا في ذلك - في أي وقت
March 7, 2024
❄️مستمرون داخل اجواء الغموض الممتع فالأن نحن داخل قضية قتل لرجل كان يعمل في الصحافة بأجر بخس ووجد عملا جعله يتمكن من شراء منزل والزواج من فتاة جميلة فما هذا العمل الغريب ومن الذي قتل هذا الرجل وهل مات حقا ام ان هناك خدعة غريبة ؟
❄️لا تنسو الدعاء لإخوتنا بفلسطين
February 11, 2019
The one with the disappearing husband and the now suspected-murderer beggar man with the twisted lip.
IDK, I was expecting something different and more complicatedly simple...
IDK, I was expecting something different and more complicatedly simple...
December 1, 2022
هنا المجرم هو نفسه الضحية أعجبتنى القصة بالأخص إنه فى البداية يأخذك إلى اتجاه ثم يكون الحل فى الاتجاه الآخر ،
وذكر آرثر موضوع شائك وهو التسول ويجعلنى أتسأل هل يمكن أن يبحث الإنسان عن المال فى سبيل التضحية بكرامته حتى إذا فقد كرامته بينه وبين نفسه فقط؟
لا أتفق مع التسول بالأخص إذا كان المتسول قادر على العمل.
وذكر آرثر موضوع شائك وهو التسول ويجعلنى أتسأل هل يمكن أن يبحث الإنسان عن المال فى سبيل التضحية بكرامته حتى إذا فقد كرامته بينه وبين نفسه فقط؟
لا أتفق مع التسول بالأخص إذا كان المتسول قادر على العمل.
April 17, 2018
"The Man with the Twisted Lip" is the sixth story in the
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
story collection, the third publication in the Sherlock Holmes series (after the first two novels, so the first story collection).
Holmes and Watson investigate the disappearance of a man who's wife is sure she saw him in the window above an opium den, but when the police arrived to investigate they found only a filthy beggar, and her husbands jacket weighed down with coins at the bottom of the Thames.
This particular story I would describe as 'twisty', which made it particularly riveting.
Holmes and Watson investigate the disappearance of a man who's wife is sure she saw him in the window above an opium den, but when the police arrived to investigate they found only a filthy beggar, and her husbands jacket weighed down with coins at the bottom of the Thames.
This particular story I would describe as 'twisty', which made it particularly riveting.
April 12, 2013
Not a mind-bending mystery, but a wonderful story filled with devilish details. I love that Conan Doyle created a drug using/abusing main character at the height of the uptight Victorian era and in this particular story was relatively lavish with his description of an opium den and its patrons. The real essence of The Man... is its heart. The ending is quite sweet in its way.
February 10, 2016
Another so-so in the Holmes canon. (I am presently reading all the Sherlock Holmes stories.)
Okay, this mystery starts at Dr. Watson's house when a woman bursts in wanting the good doctor to go fetch her husband who is believed to be hanging out in an opium den. (There's a lot of info. about such places in the annotated version I'm reading.) So off he goes and who does he find in said den?
I figured this one out about two-thirds in and wanted to bang my head against the wall for taking so long! I would wager most diligent readers would get it long before this, and anyhow...
A favorable story, but worth only three stars. One more thing, many of those who inspect these stories carefully have found a lot of questionable facts, etc., including one in which Mrs. Watson apparently calls her husband James. (His name is John.)
Okay, this mystery starts at Dr. Watson's house when a woman bursts in wanting the good doctor to go fetch her husband who is believed to be hanging out in an opium den. (There's a lot of info. about such places in the annotated version I'm reading.) So off he goes and who does he find in said den?
I figured this one out about two-thirds in and wanted to bang my head against the wall for taking so long! I would wager most diligent readers would get it long before this, and anyhow...
A favorable story, but worth only three stars. One more thing, many of those who inspect these stories carefully have found a lot of questionable facts, etc., including one in which Mrs. Watson apparently calls her husband James. (His name is John.)
February 22, 2024
3 Stars. Not as exciting as some other Holmes short stories. Yet two incidents are memorable. The story is from "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" of 1892. My edition is from "Sherlock Holmes The Complete Novels and Short Stories," a 2020, two volume work. First memorable incident? Dr. Watson and his wife have been approached by Kate Whitney late one evening. She is fraught with anxiety about the whereabouts of her husband Isa. He has been known to have drug addiction issues, but never failed to return home. Watson finds him in an opium den. In the gloom and the smoke, Watson bumps into Holmes! Watson says, "I came to find a friend." And Holmes? "I came to find an enemy." Second incident? Holmes is seeking Neville St. Clair, a wealthy businessman who seems to have run afoul of the lascar of the drug den - he's the enemy in this adventure. Mrs. St. Clair had accidently spotted he husband in the den while walking down the street, knew of its ill repute, stormed in and found blood on the windowsill where she had seen her husband. I continue to revel in Doyle's writing style. Still fresh and expressive 130 years later. Hope you find the same. (Jun2021/Fe2024)
April 22, 2022
4.5 stars & 5/10 hearts. This story is a little sad, but it gives an interesting glimpse of Victorian drug life + homelessness. I love Holmes’s interactions with Mrs. St. Clair; he was so kind and considerate, showing his real heart; and she was such a dear lady. The “villain” I didn’t have much patience with, but he did make for an amusing, intriguing, and still happy story. I quite enjoyed the Inspector, too!
Content: smoking (tobacco & opium); outdated racial terms; a lot of swearing.
A Favourite Quote: “…it is better to learn wisdom late than never to learn it at all.”
A Favourite Humorous Quote: “I am sure, Mr. Holmes, that we are very much indebted to you for having cleared the matter up. I wish I knew how you reach your results.”
“I reached this one,” said my friend, “by sitting upon five pillows and consuming an ounce of shag.”
Content: smoking (tobacco & opium); outdated racial terms; a lot of swearing.
A Favourite Quote: “…it is better to learn wisdom late than never to learn it at all.”
A Favourite Humorous Quote: “I am sure, Mr. Holmes, that we are very much indebted to you for having cleared the matter up. I wish I knew how you reach your results.”
“I reached this one,” said my friend, “by sitting upon five pillows and consuming an ounce of shag.”
July 17, 2016
مغامرات شارلوك هولمز , تأليف السيد آرثر كونان دويل
قضية " ذو الشفة الملتوية " هي القضية السادسة من مغامرات شارلوك هولمز
قصة الرجل الصحافي السابق و الذي أجرى بحثا صحفيا حول ظاهرة التسول عبر التنكر بزي المتسولين محاولة منه التقرب أكثر من هذا العالم إلا أنه إصطدم بحقيقة مرة جعلته يغير حياته كاملة وهي أن المتسول يجني في اليوم ما يجنيه هذا الصحافي في أسبوع كامل , فأدت هذه الحقيقة إلى إنصراف هذا الرجل عن عمله كصحفي و امتهانه التسول عبر تغيير شكله بفضل خبرته الواسعة في التنكر و التي اكتسبها عندما كان يمتهن التمثيل .
قضية " ذو الشفة الملتوية " هي القضية السادسة من مغامرات شارلوك هولمز
قصة الرجل الصحافي السابق و الذي أجرى بحثا صحفيا حول ظاهرة التسول عبر التنكر بزي المتسولين محاولة منه التقرب أكثر من هذا العالم إلا أنه إصطدم بحقيقة مرة جعلته يغير حياته كاملة وهي أن المتسول يجني في اليوم ما يجنيه هذا الصحافي في أسبوع كامل , فأدت هذه الحقيقة إلى إنصراف هذا الرجل عن عمله كصحفي و امتهانه التسول عبر تغيير شكله بفضل خبرته الواسعة في التنكر و التي اكتسبها عندما كان يمتهن التمثيل .
February 7, 2024
The lesson here is probably to pay people living wages 🤔
March 13, 2019
Oooh!! What a twist!!
I did see it coming though, being such a Sherlock fan and all...
But still, great mystery, loved it.
I did see it coming though, being such a Sherlock fan and all...
But still, great mystery, loved it.
December 9, 2024
Sherlock Holmes is my hyperfixation.
August 2, 2017
The Man with the Twisted Lip is a short story that arrangements with the kidnapping, and assumed murder, of the rich financial specialist, Neville St Clair. The snatching had been seen by Neville St Clair's significant other, and in spite of the fact that the police had captured a suspect, the homeless person, Hugh Boone, Sherlock Holmes had been held to reveal the majority of the occasions.
This short story is unified with many wanders aimlessly, and sees Holmes and Dr Watson, going from an opium nook in London, down to Kent, and back to London once more.
Apparently, the story of The Man with the Twisted Lip informs the peruser all the more concerning the character of Dr Watson, than it does of Sherlock Holmes. The distinguishing ability of Holmes has just been entrenched by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle before hand, as had the lengths the analyst would go to in help of his customer. In the account of The Man with the Twisted Lip we find however, the lengths that Watson would go to for his companions, and not only for Holmes; Watson energetically goes into the perilous opium cave, toward the begin of the story, to discover Isa Whitney.
This short story is unified with many wanders aimlessly, and sees Holmes and Dr Watson, going from an opium nook in London, down to Kent, and back to London once more.
Apparently, the story of The Man with the Twisted Lip informs the peruser all the more concerning the character of Dr Watson, than it does of Sherlock Holmes. The distinguishing ability of Holmes has just been entrenched by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle before hand, as had the lengths the analyst would go to in help of his customer. In the account of The Man with the Twisted Lip we find however, the lengths that Watson would go to for his companions, and not only for Holmes; Watson energetically goes into the perilous opium cave, toward the begin of the story, to discover Isa Whitney.
December 31, 2019
The edition I read is the Penguin edition containing the stories “The Man with the Twisted Lip” and “The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot”. I enjoyed both stories, though I did figure out the twist in both. Made me feel smart, lol! 4 stars, because Sherlock! Though the first story really hit home that history repeats itself. It discussed opium dens and drug addiction. Kind of like today. Very sad.
March 30, 2016
This one surprise me. Simple, but I didn't guess it.
January 23, 2018
This definitely went in an unexpected direction...
March 4, 2019
لقد توصل هولمز إلى حل هذه القضية بالجلوس على خمس وسائد، واستهلاك أوقية من التبغ :)
March 19, 2020
The Man with the Twisted Lip is about the similarities between a criminal and the detective who looks for them.
The book follows Sherlock Holmes and John Watson as they solve another mysterious case.
One night, while Watson is at home with his wife, someone comes to call on them. The woman is a friend and she explains that her husband is at an opium den and he hasn’t come home in two days.
Watson says that he will go and collect her husband, and he sets off at once.
Watson arrives to the opium den and quickly locates the man. He scolds him and tells his that he should be ashamed of himself.
As the men leave the opium house, someone pulls on Watson’s coat. Watson looks down and sees Sherlock Holmes sitting in a disguise.
Watson suppresses his surprise and asks Sherlock what he is doing there. Sherlock says that if Watson sends the man he collected home, he will tell him about his latest case.
Watson sends the man home with a note for Watson’s wife, then he waits for Sherlock to emerge from the den.
Sherlock tells Watson that he is searching for an enemy and he would enjoy Watson’s help with the case.
The pair get into a cab together and go the home of Sherlock’s client.
As they travel, Sherlock explains the case. He says that his client is a woman who is looking for her husband.
Sherlock explains that the husband went into the city early one day and said that he had two tasks to complete, then he would return home with some new toy bricks for one of his children.
The wife had to go into the city later in the day. As she was walking around looking for a cab, she happened to pass by the opium den. She looked up and saw her husband in a window. He exclaimed something and then waved his hands, before he disappeared from view.
The woman ran to the door and tried to get in. The men inside of the opium den threw her back out. Luckily, a number of constables and an inspector were on the street and she enlisted their help immediately.
The inspector and constables were allowed into the den, and they went to look at the second story where the man was seen.
Upon their first glance around, the men did not find any signs that the man had been in the room. His wife, however, found the bricks that he had bought for their son.
After a second search of the room, the men found his clothes hidden behind a curtain. They also found a thin trail of blood in the room.
The inspector and constables arrested the man who lives on the second floor. He was a “professional beggar,” and they assumed that he was the last person to see the missing man alive.
Sherlock explains that the case is seemingly so simple, but he cannot figure it out. He is fairly certain that the man has been murdered, but he doesn’t know why.
Sherlock and Watson arrive to the client’s house.
She asks Sherlock to be blunt with her and tell her whether or not he thinks her husband is dead. He tells her that he thinks the man is deceased and she questions him further.
She asks Sherlock how, if her husband is dead, did she receive a letter from him that very day.
Sherlock is surprised by the letter. He instantly suspects forgery, but the woman says that it is most definitely her husband’s handwriting.
Sherlock studies the note and the envelope it came in. He then announces that he and Watson should have some dinner and then go to sleep.
While Watson sleeps, Sherlock ponders the case. When Watson wakes up the next morning, Sherlock is dressed and ready to go. He tells Watson that it is time to set a trap for the criminal.
Sherlock tells Watson that he is ashamed that he did not solve the mystery quicker.
Watson and Sherlock go to the jail where the suspected murderer is being kept. Sherlock talks with the inspector who is keeping watch and then Sherlock, Watson, and the inspector go to look at the prisoner.
The man has not washed himself since he was arrested. Sherlock reveals that he has brought a bag of cleaning supplies and he begins to clean the man.
After a brief moment, Sherlock reveals that the suspected murderer is actually the man who was thought to have been murdered in disguise.
The man confesses and he asks what he is charged with. The inspector realizes that he can’t be charged with anything because no murder was committed at all.
The man explains that he has been disguising himself as a beggar for many years. He used to work for a newspaper and he was asked to write a story about beggars.
In order to write the story, he figured he could go undercover as a beggar. He was an actor before he became a journalist, so he was able to completely transform himself effectively.
The man realized that he could make more money as a beggar than as a journalist, so he quit his job and began begging constantly instead.
The man met his wife and they married and had two children. He did not stop begging.
He explained that he would leave his house dressed professionally, then he would go to the opium den and change in the second floor apartment. After he changed he would have a full day of begging and then he would change in the apartment and go home.
He said that when his wife walked by, he panicked and put his beggar attire back on. He didn’t want to live with his wife knowing how he made his money. He did not want to bring shame to his children either.
Sherlock and the inspector told the man that he would have to stop begging if he wanted the whole thing to go away. The man agrees and Sherlock and Watson leave.
The book ends when Sherlock tells Watson that breakfast should be ready at his Baker Street apartment if they wish to dine together.
I have enjoyed another Sherlock Holmes story. This one showed how even Sherlock himself can be bested using his own tricks (i.e. wearing disguises to accomplish work.)
I wish that the stories were told from the perspective of Sherlock (I can only imagine what happens in his head) so that I could see how he comes to his conclusions so precisely. Watson’s perspective gives the stories a bit of a magical element, because even if we follow the case the same way Sherlock does, most of Sherlock’s revelations occur while Watson is asleep.
I look forward to reading The Blue Carbuncle next week!
-Jocelyn Kuntz, Age 15
The book follows Sherlock Holmes and John Watson as they solve another mysterious case.
One night, while Watson is at home with his wife, someone comes to call on them. The woman is a friend and she explains that her husband is at an opium den and he hasn’t come home in two days.
Watson says that he will go and collect her husband, and he sets off at once.
Watson arrives to the opium den and quickly locates the man. He scolds him and tells his that he should be ashamed of himself.
As the men leave the opium house, someone pulls on Watson’s coat. Watson looks down and sees Sherlock Holmes sitting in a disguise.
Watson suppresses his surprise and asks Sherlock what he is doing there. Sherlock says that if Watson sends the man he collected home, he will tell him about his latest case.
Watson sends the man home with a note for Watson’s wife, then he waits for Sherlock to emerge from the den.
Sherlock tells Watson that he is searching for an enemy and he would enjoy Watson’s help with the case.
The pair get into a cab together and go the home of Sherlock’s client.
As they travel, Sherlock explains the case. He says that his client is a woman who is looking for her husband.
Sherlock explains that the husband went into the city early one day and said that he had two tasks to complete, then he would return home with some new toy bricks for one of his children.
The wife had to go into the city later in the day. As she was walking around looking for a cab, she happened to pass by the opium den. She looked up and saw her husband in a window. He exclaimed something and then waved his hands, before he disappeared from view.
The woman ran to the door and tried to get in. The men inside of the opium den threw her back out. Luckily, a number of constables and an inspector were on the street and she enlisted their help immediately.
The inspector and constables were allowed into the den, and they went to look at the second story where the man was seen.
Upon their first glance around, the men did not find any signs that the man had been in the room. His wife, however, found the bricks that he had bought for their son.
After a second search of the room, the men found his clothes hidden behind a curtain. They also found a thin trail of blood in the room.
The inspector and constables arrested the man who lives on the second floor. He was a “professional beggar,” and they assumed that he was the last person to see the missing man alive.
Sherlock explains that the case is seemingly so simple, but he cannot figure it out. He is fairly certain that the man has been murdered, but he doesn’t know why.
Sherlock and Watson arrive to the client’s house.
She asks Sherlock to be blunt with her and tell her whether or not he thinks her husband is dead. He tells her that he thinks the man is deceased and she questions him further.
She asks Sherlock how, if her husband is dead, did she receive a letter from him that very day.
Sherlock is surprised by the letter. He instantly suspects forgery, but the woman says that it is most definitely her husband’s handwriting.
Sherlock studies the note and the envelope it came in. He then announces that he and Watson should have some dinner and then go to sleep.
While Watson sleeps, Sherlock ponders the case. When Watson wakes up the next morning, Sherlock is dressed and ready to go. He tells Watson that it is time to set a trap for the criminal.
Sherlock tells Watson that he is ashamed that he did not solve the mystery quicker.
Watson and Sherlock go to the jail where the suspected murderer is being kept. Sherlock talks with the inspector who is keeping watch and then Sherlock, Watson, and the inspector go to look at the prisoner.
The man has not washed himself since he was arrested. Sherlock reveals that he has brought a bag of cleaning supplies and he begins to clean the man.
After a brief moment, Sherlock reveals that the suspected murderer is actually the man who was thought to have been murdered in disguise.
The man confesses and he asks what he is charged with. The inspector realizes that he can’t be charged with anything because no murder was committed at all.
The man explains that he has been disguising himself as a beggar for many years. He used to work for a newspaper and he was asked to write a story about beggars.
In order to write the story, he figured he could go undercover as a beggar. He was an actor before he became a journalist, so he was able to completely transform himself effectively.
The man realized that he could make more money as a beggar than as a journalist, so he quit his job and began begging constantly instead.
The man met his wife and they married and had two children. He did not stop begging.
He explained that he would leave his house dressed professionally, then he would go to the opium den and change in the second floor apartment. After he changed he would have a full day of begging and then he would change in the apartment and go home.
He said that when his wife walked by, he panicked and put his beggar attire back on. He didn’t want to live with his wife knowing how he made his money. He did not want to bring shame to his children either.
Sherlock and the inspector told the man that he would have to stop begging if he wanted the whole thing to go away. The man agrees and Sherlock and Watson leave.
The book ends when Sherlock tells Watson that breakfast should be ready at his Baker Street apartment if they wish to dine together.
I have enjoyed another Sherlock Holmes story. This one showed how even Sherlock himself can be bested using his own tricks (i.e. wearing disguises to accomplish work.)
I wish that the stories were told from the perspective of Sherlock (I can only imagine what happens in his head) so that I could see how he comes to his conclusions so precisely. Watson’s perspective gives the stories a bit of a magical element, because even if we follow the case the same way Sherlock does, most of Sherlock’s revelations occur while Watson is asleep.
I look forward to reading The Blue Carbuncle next week!
-Jocelyn Kuntz, Age 15
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 17, 2021
Otro relato corto con Sherlock Holmes 🕵️, ya me estoy familiarizando con las habitaciones de Baker Street, y toda la ceremonia que implica un nuevo caso, las pisadas subiendo las escaleras, la adrenalina de Holmes al pensar que misterio lo espera, la chimenea prendida, el sofá como una de las herramientas principales para resolver el enigma presentado.
Este caso aunque gracioso, si se analiza detenidamente tiene implicaciones más serias sobre la capacidad del ser humano para engañarse a sí mismo.
Este caso aunque gracioso, si se analiza detenidamente tiene implicaciones más serias sobre la capacidad del ser humano para engañarse a sí mismo.
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