Notes From the Dispatch Box of John H Watson, MD: More Untold Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Ashton, Hugh

ISBN 10: 0615751458 / ISBN 13: 9780615751450

Published by Inknbeans Press, 2013

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8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Near Fine copy. Light shelfwear.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Notes From the Dispatch Box of John H Watson, MD: More Untold Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
• Publisher: Inknbeans Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0615751458
• ISBN 13: 9780615751450
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Another discovery from the vaults of Cox and Co., the old London bank which had forwarded the Deed Box of John H Watson to the author last year. The Dispatch Box contains all manner of illuminating documents about Mssrs. Holmes and Watson. Of particular interest are what the author refers to as The Affair of the Vatican Cameos, the Reigate Poisoning Case, and a document apparently written by the man Holmes himself called 'the fourth smartest man in London', John Clay.

From the Back Cover

The deed box discovered in the vaults of a London bank and presented to Hugh Ashton contained a number of adventures of Sherlock Holmes, published in the following volumes:

Tales from the Deed Box of John H. Watson MD

More from the Deed Box of John H. Watson MD

Secrets from the Deed Box of John H. Watson MD

The Darlington Substitution

which have been critically acclaimed.

"Hugh Ashton quite simply makes the perfect pastiche. If you have always wished the original 60 was actually 600, then his stories are for you."

"This is Sherlock, alive and well in late 1880's London and being assisted by his friend and Boswell, Dr. Watson."

"My test is 'Could Conan Doyle have written this?' and yes, he could have written this story."

"I am a diehard Sherlock Holmes fan, and was pleasurably surprised to discover this book and more in the series by Hugh Ashton. The tone, style and prose is delightful and utterly reminiscent of the pen of the great Conan Doyle himself."

Now, with the revelation of another box containing the unpublished papers of Dr. John Watson, the following adventures have been edited and prepared for publication in this volume:

• The Affair of the Vatican Cameos: More than a theft, the disappearance of these priceless works of art from the British Museum could spark a constitutional crisis if Holmes cannot solve the case.
• The Reigate Poisoning Case: where all the evidence points in one direction, but Holmes establishes the innocence of the prime suspect.
• The History of John Augustus Edward Clay, As Told by Himself: The extraordinary self-penned history of the infamous architect of the Red-Headed League, as presented to Dr. Watson, together with Watson's notes and commentary.