“The Manifestations of Sherlock Holmes” by James Lovegrove is a collection of the author’s short stories, most of which have been printed in various anthologies.
I like collections like this, because I get a chance to read stories I may well have missed upon their original publication.
With any anthology there are going to be stories that you don’t like, but also ones that really stand out for you. In “The Manifestations of Sherlock Holmes” the stand out stories for me were:
The Adventure of the Marchindale Stiletto
The Strange Case of Dr Sacker and Mr Hope (originally published in one of my favourite anthologies “Gaslight Gothic))
Pure Swank
A Bauble in Scandinavia.
The last mentioned story being one that gives Watson a mystery of his own. It’s complex, sweet, and delightful.
One thing I did really love about the anthology was the fact that each story had a separate introduction with interesting facts behind it. Including original publication, and in some cases, the genesis of the idea.
“The Manifestations of Sherlock Holmes” is a must read book for all Sherlock Holmes fans.
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