The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone (Annotated)

The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone (Annotated) | Arthur Conan Doyle

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Librarybelle I think I would wonder what exactly all of the excitement about Holmes was if I had not read anything prior… 1mo

eeclayton @Librarybelle I agree that it's not the best starting point for a new reader. 1mo

dabbe This story is usually close to last or dead last as far as favorite SH stories for readers. To start with this one would have been horrific, especially since the POV was so different; all of the personal touches are absent from this one without our Watson, and he basically acts like a dummy in this one with hardly a role to play at all.

Also, where the hell did Billy the page boy come from? That was another #thingsthatmakeyougohmm 1mo

CogsOfEncouragement Oh, good question. This story does feel like it is meant for someone who has been reading about SH and W for some time. I didn't consider that too much until just now. 1mo

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Cuilin

The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone (Annotated) | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes
Thoughts?

@pageshifter @AnneCecilie @indoordame @librarybelle @theAromaOfBooks @Aimeesue @kelli7990 @5feet.of.fury @Read4Life @AnnR @mom2bugnbee @pageturner1 @eeclayton @erzascarletbookgasm @aroyse @dabbe

Cuilin @cuilin @mollyanna @Tineke @Larkken @StayCurious @kimrenee @alldebooks @CogsOfEncouragement @catlass007 @CrystalE02 @curiouserandcurioser @Larkken @BeeCurious @Blackink_WhitePaper @Daisey @RayHallucinogen @Born.A.Reader @Chrissyreadit @Fr3NcHtOaSt @Anishalnkspill 1mo

Librarybelle The voice, of course, is different, but Holmes has still laid out a complicated trap for the culprits. Not too much of a mystery, but more of a descriptive way that the culprits are brought to justice. 1mo

Cuilin @Librarybelle this story is very much like “The Empty House”. However, because this particular story was written for the Theatre, IMO it feels familiar because we are used to seeing Sherlock as a visual character due to all the movie and TV adaptations. (edited) 1mo

dabbe I have a hard time buying that Holmes was able to move the dummy and sit in its place while the Count and Marton were talking because the dummy was in FULL VIEW the entire time! They would have to have had their backs turned away from the dummy the whole time, and Holmes would have had to have been extremely quiet. Also, IMHO, “The Empty House“ was much better. Why do a repeat from a play that also was a repeat? Was Doyle running out of ideas? 1mo

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Cuilin

The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone (Annotated) | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes

Thoughts?

@pageshifter @AnneCecilie @indoordame @librarybelle @theAromaOfBooks @Aimeesue @kelli7990 @5feet.of.fury @Read4Life @AnnR @mom2bugnbee @pageturner1 @eeclayton @erzascarletbookgasm @aroyse @dabbe

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Librarybelle I was thrown by the third person narrative at first. The plot also reminded me a little of another story we read some time ago, where Holmes pretends to be ill but is faking his illness to catch the culprit. Lots of dialogue too, given the third person narrative, but it made the story read rather quickly. Admittedly, I was surprised by Holmes‘s sudden appearance at the end. 1mo

eeclayton This is kind of off topic, but when we started this book, the Mazarin Stone was the first story I read, and I kept looking for the illustrious client in the story. I hadn't realized at first that the order of the stories is completely different in my edition 😂 1mo

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Cuilin @eeclayton this happened to me with “The Cardboard Box”, luckily it was Denise‘s week to post questions. Lol 1mo

Cuilin @Librarybelle it was quite a quick read. It is one of the shortest in the canon. 1mo

kelli7990 This was an interesting story. It was so short. I didn‘t realize it was over until the next story in the audiobook started playing. When I realized the next story started playing, I went back and started this one over again but I skipped to the end so I can find out how it ended. 1mo

dabbe For me, the 3rd-person narration didn't work so well. Who is this person, and how does s/he know so much of the dialogue? Having never had a 3rd-person omniscient POV before, I had to further suspend my disbelief. Also, not knowing that a door led into the curtained area, or that it was a gramophone playing and not Holmes (1st time that was mentioned) did not allow us equal access to the clues to solve the crime. Alas, we were mere readers. (edited) 1mo

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LitsyEvents

The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone (Annotated) | Arthur Conan Doyle

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@Cuilin @LitsyEvents

Fabulous discussion and insight today, Sherlockians! We're getting closer to the end! Next up: “(TAo) The Mazarin Stone.“ Discussion will be next Saturday, 5/24, and will be led by @Cuilin. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. 🤗

Link to summary and analysis (spoiler alert!): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k5Xh5uGVCsZIF7OZG089P64zdx2ZmY1g/view

Cuilin 👍🙏 1mo

dabbe TY! 🤩🤩🤩 1mo

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dabbe

The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone (Annotated) | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes
@Cuilin @LitsyEvents

Fabulous discussion and insight today, Sherlockians! We're getting closer to the end! Next up: “(TAo) The Mazarin Stone.“ Discussion will be next Saturday, 5/24, and will be led by @Cuilin. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. 🤗

Link to summary and analysis (spoiler alert!): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k5Xh5uGVCsZIF7OZG089P64zdx2ZmY1g/view?usp=shari...

Librarybelle Thank you! 1mo

dabbe @Librarybelle 🥰 1mo

Cuilin 👍🙏 1mo

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jpmcwisemorgan

The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone (Annotated) | Arthur Conan Doyle

Feeling a little #Sherlocked today. #brains #Quotsy #QuotsyOct18 #LitsyQuoteChallenge

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Sarah83 Great one 😍 7y

jpmcwisemorgan @Sarah83 I don‘t think you can go wrong with a Sherlock quote! 7y

Sarah83 Definitely 💖 7y

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annahenke

The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone (Annotated) | Arthur Conan Doyle

Trying the new channels feature on Audible today. I've never read the Sherlock Holmes stories and thought, why not? Has anyone else checked out the channels thing? What do you think?

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