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The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle [short story] (1892)

by Arthur Conan Doyle

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Series: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (7)

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Found at the corner of Goodge Street, a goose and a black felt hat. Mr Henry Baker can have the same by applying at 6.30 this evening at 221b, Baker Street.
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  archivomorero | Jun 22, 2022 |
At Christmastime, Sherlock Holmes is tasked with returning a lost goose to its rightful owner, whose identity Holmes deduces from the hat he lost with the goose. The case gains a new urgency when the goose is discovered to hold a valuable secret. This is one of the more familiar Holmes stories since it’s often included in anthologies of Christmas mysteries. It’s a good entry point to the Holmes canon. Holmes gives a magical performance as he extracts a man from his hat! ( )
  cbl_tn | Feb 28, 2022 |
This Sherlock Holmes adventure was narrated by CGPGrey, as a Christmas gift to his viewers. It was a joy. The story is a good one, no matter how many times you hear it. ( )
  nab6215 | Jan 18, 2022 |
Not a bad little story, but overall, wasn't that interesting to me. It was cleverly written (in classic Sherlock Holmes style), but this one just didn't capture me.

It did have a good Christmas feel though, which is timely. ( )
  cgfaulknerog | May 28, 2020 |
This is Conan Doyle's Christmas Sherlock Holmes story, about a lost jewel concealed within the crop of a Christmas goose. It's a good story that manages to combine Christmas humour with a serious backdrop of a man wrongly accused with the theft of the jewel. Not one of Conan Doyle's very best, but always comes up well. ( )
  john257hopper | Dec 25, 2017 |
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Alexander, JamesNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Cumming, AlanNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

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I had called upon my friend Sherlock Holmes upon the second morning after Christmas, with the intention of wishing him the compliments of the season.
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Found at the corner of Goodge Street, a goose and a black felt hat. Mr Henry Baker can have the same by applying at 6.30 this evening at 221b, Baker Street.

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Two-time Emmy Award nominee (The Good Wife) and Audie Award winner for best narrator Alan Cumming here narrates Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's first-rate Yuletide whodunit "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle". Cumming adds his personal flair to the mystery classic and turns in an outstanding performance of the great detective Sherlock Holmes and his pal, Watson.
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