The Adventure of the Illustrious Client [SEP] series
The Adventure of the Illustrious Client
"The Adventure of the Illustrious Client" (1924) is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and one of the 12 stories collected as "The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes".
Plot.
Sir James Damery comes to see Holmes and Watson about his illustrious client's problem (the client's identity is never revealed to the reader, although Watson finds out at the end of the story; it is heavily implied
by "The Five Orange Pips," "The Case of the Violent Suitor" by "The Adventure of the Illustrious Client," and "The Case of the Christmas Pudding" by "The Adventure of the Empty House" and "The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone".
Reception.
When the series debuted, it was a hit. "This Week" declared "You won't want to miss this 4-star video event." "Variety" reviewed the series on October 20, 1954, and called