The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone [SEP] series
The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
"The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone" is one of 12 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle in "The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes". It was first published in the "Strand Magazine" October 1921.
Plot.
Watson arrives at 221B Baker Street where the page boy Billy shows him a wax effigy of Holmes placed near a curtained window in the sitting room. The effigy produces a shadow on the curtain that, when viewed from outside, is the
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