In The Adventure of the Copper Beeches, Violet Hunter asks Holmes, whether she should accept a job with very strange conditions. She has been offered £120 per year as a governess, but only if she will cut her long hair short. This is only one of many peculiar conditions to which she must agree. The employer, Jephro Rucastle, seems pleasant enough, yet Miss Hunter obviously has her suspicions. After a fortnight, Miss Hunter beseeches Holmes to come and see her in Winchester, as the situation has become even stranger. This is the last of the twelve stories collected in the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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"Wonderful and dark mystery. Finally, we hear what happened to the client and the other people involved. The characters are vividly described, and you at once feel a certain aversion against the villains, which makes you want to read it quickly to be assured they get their punishment." — Ragne (5 out of 5 stars)
"Wonderful and dark mystery. Finally, we hear what happened to the client and the other people involved. The characters are vividly described, and you at once feel a certain aversion against the villains, which makes you want to read it quickly to be assured they get their punishment."
" Liked the story - but you get the picture as soon as Sherlock =) "
" Another gem from Mr. Holmes' case files , but d icing on the cake was really Watson's expectation of a love interest for our adorable,much loved detective . Refreshing though unrequited !!! "
" This was a really intriguing mystery, pretty obvious, but fun :) Same complaint as the rest of the stories though: it ended so abruptly... would've like a little more detail. "
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) was born of Irish parentage in Scotland. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, but he also had a passion for storytelling. His first book introduced that prototype of the modern detective in fiction, Sherlock Holmes. Despite the immense popularity Holmes gained throughout the world, Doyle was not overly fond of the character and preferred to write other stories. Eventually popular demand won out and he continued to satisfy readers with the adventures of the legendary sleuth. He also wrote historical romances and made two essays into pseudoscientific fantasy: The Lost World and The Poison Belt.
Stephen Thorne trained at RADA and played several seasons with the Old Vic Company and the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford and London. He has worked extensively in radio, with over two thousand broadcasts for the BBC, including Uncle Mort in the Radio 4 comedy series and the part of Treebeard in The Lord of the Rings. His television work includes EastEnders, Boys from the Bush, Death of an Expert Witness, and David Copperfield.
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