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    Sherlock Holmes and the Clapham Witch
    Sherlock Holmes and the Clapham Witch
    Sherlock Holmes and the Clapham Witch
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    Sherlock Holmes and the Clapham Witch

    By John A. Little

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    In this excellent short story, sad old men are throwing themselves under trains for a variety of reasons and Holmes must place himself in harm’s way to discover the truth of a rather bewildering case. Bordering on the supernatural, this Sherlockian short was first published in 2016 in the third collection of the Final Tales of Sherlock Holmes.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMX Publishing
    Release dateFeb 16, 2017
    ISBN9781787050785
    Sherlock Holmes and the Clapham Witch

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      Sherlock Holmes and the Clapham Witch - John A. Little

      Sherlock Holmes and the Clapham Witch

      John A. Little

      Publisher Information

      First published in 2016

      This edition published in 2017 by

      MX Publishing

      335 Princess Park Manor, Royal Drive

      London, N11 3GX

      www.mxpublishing.com

      Digital edition converted and distributed by

      Andrews UK Limited

      www.andrewsuk.com

      © Copyright 2016, 2017 John A. Little

      The right of John A. Little to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998.

      All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without express prior written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted except with express prior written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1956 (as amended). Any person who commits any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damage.

      All characters appearing in this work are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. The opinions expressed herein belong to the author and do not necessarily reflect those of MX Publishing or Andrews UK Limited.

      The Clapham Witch

      ‘So. Watson. I perceive you have discovered that the baby is to be a male child, and you are hoping he will be called John Hamish Lestrade.’

      My old friend and colleague had not budged from his position in front of a bubbling bunsen burner, his back angled away from me.

      ‘Good God, Holmes! How on earth could you possible know such a thing?’

      I really felt I had him this time, and that he was merely playing one of his ridiculous games with me.

      ‘Simplicity itself, my dear fellow. I can see your face reflected within this glass, and you have been smiling away for the last ten minutes, as you perused the Times Register Of Births column.’

      ‘Yes, but how did you ... oh, never mind. You are correct as usual. I am reading about the birth of a seven-pound-three-ounce baby boy to Lily and Jasper Lestrade.

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