Here are my pipe notes for the last 12 Sherlock Holmes short stories.
These are stories 45-56 of the cannon and were published in the Strand Magazine between 1921 and 1927. They were later published in the collection "The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes".
40 of the 56 short stories mention pipe smoking.
The Adventure of the Illustrious Client
-“Don’t you smoke? Then you will excuse me if I light my pipe. If your man is more dangerous than the late Professor Moriarty, or than the living Colonel Sebastian Moran, then he is indeed worth meeting.”
-“Put my pipe on the table—and the tobacco-slipper.”
The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier
-“I lit my pipe and leaned back in my chair.” (this story is written by Holmes himself)
-“He was smoking a pipe and reading a paper.”
The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
-“He looked round him at the scientific charts upon the wall, the acid-charred bench of chemicals, the violin-case leaning in the corner, the coal-scuttle, which contained of old the pipes and tobacco.”
-“You have not, I hope, learned to despise my pipe and my lamentable tobacco? It has to take the place of food these days.”
The Adventure of the Three Gables
-“had just settled me into the well-worn low armchair on one side of the fire, while he had curled down with his pipe in his mouth upon the opposite chair…….Holmes raised his pipe with a languid smile.”
-“Holmes knocked out the ashes of his pipe with a quiet chuckle.”
The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire
X
The Adventure of the Three Garridebs
-“Holmes had lit his pipe, and he sat for some time with a curious smile upon his face…..Holmes took his pipe from his lips.”
The Problem of Thor Bridge
-“There you have it, said Sherlock Holmes, knocking out the ashes of his after-breakfast pipe and slowly refilling it.”
-“Holmes smiled languidly and reached out his hand for his pipe…..Our visitor made a noisy exit, but Holmes smoked in imperturbable silence with dreamy eyes fixed upon the ceiling.”
-“Late that evening, as we sat together smoking our pipes in the village inn”
The Adventure of the Creeping Man
-“the violin, the shag tobacco, the old black pipe”
-“When I arrived at Baker Street I found him huddled up in his armchair with updrawn knees, his pipe in his mouth and his brow furrowed with thought.”
-“He had refilled his pipe and resumed his seat, taking no notice of my comment.”
The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane
X
The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger
-“That was how I came into the matter, for he dropped in and smoked a pipe or two over it.”
The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place
-“Holmes sat for some time in silent thought. He had lit the oldest and foulest of his pipes.”
The Adventure of the Retired Colourman
-“Holmes lay with his gaunt figure stretched in his deep chair, his pipe curling forth slow wreaths of acrid tobacco”
These are stories 45-56 of the cannon and were published in the Strand Magazine between 1921 and 1927. They were later published in the collection "The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes".
40 of the 56 short stories mention pipe smoking.
The Adventure of the Illustrious Client
-“Don’t you smoke? Then you will excuse me if I light my pipe. If your man is more dangerous than the late Professor Moriarty, or than the living Colonel Sebastian Moran, then he is indeed worth meeting.”
-“Put my pipe on the table—and the tobacco-slipper.”
The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier
-“I lit my pipe and leaned back in my chair.” (this story is written by Holmes himself)
-“He was smoking a pipe and reading a paper.”
The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
-“He looked round him at the scientific charts upon the wall, the acid-charred bench of chemicals, the violin-case leaning in the corner, the coal-scuttle, which contained of old the pipes and tobacco.”
-“You have not, I hope, learned to despise my pipe and my lamentable tobacco? It has to take the place of food these days.”
The Adventure of the Three Gables
-“had just settled me into the well-worn low armchair on one side of the fire, while he had curled down with his pipe in his mouth upon the opposite chair…….Holmes raised his pipe with a languid smile.”
-“Holmes knocked out the ashes of his pipe with a quiet chuckle.”
The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire
X
The Adventure of the Three Garridebs
-“Holmes had lit his pipe, and he sat for some time with a curious smile upon his face…..Holmes took his pipe from his lips.”
The Problem of Thor Bridge
-“There you have it, said Sherlock Holmes, knocking out the ashes of his after-breakfast pipe and slowly refilling it.”
-“Holmes smiled languidly and reached out his hand for his pipe…..Our visitor made a noisy exit, but Holmes smoked in imperturbable silence with dreamy eyes fixed upon the ceiling.”
-“Late that evening, as we sat together smoking our pipes in the village inn”
The Adventure of the Creeping Man
-“the violin, the shag tobacco, the old black pipe”
-“When I arrived at Baker Street I found him huddled up in his armchair with updrawn knees, his pipe in his mouth and his brow furrowed with thought.”
-“He had refilled his pipe and resumed his seat, taking no notice of my comment.”
The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane
X
The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger
-“That was how I came into the matter, for he dropped in and smoked a pipe or two over it.”
The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place
-“Holmes sat for some time in silent thought. He had lit the oldest and foulest of his pipes.”
The Adventure of the Retired Colourman
-“Holmes lay with his gaunt figure stretched in his deep chair, his pipe curling forth slow wreaths of acrid tobacco”
