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Ian Murdoch (general)
Ian Murdoch may refer to: *a fictional character in the Conan Doyle story The Adventure of the Lion's Mane *Ian Murdoch (general), Australian major general, son of Brigadier Thomas Murdoch (engineer), brother of Air Marshal Sir Alister Murdoch {{hndis, Murdoch, Ian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventure Of The Lion's Mane
"The Adventure of the Lion's Mane" (1926), one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as ''The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes''. It is notable for being narrated by Holmes himself, instead of by Doctor Watson, Dr. Watson (who does not appear in the story). Plot In 1907, some time after his retirement to the Sussex Downs, Holmes goes for a walk and meets his friend Harold Stackhurst, headmaster of a local preparatory school (United Kingdom), preparatory school called "The Gables". Shortly thereafter, Stackhurst's science teacher, Fitzroy McPherson, staggers up from the nearby beach, dressed in only his overcoat and trousers. He collapses at their feet, and dies shortly thereafter, having managed to scream the words "The Lion's Mane". He has long, narrow welt (bruise), welts curving around his body; he appears to have been repeatedly whipped with some sort of thin, flexible scourge, until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Murdoch (general)
Ian Murdoch may refer to: *a fictional character in the Conan Doyle story The Adventure of the Lion's Mane *Ian Murdoch (general), Australian major general, son of Brigadier Thomas Murdoch (engineer), brother of Air Marshal Sir Alister Murdoch {{hndis, Murdoch, Ian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Murdoch (engineer)
Brigadier Thomas Murdoch, DSO (16 April 1876 – 13 July 1961) was an Australian military engineer who served in both the First and Second World Wars. Having retired from the military in 1937, he was recalled and served as Director General of engineer services during the Second World War. Murdoch served in the 1st Pioneer Battalion, Australian Imperial Force in France and Flanders Flanders (, ; Dutch: ''Vlaanderen'' ) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, ..., and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO).Distinguished Service Order (DSO), 1 January 1919, Australian honours. On 25 April 1905 at Elsternwick, Melbourne, he married Kathleen T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
