"the Case-book Of Sherlock Holmes" The Creeping... Apr 2026
Presbury, a 61-year-old widower engaged to a much younger woman, Alice Morphy, has become irritable and secretive. Most alarmingly, his own faithful bloodhound, Roy, has begun attacking him at regular nine-day intervals.
Holmes discovers that Presbury has been injecting himself with a rejuvenation serum derived from langurs (monkeys), sourced from a "quack" in Prague named Lowenstein. The Professor was driven by vanity and a desire to remain young for his young fiancée. Key Themes & Reception "The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes" The Creeping...
Trevor Bennett, the personal secretary and future son-in-law of the famous physiologist Professor Presbury , consults Holmes regarding the Professor's bizarre behavior. Presbury, a 61-year-old widower engaged to a much
The story is set in , making it one of Holmes’ final cases before his retirement to Sussex. his own faithful bloodhound
