{"id":3565,"date":"2026-04-02T09:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T09:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3565"},"modified":"2026-02-21T15:28:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T15:28:19","slug":"the-disappearance-of-lady-frances-carfax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3565","title":{"rendered":"The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax\u00a0by\u00a0Sir Arthur Conan Doyle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sherlock-holmes-bookcover.jpg\" alt=\"sherlock holmes bookcover\" class=\"wp-image-3566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sherlock-holmes-bookcover.jpg 750w, https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sherlock-holmes-bookcover-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sherlock Holmes short story<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I was given the paperback copy of this book but it is also available online for Kindle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amazon acknowledge that this book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. 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