Mary Russell is a character created by Laurie R. King for a series of books about Sherlock Holmes. She becomes his companion, partner, and wife. The novels focus on new cases and Mary’s perspective offers comedy, sympathy, and interest. Mary is different from the women of her time and stands out in many ways. The relationship between Mary and Holmes is almost parental at first but she becomes his equal in later books. The mysteries are more detailed than Conan Doyle’s work and the series is ongoing with eight books published so far.
Mary Russell is the alluring fictional character created by mystery writer Laurie R. King for a series of books about Sherlock Holmes. In these books, Mary Russell, who begins as a rather young, somewhat clumsy but extremely intelligent teenager, gradually becomes Holmes’s companion, crime-solving partner, and finally his wife. Mary Russell’s books have won praise for feminizing the male world of Holmes and fitting well into the original genre.
Mary Russell’s novels tend not to deal with Conan Doyle cases, although Mary alludes to such cases. She is often the first-person narrator of the novels, and thus her perspective on Holmes offers comedy, sympathy, and interest. Instead of rehashing Holmes’ original cases, King moves into new cases that would mirror Holmes’ later life. Holmes sees Mary Russell as his equal and a new source of joy as first his pupil and then his partner in work and in life.
Mary Russell is an interesting character in her own right, since she’s very different from the Edwardian or early 20th century woman of her time. She stands out in many ways. She is proud of her Jewish heritage and becomes a serious scholar in the first and second books. In the first book, The Beekeeper’s Apprentice, she is raised by an aunt who has little regard for her. She awkwardly bursts into Holmes’ quiet retreat and immediately engages him with his insights and willingness to listen.
The relationship between Mary and Holmes is at first almost parental, as he becomes for her, the father she misses, the brother she misses, and truly the only person in her life who has taken care of her since her death. his family. Gradually, she meets Holmes’ cast of characters and draws them in much greater detail than Doyle’s. Watson is less present in the novels, but Mycroft Holmes is a major element in most of the novels.
Mary Russell is definitely the female equivalent of Holmes in later books. Her reflections on her work with Holmes range from the humorous to the poignant, and unlike Conan Doyle’s stories, the mysteries are much more detailed, giving the reader a real chance to guess or solve the mysteries thanks to the clues presented in the stories. This is a feature often missing from Doyle’s work, since Holmes has a way of noting things that Doyle never mentioned. Mary Russell as a narrator tends to accompany the reader by explaining events as they occur.
The Mary Russell series is ongoing and so far Laurie King has written eight Mary Russell books. In order of publication these are:
The apprentice beekeeper
A monstrous regiment of women
A letter from Mary
The Moor
Oh, Jerusalem
Hall of Justice
The Game
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