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HappyCalibreUser · 01-31-2022, 11:50 AM

Normally when I fetch a new book. Everything is there.

It's rare to run across a read like this example:

The Mammoth Book of the Lost Chronicles of Sherlock Holmes (Mammoth Books)

On the front cover it says: 20 NEW ADVENTURES AND INTRIGUES

I count 12 stories.

The Adventure of the Crimson Arrow
The Adventure of Kendal Terrace
A Hair’s Breadth
The Adventure of the Smiling Face
The Adventure of the Fourth Glove
The Adventure of the Richmond Recluse
The Adventure of the English Scholar
The Adventure of the Amethyst Ring
The Adventure of the Willow Pool
The Adventure of Queen Hippolyta
The Adventure of Dedstone Mill
An Incident in Society

My first thought was an error in the TOC. Nope. Only 12 stories, and an Amazon reviewer listed the exact same story list. I'm asuming they bought the material book or ebook. "Cough, cough"

So far, I haven't ran across a TOC for the actual book to confirm or deny.

But, I was wondering if anyone else adds the TOC anthologies into their Calibre data in Comments, and noticed this with any other books? Are we always getting what's promised on the cover by the publisher? Or was this simply the wrong book cover selected to be sold?

01-31-2022, 11:50 AM	#1
HappyCalibreUser Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2022 Device: none	Books May Not Be As Promised; or, a wrong cover? Normally when I fetch a new book. Everything is there. It's rare to run across a read like this example: The Mammoth Book of the Lost Chronicles of Sherlock Holmes (Mammoth Books) On the front cover it says: 20 NEW ADVENTURES AND INTRIGUES I count 12 stories. The Adventure of the Crimson Arrow The Adventure of Kendal Terrace A Hair’s Breadth The Adventure of the Smiling Face The Adventure of the Fourth Glove The Adventure of the Richmond Recluse The Adventure of the English Scholar The Adventure of the Amethyst Ring The Adventure of the Willow Pool The Adventure of Queen Hippolyta The Adventure of Dedstone Mill An Incident in Society My first thought was an error in the TOC. Nope. Only 12 stories, and an Amazon reviewer listed the exact same story list. I'm asuming they bought the material book or ebook. "Cough, cough" So far, I haven't ran across a TOC for the actual book to confirm or deny. But, I was wondering if anyone else adds the TOC anthologies into their Calibre data in Comments, and noticed this with any other books? Are we always getting what's promised on the cover by the publisher? Or was this simply the wrong book cover selected to be sold? Last edited by HappyCalibreUser; 01-31-2022 at 11:52 AM.