Fic Rec: The Mystery of Ill Opinions

[dioscureantwins.livejournal.com]

Title: The Mystery of Ill Opinions
Author: mundungus42
Pairing: Sherlock/John , Greg/Mycroft
Length: about 29,000 words
Rating: mature
Warnings:none
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: Two Elizabethan actors dream of leaving women's roles behind, and Master Sherlock Holmes agrees to help them find them a playwright to write them roles to rival Marlowe's Tamburlaine. But strange things are afoot in the Holmes household, and Sherlock and John must accomplish this feat while discovering who wants to kill Sherlock and why.

Reccer's comments: Dear Reader, hurry to behold,
the wondrous tale that here is told,
of a ship’s surgeon who found new employ,
in looking after an intemperate boy.
And thus became a star struck lover,
and helped a most foul deed uncover.
Shakespeare, (Blackadder) and Sherlock BBC,
all thrown together to enthrall thee,
In a story of romance and heroes and death,
though the ending is happy, they all end up in bed. (sincere apologies for that last one but hell, I'm no Shakespeare and no mundungus42 either. Unfortunately).

Comments

[saki101.livejournal.com]

Let me heartily second this recommendation! I had the privilege of receiving The Mystery of Ill Opinions for a Holmestice past. Anyone who didn't catch it the first time round should experience the delight of it now. Happy reading!

[dioscureantwins.livejournal.com]

I can wholly imagine how happy you must have been with this wonderful gift!

[frozen_delight]

I approve of this rec!

[dioscureantwins.livejournal.com]

Thank you, stern mistress! :)

[mundungus42.livejournal.com]

Oh squeee!!! Thank you so much for the rec!

[dioscureantwins.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for writing such a truly enjoyable fic.

[chapbook.livejournal.com]

This is an outstanding history/literary AU! <3!

I recc'd it here back in January; IOW, this fic is well worth multiple recs! ;-)

[dioscureantwins.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was so enthusiastic for this fic I must have been blinded when checking the list. Apologies.

[unovis.livejournal.com]

And I missed it, too. As chapbook says, it happens.

[dioscureantwins.livejournal.com]

Yes. But it was a bit unobservant. On the other hand, it's such a wonderful fic and has had far too little recognition so far.

[chapbook.livejournal.com]

No need to apologize! I've accidentally recc'd works recc'd elsewhere; it happens. Ans as I said it's worth recc'ing more than once!