by Conan Doyle · Cluster: Detective Fiction · Ratiocination Detection · Crime and Punishment
Abstract
The first collection of twelve Holmes short stories (1892), including ‘A Scandal in Bohemia,’ ‘The Speckled Band,’ and ‘The Red-Headed League.’ Holmes and Watson solve mysteries of blackmail, theft, and murder through observation and deduction, establishing the classic detective-and-companion formula.
Capitoli / Chapters
- A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA
- THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE
- A CASE OF IDENTITY
- THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY
- THE FIVE ORANGE PIPS
- THE MAN WITH THE TWISTED LIP
- THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE
- THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
- THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEER’S THUMB
- THE ADVENTURE OF THE NOBLE BACHELOR
- THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET
- THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES
Connections
Forms & Genres: Detective Fiction, Short Story Themes & Concepts: Ratiocination Detection, Crime and Punishment, Justice Right and Wrong, Deception, Secrecy and Concealment Motifs: Letters and Writing, Concealment Hidden Identity, Disease and Contagion Historical References: Victorian England Settings: London Characters: Sherlock Holmes, Doctor Watson, Irene Adler Archetypes: Detective, Villain
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