by Conan Doyle · Cluster: Detective Fiction · Ratiocination Detection · Crime and Punishment

Abstract

Thirteen stories reviving Holmes after his apparent death, opening with ‘The Empty House,’ in which he reveals to a stunned Watson that he survived Reichenbach and unmasks Moriarty’s remaining lieutenant, Colonel Sebastian Moran. The volume restores the detective to London practice through a fresh run of burglaries, blackmail, and murder.

Capitoli / Chapters

Readability (prose)-47.7 Flesch ease45.4 FK grade49.2 Fog20% complex102.8 words/sent

Connections

Forms & Genres: Detective Fiction, Short Story Themes & Concepts: Ratiocination Detection, Crime and Punishment, Justice Right and Wrong, Deception, Secrecy and Concealment Motifs: City, Fog and Smoke, Concealment Hidden Identity, Letters and Writing Settings: London Characters: Sherlock Holmes, Doctor Watson, Professor Moriarty, Colonel Sebastian Moran Archetypes: Detective, Villain

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