New Book - The Man With the Twisted Lip - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 6 - by Arthur Conan Doyle

 

First Published: January 1, 1891

Watson and his wife are at home one day of Jene in 1889 when there is someone at the door. 

The Five Orange Pips - Facts

 

John Openshaw comes from Horsham. Horsham  is a market town in West Sussex.

The Five Orange Pips 2 - The End (Pages 10 - end)

 

RATING: GOOD

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New Book - The Five Orange Pips - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 5 - by Arthur Conan Doyle (Pages 1 - 10)

 

First Published: January 1, 1891

Watson is spending some time in the lodgings he shared with Holmes as his wife is away, visiting her mother.It is a stormy night and someone knocks at the door. It is a man who wants to consult Holmes. His name is John Openshaw, and he says he has a most terrible problem.

New Book - The Boscombe Valley Mystery - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 4 - by Arthur Conan Doyle

 

RATING: GOOD

First Published: October 1, 1891

Watson gets a note from Sherlock Holmes, asking him to accompany him on a trip to solve a mystery.

New Book - A Case of Identity - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 3 - by Arthur Conan Doyle

 

First Published:  September 1, 1891

RATING: GOOD

SPOILERS!!!

The Red-Headed League - Facts

 

The office where Wilson had to copy the dictionary entries was located near Fleet Street. a famous historic road in central London. It runs east from Temple Bar to Ludgate Circus. It got its name from the underground River Fleet. For centuries, it was the center of the British newspaper industry.

The Red-Headed League - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 2 - by Arthur Conan Doyle

 

RATING: VERY GOOD

First Published: January 1, 1891

SPOILERS!!!

A Scandal In Bohemia - Facts

 

The story starts on 20 March 1888. Sherlock can tell that the person who will visit him is from Bohemia because of the paper of his note. Bohemia is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohemian kings, including Moravia and Czech Silesia, in which case the term refers to the historical cultural and political space of the Czech people.

A Scandal In Bohemia - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 1 - by Arthur Conan Doyle

 First Published: June 25, 1891

RATING: GOOD

SPOILERS!!!

The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - Characters

 

SPOILERS!!!

The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - Facts

 

The hat that Peterson found is a billlycock. It is another name for a bowler hat. It is a hard felt hat with a rounded crown, originally created by the London hat-makers Thomas and William Bowler in 1849. The bowler, a protective and durable hat style, was popular with the British, Irish, and American working classes during the second half of the 19th century.

The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 7 - by Arthur Conan Doyle

 

First Published: January 1, 1892

RATING: GOOD

SPOILERS!!!