Sherlock holmes short stories

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Name: Diana Collaguaso Course: 2do BGU “B” 1


About autor Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a Scottish writer and physician, most noted for his fictional stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction. He is also known for writing the fictional adventures of a second character he invented, Professor Challenger, and for popularising the mystery of the Mary Celeste. He was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels.

Nombre de Nacimiento: Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle

Born: 22 May 1859 Edinburgh, Scotland Died: 7 July 1930 (aged 71) Crowborough, Sussex, England Occupation: Novelist, short story writer, poet, physician Nationality: Scottish Citizenship: United Kingdom Genre: Detective fiction, fantasy, science fiction, historical novels, nonfiction Notable Works: Stories of Sherlock Holmes The Lost World

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The Speckled Band Helen Stoner Sherlock Holmes call for help because her sister had died in an inexplicable way, Helen was to days of her marriage, she would sleep in his sister's room and that of Helen was in repair, Holmes said he had to launch an investigation as soon as possible.

Watson and Holmes were in the morning, spoke with Helen and decided that the two of them would pass that night at Julia's bedroom where he now slept her stepfather after the death of Julia.

Stepfather came home, Holmes and Watson heard ventilation and a cry, went to the room of Dr. Roylott, metal box was open. Roylott was sitting in a chair, and his eyes were fixed on the ventilation air. Around his head was a strange band, painted yellow. I was dead.

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A Scandal in Bohemia Watson and Holmes received a letter, they were waiting for the mysterious man, at 7:45 pm I get a masked man was presented with another name but Holmes exclaimed "Your Majesty," the Holmes was amazed because I recognized so was presented: Wilhelm von Ormstein'm king of Bohemia, well I met a girl named Irene Adler, but I separated from it, we have a photo together in a day I marry Clotilde Lothman vonSaxe-Meningen, daughter of the King of Scandinavia. Irene will not allow me to marry another woman's why I want to retrieve the photo and have it in my power said, the king of Bohemia.

The next day Holmes began to investigate Irene, his whole family went to the church of Santa Monica and there followed them suddenly Holmes engaged to Irene, Norton needed a witness and then as Holmes was undercover, Norton call to the and thus it was concluded marriage. Watson and Holmes later went to the home signal Holmes and Watson shot a curtain of smoke-stick

Holmes wore a suit and hat, was unrecognizable, they went to the house of Irene, she came out of a taxi, after a fight was armed and Watson shot the smoke, they all shouted fire !, as Holmes was inside the house he could see that Irene ran to save his photography. Watson and Holmes should warn what happened to the king.

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The next day the king wanted the photograph were the home of Irene, went to the closet and found one portrait of Irene single and a letter, apparently Irene was more cunning she left the country with her husband and also in note was saying that she gave his word not to say anything about their relationship, then Holmes asked the King to keep the portrait of Irene and so was, Holmes keeps even the portrait.

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The Five Orange Pips John Openshaw asked helps Holmes I counted a bit of history succeeded with his uncle Elias, Elias few weeks before his death received a letter with five orange pips, just said KKK, Elias had a box with these same initials KKK and the same day the burn, John did not know why his uncle was so scared, weeks after police found his uncle Elias died in a river. After this tragedy John and his father moved in with her late uncle.

Few days after John and his father found a letter that said KKK "put the papers in the garden" they were terrified, 3 days later, John's father was found dead after falling from a hill, the police said it was an accident but John did not believed and said it was murder. John Holmes looking for help because he also received a letter with five orange seeds that said "put the papers in the garden" this came from London, Holmes advise what remained of paper found in the box burned his uncle, John was to put it in the garden along with seeds and the letter you received.

Holmes discovered the words hidden behind the Ku Klux Klan 3k this was a secret group of Americans who were leaving the equality of people and wanted to kill those who were interposed, Holmes did not expect to kill the young John.

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Holmes days later, he learned that John had died, a police officer found him in the river near Waterloo Station, Holmes discovered that the letters were from the ship called star, Holmes devised the perfect plan and command Five Orange Pips in an envelope I had two initial SH Sherlock Holmes, but the letter never arrived because the climate of the time was very stormy and so the boat does not arrive at its destination, the KKK men finally found the death.

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Message-Opinion I personally really enjoyed these short stories of Sherlock Holmes, due to interest since, in the suspense and police reports, these parts were crucial as it gave more interest to these stories is why I loved it.

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