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Description edit
Eccentric, coldly rational, brilliant, doughty, exacting, lazy—in full bohemian color the world’s most famous literary detective and his loyal companion Dr. John Watson investigate a series of previously unrecorded cases in this second collection of totally original and confounding tales. As... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Mr. Sherlock Holmes: Add a description of this character.
- Dr. Watson
- Giles
- Eldridge
- Talbot
- Everard
- Harriet
- Rohmer
- Conan Doyle
- Mrs. Murray
- Grisel Rountree
- Mrs. Hudson
- Mr. Moriarty
- Mr. Griffith
- Frohman
- George
- Mary Lucas
- Robert
- Marchant
- Henry
- Taggart
- Miss Fenton
- Lestrade
- Gutman
- James
- Doc
- Miss Kendall
- Mycroft Holmes
- Edward
- Sarah
- John
- Gordon
- Verney
- Mrs. Macphail
- Lady Veronica
- Mr. King
- Lyndal
- Magpie
- Edwin
- Wheeler
- Dr. Nagel
- Lady Miranda
Setting & Locations edit
- London
- England
- Afghanistan
- Switzerland
- Cairo
- Baker Street
- America
- Harley Street
- Halliford Hall
- India
- Lewes
First Sentence edit
THE MOST SPECTACULAR natural event of our times was of course the Great Comet of 1882.
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Carroll & Graf
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0786710810
Page Count: 288
Publisher: Carroll & Graf
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0786710810
Page Count: 288
Awards edit
- Macavity Awards (Finalist, 2003: Best Mystery Short Story)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › British › Short Stories
- Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Mystery › Anthologies
- Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Mystery › Sherlock Holmes
- Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Mystery › British Detectives
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
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