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Summary
Background
“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”
Character Analysis
Themes
Symbols & Motifs
Important Quotes
Essay Topics
Chapter Summaries & Analyses
During a cold, snowy day, a distressed man rushes to Baker Street to ask for Holmes’s help in restoring his honor. The man, Alexander Holder, is a banker who has been given a priceless artifact, the Beryl Coronet, as security against a loan. The coronet belongs to one of the “highest, noblest, most exalted names in England” (210). Its loss would not only be a financial disaster but also a huge scandal. Consequently, Holder decides to bring the coronet to his home for safekeeping. That evening, he tells his family: his son, a young man given to gambling and wasting money, and his niece, Mary, a quiet, dutiful woman.
In the middle of the night, the banker wakes to find his son holding the coronet with several jewels missing. Holder is certain that his son stole the jewels to pay off his debts, but the young man is offended by the accusations and refuses to say anything more on the matter. The police are called in but are unable to find the missing pieces.
The older man requests Holmes’s help in recovering the jewels as otherwise his professional life will be over. The detective examines the house and its surroundings and based on the footprints left in the snow deduces that the son is indeed innocent.
By Arthur Conan Doyle
A Case Of Identity
A Case Of Identity
Arthur Conan Doyle
A Scandal in Bohemia
A Scandal in Bohemia
Arthur Conan Doyle
A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet
Arthur Conan Doyle
His Last Bow
His Last Bow
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Lost World
The Lost World
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Sign of the Four
The Sign of the Four
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Valley of Fear
The Valley of Fear
Arthur Conan Doyle