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Victorian Mysteries

Adventure of the Dancing Men and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories (Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans / Adventure of the Dying Detective / Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual / Adventure of the Dancing Men)

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  • 1997 first published
  • 76 pages
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Arthur Conan Doyle's Adventure of the Dancing Men and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories (Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans / Adventure of the Dying Detective / Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual / Adventure of the Dancing Men) (1997) is a Victorian mystery novella. Much of the action takes place in Sussex and Ridling Thorpe Manor. Characters include Sherlock Holmes, John H. Watson and Reginald Musgrave. Key subjects include maids, butlers, riddles and meres.

It runs to roughly 76 pages — about an hour and a half of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

Subjects

  • Maids
  • Butlers
  • Riddles
  • Meres
  • Maps
  • Ancestors
  • Oaks
  • Elms
  • Asphyxiation
  • Gold
  • Gemstones
  • Cavaliers
  • Stick figures
  • Americans
  • Weddings
  • Substitution ciphers

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Quick answers

Who wrote Adventure of the Dancing Men and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories (Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans / Adventure of the Dying Detective / Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual / Adventure of the Dancing Men)?

Adventure of the Dancing Men and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories (Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans / Adventure of the Dying Detective / Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual / Adventure of the Dancing Men) was written by Arthur Conan Doyle and first published in 1997.

What genre is Adventure of the Dancing Men and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories (Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans / Adventure of the Dying Detective / Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual / Adventure of the Dancing Men)?

It is usually shelved as Victorian Mysteries.

How long is Adventure of the Dancing Men and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories (Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans / Adventure of the Dying Detective / Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual / Adventure of the Dancing Men)?

The median edition has 76 pages, about about an hour and a half of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Adventure of the Dancing Men and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories (Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans / Adventure of the Dying Detective / Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual / Adventure of the Dancing Men)?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures, A Study in Scarlet [graphic novel] and The Hound of the Baskervilles [adaptation].

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