Cover of Sherlock Holmes Reader (Adventure of the Dancing Men / Adventure of the Empty House / Adventure of the Gloria Scott / Adventure of the Speckled Band / Final Problem / Five Orange Pips / Red-Headed League / Scandal in Bohemia)
Victorian Mysteries

Sherlock Holmes Reader (Adventure of the Dancing Men / Adventure of the Empty House / Adventure of the Gloria Scott / Adventure of the Speckled Band / Final Problem / Five Orange Pips / Red-Headed League / Scandal in Bohemia)

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  • 1994 first published
  • 224 pages
  • 2 editions
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Published in 1994, Sherlock Holmes Reader (Adventure of the Dancing Men / Adventure of the Empty House / Adventure of the Gloria Scott / Adventure of the Speckled Band / Final Problem / Five Orange Pips / Red-Headed League / Scandal in Bohemia) is a Victorian mystery novel by Arthur Conan Doyle. The story is set in England and Horsham, in 1869. Characters include Sherlock Holmes, John H. Watson and John Openshaw. Key subjects include private investigators, Confederate States Army, sailing ships and Ku Klux Klan.

At about 224 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

Subjects

  • Private investigators
  • English Detective and mystery stories
  • Detective and mystery fiction
  • Confederate States Army
  • Sailing ships
  • Ku Klux Klan
  • Barques
  • Mystery and detective stories
  • Locked-room mysteries
  • Detective fiction
  • Amorality
  • Anglo-Saxons
  • Aristocracy
  • Justices of the Peace
  • Brandy
  • Whist

Quick answers

Who wrote Sherlock Holmes Reader (Adventure of the Dancing Men / Adventure of the Empty House / Adventure of the Gloria Scott / Adventure of the Speckled Band / Final Problem / Five Orange Pips / Red-Headed League / Scandal in Bohemia)?

Sherlock Holmes Reader (Adventure of the Dancing Men / Adventure of the Empty House / Adventure of the Gloria Scott / Adventure of the Speckled Band / Final Problem / Five Orange Pips / Red-Headed League / Scandal in Bohemia) was written by Arthur Conan Doyle and first published in 1994.

What genre is Sherlock Holmes Reader (Adventure of the Dancing Men / Adventure of the Empty House / Adventure of the Gloria Scott / Adventure of the Speckled Band / Final Problem / Five Orange Pips / Red-Headed League / Scandal in Bohemia)?

It is usually shelved as Victorian Mysteries.

How long is Sherlock Holmes Reader (Adventure of the Dancing Men / Adventure of the Empty House / Adventure of the Gloria Scott / Adventure of the Speckled Band / Final Problem / Five Orange Pips / Red-Headed League / Scandal in Bohemia)?

The median edition has 224 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Sherlock Holmes Reader (Adventure of the Dancing Men / Adventure of the Empty House / Adventure of the Gloria Scott / Adventure of the Speckled Band / Final Problem / Five Orange Pips / Red-Headed League / Scandal in Bohemia)?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures, Murder, My Dear Watson and The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [18 stories].

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