Cover of The Extraordinary Cases of Sherlock Holmes (Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle / Adventure of the Dancing Men / Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter / Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual / Adventure of the Reigate Squire / Adventure of the Speckled Band / Silver Blaze / Six Napoleons)
Victorian Mysteries

The Extraordinary Cases of Sherlock Holmes (Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle / Adventure of the Dancing Men / Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter / Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual / Adventure of the Reigate Squire / Adventure of the Speckled Band / Silver Blaze / Six Napoleons)

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  • 1994 first published
  • 277 pages
  • 6 editions
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Published in 1994, The Extraordinary Cases of Sherlock Holmes (Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle / Adventure of the Dancing Men / Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter / Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual / Adventure of the Reigate Squire / Adventure of the Speckled Band / Silver Blaze / Six Napoleons) is a Victorian mystery novel by Arthur Conan Doyle. The story is set in Scotland Yard and London. Characters include Sherlock Holmes, John H. Watson and Inspector G. Lestrade. Key subjects include busts, italians, gangsters and tahitian pearls.

8 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 6 editions.

At about 277 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

Subjects

  • Busts
  • Italians
  • Gangsters
  • Tahitian pearls
  • Private investigators
  • Mystery and detective stories
  • Locked-room mysteries
  • Detective fiction
  • Amorality
  • Anglo-Saxons
  • Aristocracy
  • Baker Street Irregulars
  • Private investigators in fiction
  • Carbuncles
  • Commissionaires
  • Christmas dinners

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Who wrote The Extraordinary Cases of Sherlock Holmes (Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle / Adventure of the Dancing Men / Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter / Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual / Adventure of the Reigate Squire / Adventure of the Speckled Band / Silver Blaze / Six Napoleons)?

The Extraordinary Cases of Sherlock Holmes (Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle / Adventure of the Dancing Men / Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter / Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual / Adventure of the Reigate Squire / Adventure of the Speckled Band / Silver Blaze / Six Napoleons) was written by Arthur Conan Doyle and first published in 1994.

What genre is The Extraordinary Cases of Sherlock Holmes (Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle / Adventure of the Dancing Men / Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter / Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual / Adventure of the Reigate Squire / Adventure of the Speckled Band / Silver Blaze / Six Napoleons)?

It is usually shelved as Victorian Mysteries.

How long is The Extraordinary Cases of Sherlock Holmes (Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle / Adventure of the Dancing Men / Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter / Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual / Adventure of the Reigate Squire / Adventure of the Speckled Band / Silver Blaze / Six Napoleons)?

The median edition has 277 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Extraordinary Cases of Sherlock Holmes (Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle / Adventure of the Dancing Men / Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter / Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual / Adventure of the Reigate Squire / Adventure of the Speckled Band / Silver Blaze / Six Napoleons)?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures, The Hound of the Baskervilles [adaptation] and The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [18 stories].

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