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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes #3)
“You see, but you do not observe."
I THE ADVENTURE OF A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA
• Opening line, "To Sherlock Holmes she (Irene Adler) is always the woman."
• “You see, but you do not observe."
• "“I have no data yet. It is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts."
• landau- a 4-wheeled carriage with a roof divided into two sections that can be lowered, thrown back or removed
II THE ADVENTURE OF THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE
• billet- 1 2 appointment, position
III THE ADVENTURE OF A CASE OF IDENTITY
• Opening line, "“My dear fellow,” said Sherlock Holmes, as we sat on either side of the fire in his lodgings at Baker Street, “life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent."
• ""Depend upon it there is nothing so unnatural as the commonplace.”"
• Last lines, “And Miss Sutherland?”
“If I tell her she will not believe me. You may remember the old Persian saying, ‘There is danger for him who taketh the tiger cub, and danger also for whoso snatches a delusion from a woman.’ There is as much sense in Hafiz as in Horace, and as much knowledge of the world.”
IV THE ADVENTURE OF THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY
• assize- 1 a judicial inquest 2 pl the former regular sessions of superior courts in English counties
V THE ADVENTURE OF THE FIVE ORANGE PIPS
pip- 1 one of the dots used on dice and dominoes to indicate numerical value 2 a small fruit seed (as of an apple)
VI THE ADVENTURE OF THE MAN WITH THE TWISTED LIP
mendicant- 1 begger 2 often cap : Friar
galvanize-to stimulate as if by an electric shock (~ public opinion)2 to coat (iron or steel) with zinc
• disguises
VII THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE
carbuncle- a painful inflammation of the skin and underlying tissue that discharges pus from several openings
VIII THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
fain- adj 1 'archiac' : glad; also : inclined 2 being obliged or compelled; adv 1 with pleasure 2 by preference
• "He squatted down in front of the wooden chair, and examined the seat of it with the greatest attention. “Thank you. That is quite settled,”"
• "a hoarse yell of pain and fear and anger all mingled in the one dreadful shriek."
IX THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEER’S THUMB
X THE ADVENTURE OF THE NOBLE BACHELOR
• distaff- n 1 a staff for holding the flax, tow or wool in spinning 2 a woman's work or domain 3 the female branch or side of a family; adj 1 maternal 2 female
impetuous- 1 marked by impulsive vehemence (an ~ temper) 2 marked by force and violence
XI THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET
stern- 1 severe, austere ('I've misdefined this word.') (~ taskmasters) 2 stout, sturdy (~ resolve)
lucid- 1 shining 2 mentally strong 3 easily understood
tenable- capable of being held, maintained or defended.
• "“It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."
XII THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES
• disputatious- argumentaive
indignation- anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy or mean
• "fresh from the fogs of Baker Street."
“You see, but you do not observe."
• Opening line, "To Sherlock Holmes she (Irene Adler) is always the woman."
• “You see, but you do not observe."
• "“I have no data yet. It is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts."
• landau- a 4-wheeled carriage with a roof divided into two sections that can be lowered, thrown back or removed
II THE ADVENTURE OF THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE
• billet- 1 2 appointment, position
III THE ADVENTURE OF A CASE OF IDENTITY
• Opening line, "“My dear fellow,” said Sherlock Holmes, as we sat on either side of the fire in his lodgings at Baker Street, “life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent."
• ""Depend upon it there is nothing so unnatural as the commonplace.”"
• Last lines, “And Miss Sutherland?”
“If I tell her she will not believe me. You may remember the old Persian saying, ‘There is danger for him who taketh the tiger cub, and danger also for whoso snatches a delusion from a woman.’ There is as much sense in Hafiz as in Horace, and as much knowledge of the world.”
IV THE ADVENTURE OF THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY
• assize- 1 a judicial inquest 2 pl the former regular sessions of superior courts in English counties
V THE ADVENTURE OF THE FIVE ORANGE PIPS
pip- 1 one of the dots used on dice and dominoes to indicate numerical value 2 a small fruit seed (as of an apple)
VI THE ADVENTURE OF THE MAN WITH THE TWISTED LIP
mendicant- 1 begger 2 often cap : Friar
galvanize-to stimulate as if by an electric shock (~ public opinion)2 to coat (iron or steel) with zinc
• disguises
VII THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE
carbuncle- a painful inflammation of the skin and underlying tissue that discharges pus from several openings
VIII THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
fain- adj 1 'archiac' : glad; also : inclined 2 being obliged or compelled; adv 1 with pleasure 2 by preference
• "He squatted down in front of the wooden chair, and examined the seat of it with the greatest attention. “Thank you. That is quite settled,”"
• "a hoarse yell of pain and fear and anger all mingled in the one dreadful shriek."
IX THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEER’S THUMB
X THE ADVENTURE OF THE NOBLE BACHELOR
• distaff- n 1 a staff for holding the flax, tow or wool in spinning 2 a woman's work or domain 3 the female branch or side of a family; adj 1 maternal 2 female
impetuous- 1 marked by impulsive vehemence (an ~ temper) 2 marked by force and violence
XI THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET
stern- 1 severe, austere ('I've misdefined this word.') (~ taskmasters) 2 stout, sturdy (~ resolve)
lucid- 1 shining 2 mentally strong 3 easily understood
tenable- capable of being held, maintained or defended.
• "“It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."
XII THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES
• disputatious- argumentaive
indignation- anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy or mean
• "fresh from the fogs of Baker Street."