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The Adventure of the Speckled Band by Arthur Conan Doyle, a short story featuring his best-loved protagonist: the inimitable private detective Sherlock Holmes. In this murder mystery, a young woman named Helen Stoner seeks Holmes’ help to uncover the truth of the circumstances surrounding her twin sister’s death a few years beforehand, before she falls victim to the same terrible fate. Arthur Conan Doyle was the author of over 50 short stories featuring Sherlock Holmes and his trusty sidekick Dr Watson, who have been the subject of numerous TV and film adaptations, as well as various other works in a wide range of genres. He died in 1930.
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Arthur Conan Doyle
Scottish writer
Born in Edinburgh (Scotland) in 1859.Died in Crowborough in 1930.Notable works:The Adventure of the Speckled Band (1892), short storyThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892), short story collectionThe Hound of the Baskervilles (1902), novelArthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1859, and originally pursued a career as a doctor. He did not establish himself as a writer until 1885, when he used his first short story, A Study in Scarlet, to introduce his famous protagonist: the private detective Sherlock Holmes. He was not met with immediate success, and it was only in 1890 that the writer was able to close his medical practice and devote himself exclusively to writing. He then went on to publish four novels, including The Hound of the Baskervilles and The Lost World, and 56 short stories, including the famous Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Wanting to devote himself to science fiction, but held back by his hero’s success, Conan Doyle killed him off in The Final Problem. However, after immense pressure from his readers, he revived him ten years later in The Return of Sherlock Holmes, published in 1905.
Sir Conan Doyle died in England in 1930.
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
A very unusual investigation
Genre: crime short storyReference edition: Doyle, A.C. (1892) The Adventure of the Speckled Band. In: D.S. Davies, ed. (1998) The Best of Sherlock Holmes. Ware: Wordsworth.1st edition: 1892Themes: investigation, mystery, murder, detective workThe Adventure of the Speckled Band was published in Strand Magazine in 1892. It was later included in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
This short story describes one of Sherlock Holmes’ investigations, about which Dr Watson remarks, “I cannot recall any which presented more singular features” (p. 99).
