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    Adventure of the Engineers Thumb’ ‘The Speckled Band’ All written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. ‘The Monkeys Paw’ written by W.W.Jacob’s. Three of the stories feature Sherlock Holmes‚ the famous Victorian detective solving the case. I have chosen to write about ‘The Monkeys Paw’ ‘The Speckled Band’ and ‘The Adventure of the Engineers Thumb’. All three stories feature memorable uses of atmosphere‚ characters and setting. The characters

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    English class "The Speckled band" In the short story "The Adventure of The Speckled Band". Sherlock Holmes states that "violence does in truth recoil upon the violent‚ and the schemer falls into the pit which he digs for another. If one has a dark soul and evil intensions‚ in the end one shall perish. One simply meets the same fate they intended for another. No good will ever come out of under handed and insipid acts. Darkness doesn’t really exist. The true definition of "dark"

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    not that they culls not to—it’s that they authentically can’t.The two stories‚ “The Tell Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe and “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle have some kindred attributes and differences in the narration of their stories. “The Tell Tale Heart” was narrated by murderer‚ while “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” was narrated by a detective‚ but both stories are first person stories and about the murders.

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    The Adventure of the Speckled Band Dr. Roylott’s personality is detrimental to the success of his objective‚ to murder his stepdaughters. Only reading the first few chapters of the story‚ the author wrote him as a person with an intimidating‚ violent‚ and an enclosed persona. In both his past and present‚ Dr. Grimesby was a man of violence. In addition to his violence‚ he also happened to be out of control and impulsive when he was angry. With his past delinquency‚ it showed not only that he had

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    Sherlock Holmes “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” Essay Sherlock Holmes was not guilty of killing Dr. Roylott in the story “The Adventure of the Speckled Band.” The story “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” was written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes was not guilty of killing Doctor Roylott because Sherlock Holmes was acting out of self-defense. Addionially Doctor Roylott was guilty of premeditated murder. Another reason Sherlock Holmes was not guilty of killing Doctor Roylott is

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    Another amazing solved case by Sherlock Holmes‚ but how did he solve the crime? The “Adventure of the Speckled Band”‚ a suspenseful mystery‚ is written by Arthur Conon Doyle. There are many ways as how Holmes suspects Dr. Grimsby Roylott as the perpetrator of the crime. As Holmes and John Watson are investigating the house they come across that the bed is clamped to the ground and there is a little passage way that Dr. Roylott cigar smoke ventilates through the air. Have you ever seen a bed that

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    “The Adventure of the Speckled Band‚” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a mysterious tale about a strange murder case at the Roylott home. The story sets in April 1883‚ in the estate of Stoke Moran‚ in England. Helen Stoner‚ a woman who is troubled about her sister Julia’s death‚ seeks help from the finest detective in the area‚ Sherlock Holmes his partner Dr. Watson. Helen believes she is in serious danger with her abusive step father that she is currently living with‚ Dr. Roylott. Julia was engaged

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    The Adventure of the Speckled Band “Remember the unkindness‚ dishonesty‚ and deception you display towards others‚ don’t be shocked when it comes back to bite you” (Moores). Dr. Grimesby Roylott‚ a heinous and sadistic character‚ from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s story‚ “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”‚ comes face to face with his criminal serpent and dies from being injected with its venom. He had planned to execute Helen by sending his snake compatriot to instill its venom into her body‚ but his

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    “The Adventures of the Speckled Band” Essay In the story‚ “The Adventures of the Speckled Band‚” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‚ fearful and timid Helen Stoner seeks Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson for assistance. During the early 1883‚ in London‚ England‚ specifically in the Stoke Moran residence‚ Helen’s sister‚ Julia mysteriously died. Helen‚ Helen’s stepfather Dr. Roylott‚ and the doctors could not figure out how Julia died. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are put up to the challenging test to solve

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    "The Adventures of the Speckled Band"‚ by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a mysterious story in which a detective‚ Sherlock Holmes‚ investigated the strange happenings that had occurred in Stoke Moran Manor during 1883 in England. It all began with a woman named Helen Stoner who went to visit Sherlock‚ and his assistant Dr. Watson. Once they were listening intently‚ Helen explained how her sister Julia died years ago on the eve of her wedding. Helen was frightened for her life‚ with her own impending wedding

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