Allreaders.com

The Illustrated Strand Sherlock Holmes Mysteries Book Summary and Study Guide

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Booklist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Message Board

Detailed plot synopsis reviews of The Illustrated Strand Sherlock Holmes Mysteries


It's the classic collection of short stories, about the adventures of a detective and his trusty assistant/biographer. What can I say, read it!
Click here to see the rest of this review...

The review of this Book prepared by Chibi Spanky



Chapter Analysis of The Illustrated Strand Sherlock Holmes Mysteries

Click on a plot link to find similar books!

Plot & Themes

Tone of story    -   Dry-cynical How difficult to spot villain?    -   Difficult, but some clues given Time/era of story:    -   1600-1899 Kid or adult book?    -   Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character

Gender    -   Male Profession/status:    -   private investigator

Setting

Europe    -   Yes European country:    -   England/UK    -   Switzerland Mountains/Cliffs    -   Yes Mountains:    -   falling off City?    -   Yes City:    -   London    -   dangerous    -   wealthy

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   generic/vague references to death/punishment Unusual forms of death    -   poisoning    -   dropped from large heights    -   fright    -   hanging    -   perforation--bullets    -   perforation--swords/knives Unusual form of death?    -   Yes Amount of dialog    -   mostly dialog

Books with storylines, themes & endings like The Illustrated Strand Sherlock Holmes Mysteries

The Deeds of the Disturber by Elizabeth Peters
The Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters
The Annotated Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe
Callander Square by Anne Perry
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Books Note: the views expressed here are only those of the reviewer(s).
2 Ways to Search!
Or



Our Chief Librarian