The Return of Sherlock Holmes
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

1905•Mystery•351 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimehistoricalintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsfighting evil

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Boxlist takeA small-scale mystery, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a 1905 collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1903–1904, by Arthur Conan Doyle. The stories were published in the Strand Magazine in Britain and Collier's in the United States.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

MysteryDetectiveCrimeHistoricalSolving the riddle/not as it seemsFighting evil

Subjects

Air gunsAmericansAniseAnonymityAttempted murderBaritsuBlackmailBroughams

Details

Author
Arthur Conan Doyle
Published
1905
Pages
351
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