Study notes: The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes was thought dead after his fight at the Reichenbach Falls, but three years later he walks back into Dr. Watson's life. Thirteen new cases follow, including dancing-men codes, a missing rugby player, and six broken busts of Napoleon.
Themes
Logic and observation. Friendship. Justice.
People to follow
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and Inspector Lestrade.
Talk about
- How did Holmes survive?
- Which code would you crack first?
- Why does Holmes sometimes let a culprit go?
Public-domain text. First published in 1905; Arthur Conan Doyle died in 1930, so this text is in the public domain in the US, Canada, the EU and India. Summary and notes written by ViralScopeHub.