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    “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” Explanatory Essay “The Adventure of the Speckled Band,” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, tells about the tale of Helen Stoner and her sister’s mysterious death. Sherlock and Dr. Watson are attempting to solve this case with Helen. The story takes place in April of 1883 in the Roylott estate, Stoke Moran, owned by Helen’s stepfather Dr. Roylott. Helen Stoner, one of Sherlock and Watson’s clients, approaches them about her case. On the eve of her sister’s wedding, Julia

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    “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” Essay Within the context of “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes; a clever detective, accompanied by his partner, Dr.Watson; a loyal medical doctor, solve an antagonizing, life or death mystery. A young, timid woman by the name of Helen Stoner arrived at Baker Street in early April 1883. Helen fears for her life and is curious about her sister’s death, which took place the eve of her wedding. Helen’s sister, Julia

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    'Speckled Band': Summary

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    Barrymore tells Watson he knows why Sir Charles was in his driveway so late at night, despite his fear of the moors and the Hound. He got a letter signed "L.L." from a woman asking to meet him at that precise spot. Doctor Mortimer tells Watson there's a woman named Laura Lyons living nearby in Coombe Tracey. Watson visits Laura Lyons, and while she finally admits to writing the note, she swears she never went to meet Sir Charles that fateful night. Then Mr. Frankland tells Watson he's seen a boy

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    loud cry was sounded. With tremendous haste, the detective and the doctor burst into Dr. Roylott’s quarters. They scanned the dwellings for the doctor, only to realize that he had died. Sitting near him in the room was a speckled snake, or as it was known by the duo, the speckled band. The snake had become aggravated when Sherlock assaulted it, causing it to

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    In the short story Adventures of the Speckled Band it is found that Roylott, the father of Helen and Julia Stoner, has murdered Julia and is attempting to murder Helen using a poisonous snake in the vents of the house. Roylott is a British doctor and a violent, aggressive and intimidating character. He killed his daughter and attempted the same fate on the other because he did not want to have to give them the inheritance that their mother put aside for both her daughters. They would receive this

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    Holmes had the conclusion that "doctors make the greatest criminals". In the book "The Adventure of the Speckled Band", Holmes investigates a murder of a twin. Her sister in great fear of her life, finds Holmes with the help of a friendly neighbor and explains her sisters death to him. The story highly intrigued him. Holmes agreed to investigate her death. Miss Stoner, the frightened sister, believes that her stepfather, Dr. Roylott, is responsible for her sisters death. Dr. Roylott was not favored

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    education. My mom and dad read to me a lot when I was a child. I remember having them read to me a lot, mainly my mom. I enjoyed this, and my mom read to me my favorite book, Sherlock Holmes. I remember all of the stories, and my favorite story The Speckled Band. My mom read many books to me, and I was always very intrigued in storytime. When I went to my grandparents house as a very young child, I always pulled out books from their bookshelf and looked at them. Reading came pretty easy, and I eventually

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    In the story, The Adventure of the Speckled Band, Helen Stoner comes to Holmes about the sudden death of her sister Julia Stoner. Holmes starts to suspect Dr. Gimesby Roylott, the girls stepfather, has something to do with Julia's death. Later in the story Holmes concluded that Dr. Gimesby Roylott was the person behind Julia's death. He says, "Doctors make the best criminals." He also said, "When a doctor goes wrong he is the first of criminals. He has the knowledge and the nerve." It makes sense

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    “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” Essay The story “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a mysterious story about a detective named Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes was a wise and intelligent man. Dr.Watson, a loyal and trusted person assisted Sherlock Holmes in this mystery. Helen Stoner was a brave and smart girl. Her step-father, Dr. Grimsby Roylott, was a deviant and greedy man who nearly kept Helen captive. This story took place in the manor of Stoke Moran

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    to the story. Holmes has always been a memorable detective. Knight states in his essay, “Everyone knows the traditional image of Sherlock Holmes” (1994, p. 368). Holmes has a specific image that most people know and it makes him memorable. The Speckled Band Holmes is memorable in this story because of the way he solves the crime. He manages to figure out that both the ventilator and the bell pull are both fake and used to help create the crime. He also discovers that it is a snake that Roylott got

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