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In Sherlock Holmes the five orange pips why is the KKK following elias openshaw?
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The characters that play in the story of Five Orange Pips?
Sherlock Holmes Dr Watson Mrs Watson Sherlock Holmes' unnamed landlady Sherlock Holmes' unnamed maid John Openshaw Elias Openshaw, John Openshaw's uncle Joseph Openshaw, John Openshaw's father Mary, Elias Openshaw's maid Mr Fordham, Elias Openshaw's lawyer Major Freebody, Joseph Openshaw's friend Captain James Calhoun and 2 unnamed accomplices Hudson, KKK leader McCauley, Paramore, and John Swain, supposed KKK targets Constable Cook unnamed inspector unnamed stevedore (dockworker) Major Prendergast, former client of Holmes Georges Cuvier (1769-1832), French scientist with whom Holmes compared his own abilities
Who solved the mystery of The Five Orange Pips?
Sherlock Holmes solved the mystery.
Who outwitted Sherlock Holmes?
"THE woman," Irene Adler. "I have been beaten four times - three times by men and once by a woman." -- Sherlock Holmes, 'The Five Orange Pips'
What are the release dates for Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century - 1999 The Five Orange Pips 1-15?
Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century - 1999 The Five Orange Pips 1-15 was released on: USA: 7 February 2000
What are the themes of the short story The Five Orange Pips?
Cleverness and Logic Sherlock Holmes carefully analysis every detail to reach a satisfying conclusion. He establishes connections between incidents and prior knowledge and makes logical assumptions. Justice and Revenge Sherlock Holmes was deeply shaken by the unexpected death of John Openshaw and vows to seek revenge and justice. He solves the crime and notifies the local police (justice) but also sends five orange pips to the Captain Calhoun for personal matters because he feels he is partially responsible for John's death (revenge)
Did Sherlock Holmes ever use a sword?
In 'A Study in Scarlet' and again in 'The Five Orange Pips' Holmes is described as a swordsman, but there is no instance in the stories of him actually using one.
What is the best or most dramatic scene in the five orange pips?
It's hard to say, but one particularly dramatic scene is when Watson opens the paper, only to find out that Holmes is too late: Openshaw has been killed.
How many words do the Sherlock Holmes' stories have altogether?
Some people seem to confuse the entire series of Sherlock Holmes stories with The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes contains the first 12 short stories of the 56 total short stories and 4 novels, and it contains about 105,000 words. Contents: A Scandal in Bohemia The Red-Headed League A Case of Identity The Boscombe Valley Mystery The Five Orange Pips The Man with the Twisted Lip The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle The Adventure of the Speckled Band The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
What do Speckled Band and Five Orange Pips have in common?
There are mysterious deathsThere are no momsThe killers both diePeople are drinking BrandyThe people telling the case to Sherlock Holmes come at strange times
What is KKK in four Sherlock Holmes myteries of Scholastic India?
In the short story "The Adventure of the Five Orange Pips," the KKK stood for an organization formed in the southern US after the US Civil War known as the Ku Klux Klan.
Why did Sherlock Holmes admire Irene Adler?
'To Sherlock Holmes she is always THE woman. I have seldom heard him mention her under any other name. In his eyes she eclipses and predominates the whole of her sex. It was not that he felt any emotion akin to love for Irene Adler. All emotions, and that one particularly, were abhorrent to his cold, precise, but admirably balanced mind.' -- John Watson, 'A Scandal in Bohemia' "I only caught a glimpse of her at the moment, but she was a lovely woman, with a face that a man might die for." -- Sherlock Holmes, 'A Scandal in Bohemia' 'He used to make merry over the cleverness of women, but I have not heard him do it of late. And when he speaks of Irene Adler, or when he refers to her photograph, it is always under the honourable title of THE woman.' -- John Watson, 'A Scandal in Bohemia' "I have been beaten four times - three times by men and once by a woman." -- Sherlock Holmes, 'The Five Orange Pips'
When did Sherlock Holmes' housekeeper first appear?
Mrs. Hudson first appears at the end of the first chapter of 'The Sign of Four.' The housekeeper in 'A Scandal in Bohemia' is called Mrs. Turner, but Mrs. Hudson returns by name in 'The Five Orange Pips.'
