wise, excellent, reasoner, smart, amazing, strange, quiet, stupendous
You have to buy them, they are not written weekly. They were all written in the 1800's
Because they were written so long ago, the copyrights have expired.
dark, handsome, dashing, aquiline, moustached, and lawyer
Romantic
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
'The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger' is only about 4,500 words.
He first asked, "How are you?", as they shook hands, and then added the famous line: "You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive."
In chapter 4 of the novel, Holmes recognised that the type (font) contained in the anonymous message was from the London Times, and found the very article that included most of the words that were cut out to form the message though the word 'moor' was printed by hand. "The detection of types is one of the most elementary branches of knowledge to the special expert in crime . . . ." -- Sherlock Holmes, 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' (By the way, this is one of only eight times Holmes used the word 'elementary' in the entire series.)
Romantic
9,700 words
In the words of Sherlock Holmes, "Elementary, my dear Watson." So yes.
They are attributed to Sherlock Holmes, but he never actually says them in any of the written stories.Sherlock Holmes!
The number of pages varies, but there are about 7200 words.
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
'The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger' is only about 4,500 words.
He first asked, "How are you?", as they shook hands, and then added the famous line: "You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive."
The final category was: Fictional Characters The Clue was: The first words he ever spoke to his assistant were "How are you... You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive The answer was: Who was Sherlock Holmes
"The Adventure of the Speckled Band" is a Sherlock Holmes short story written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It follows Holmes and Dr. Watson as they investigate the mysterious death of a young woman and the unusual circumstances surrounding her sister's impending marriage. The story involves a deadly snake, a locked room, and a clever solution by Holmes.
In chapter 4 of the novel, Holmes recognised that the type (font) contained in the anonymous message was from the London Times, and found the very article that included most of the words that were cut out to form the message though the word 'moor' was printed by hand. "The detection of types is one of the most elementary branches of knowledge to the special expert in crime . . . ." -- Sherlock Holmes, 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' (By the way, this is one of only eight times Holmes used the word 'elementary' in the entire series.)
He did a frequency analysis of the characters used. It is a fairly basic principle that certain letters are used more often then others. And certain words occur more often then others. He was able to use this concept to logically figure out the message.