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Sherlock Holmes knew that Jabez Wilson went to China because of the delicate pink fishes' scales in a tattoo on Wilson's right arm and a Chinese coin on his watch-chain, but the reader is not told why Wilson went to China. Perhaps it was pawnbroker's business.
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The mystery that Jabez Wilson wants Sherlock Holmes to solve?
Jabez Wilson wanted Sherlock Holmes to find out why the Red-Headed League [which for a while he had belonged too] has suddenly disappeared.Caroline
What are the character traits of Jabez Wilson in The Red Headed League?
Jabez Wilson- A greedy, gumball, and proud man. His greed brings him to hire an assistant at half wage. Being gullible Leeds him to accept any situation, and his pride brings him to seek an answer to a hoax.
What does Jabez Wilson look like?
Jabez Wilson was a white man with bright orange/red hair. He was very portly (obese, fat) ------ "a very stout, florid-faced, elderly gentleman, with fiery red hair" with "small, fat-encircled eyes"; "portly"
What is the profession of Jabez Wilson?
He is a pawnbroker and the proprietor of a small pawn shop on London's (fictional) Saxe-Coburg Square.
What does the Red-Headed League make Jabez Wilson do in their office?
Copy, by hand, the entire Encyclopedia Britannicacopy an encyclopedia
Who is the man with the complaint in the red headed league?
Jabez Wilson.
The mystery that Jabez Wilson wants Sherlock Holmes to solve?
Jabez Wilson wanted Sherlock Holmes to find out why the Red-Headed League [which for a while he had belonged too] has suddenly disappeared.Caroline
What are the character traits of Jabez Wilson in The Red Headed League?
Jabez Wilson- A greedy, gumball, and proud man. His greed brings him to hire an assistant at half wage. Being gullible Leeds him to accept any situation, and his pride brings him to seek an answer to a hoax.
What does Jabez Wilson look like?
Jabez Wilson was a white man with bright orange/red hair. He was very portly (obese, fat) ------ "a very stout, florid-faced, elderly gentleman, with fiery red hair" with "small, fat-encircled eyes"; "portly"
What is the profession of Jabez Wilson?
He is a pawnbroker and the proprietor of a small pawn shop on London's (fictional) Saxe-Coburg Square.
What does the Red-Headed League make Jabez Wilson do in their office?
Copy, by hand, the entire Encyclopedia Britannicacopy an encyclopedia
Did Jabez Wilson do anything wrong or criminal in the story?
Wilson did not do anything wrong. He made some extra money and improved his knowledge by reading the encyclopedia. He broke no laws in his activities.
What conclusions does Holmes draw about jabez Wilson's past activities?
Holmes concludes that Mr Wilson was a manual labourer because his right hand was 'quite a size larger' than his left, that had been engaged in writing as it was evident by his shiny right shirt-cuff and elbow patch on the left, he deduced that he had spent some time in China as Mr. Wilson had a fish tattoo with pink scales distinct to the methods of China and a Chinese coin on his watch-chain.
When was Jabez Bowen born?
We are not told.
When was Jabez Allies born?
Jabez Allies was born in 1787.
When did Jabez Allies die?
Jabez Allies died in 1856.
When was Jabez Coon born?
Jabez Coon was born in 1869.
