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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle, 1892

Twelve cases of Sherlock Holmes, the London consulting detective who solves puzzles by noticing what everyone else overlooks, told by his friend Dr John Watson. A king fears a scandal, a pawnbroker is paid to copy out an encyclopedia, a groom vanishes on the way to his wedding, and a young woman dreads a whistle in the night. Each story is a complete puzzle you can try to solve before Holmes does.

Observation and reasoning versus appearancesJustice beyond the letter of the lawRespectable faces and secret livesClever women in a man's world

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Public domain: the author died in 1930 and the work was published in 1892, so its copyright has ended in Korea, the US and the EU. Everything written here is our own; no translation is copied.

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  • Sherlock Holmes 셜록 홈즈 London's only consulting detective — he can tell where you've been from the mud on your boots. Main character Appears in part 1
  • Dr John Watson 존 왓슨 박사 Former army doctor, loyal friend, and the man who writes down Holmes's cases. Main character Appears in part 1
  • Irene Adler 아이린 애들러 A famous opera singer with a quick mind, who holds a photograph a king badly wants back. Main character Appears in part 1
  • The King of Bohemia 보헤미아 국왕 A tall, proud king in a mask who needs a detective to save his royal wedding. Appears in part 1
  • Jabez Wilson 제이베즈 윌슨 A stout, red-haired pawnbroker who has just had the strangest job offer in London. Appears in part 1
  • John Clay 존 클레이 A well-born master criminal whom Scotland Yard has chased for years without success. Appears in part 1
  • Mary Sutherland 메리 서덜랜드 A kind-hearted typist whose fiancé vanished on the way to their wedding. Appears in part 1
  • James Windibank 제임스 윈디뱅크 Mary Sutherland's young stepfather, a smooth-talking wine salesman often away in France. Appears in part 1
  • Inspector Lestrade 레스트레이드 경감 First appears in part 2. Read up to part 1 to meet them without spoilers.
  • James McCarthy 제임스 매카시 First appears in part 2. Read up to part 1 to meet them without spoilers.
  • John Turner 존 터너 First appears in part 2. Read up to part 1 to meet them without spoilers.
  • John Openshaw 존 오픈쇼 First appears in part 2. Read up to part 1 to meet them without spoilers.
  • Neville St. Clair 네빌 세인트클레어 First appears in part 2. Read up to part 1 to meet them without spoilers.
  • Henry Baker 헨리 베이커 First appears in part 3. Read up to part 2 to meet them without spoilers.
  • James Ryder 제임스 라이더 First appears in part 3. Read up to part 2 to meet them without spoilers.
  • Helen Stoner 헬렌 스토너 First appears in part 3. Read up to part 2 to meet them without spoilers.
  • Dr Grimesby Roylott 그림스비 로일롯 박사 First appears in part 3. Read up to part 2 to meet them without spoilers.
  • Victor Hatherley 빅터 해덜리 First appears in part 3. Read up to part 2 to meet them without spoilers.
  • Lord Robert St. Simon 로버트 세인트사이먼 경 First appears in part 4. Read up to part 3 to meet them without spoilers.
  • Hatty Doran 해티 도런 First appears in part 4. Read up to part 3 to meet them without spoilers.
  • Alexander Holder 알렉산더 홀더 First appears in part 4. Read up to part 3 to meet them without spoilers.
  • Arthur Holder 아서 홀더 First appears in part 4. Read up to part 3 to meet them without spoilers.
  • Violet Hunter 바이올렛 헌터 First appears in part 4. Read up to part 3 to meet them without spoilers.
  • Jephro Rucastle 제프로 루캐슬 First appears in part 4. Read up to part 3 to meet them without spoilers.

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Part 1

Scandal in Bohemia · Red-Headed League · Case of Identity

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Part 2

Boscombe Valley · Five Orange Pips · Twisted Lip

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Part 3

Blue Carbuncle · Speckled Band · Engineer's Thumb

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Part 4

Noble Bachelor · Beryl Coronet · Copper Beeches

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