The Adventure of the Speckled Band

by Arthur Conan Doyle · first published 1891

"The Adventure of the Speckled Band" is one of 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the eighth story of twelve in the collection The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. It was originally published in Strand Magazine in February 1892. "The Speckled Band" is a classic locked-room mystery that deals with the themes of parental greed, inheritance and freedom. Tinged with Gothic elements, it is considered by many to be one of Doyle's finest works, with the author himself calling it his best story.

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Genre:

Crime fiction, Detective fiction

Original language:

English

Reader rating:

★ 4.7 / 5 (3 on Open Library)

Year page:

1891