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Plot Summary of Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
"Holmes assists a broad range of clients. These are the classic tales, setting the standard by which every other detective is measured."
Leslie S. Klinger, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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Plot
Tone of story - very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain? - Somewhat obvious
Time/era of story: - 19th century
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - private investigator
Age: - 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental: Yes
Eccentric: - eccentric
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
City? Yes
City: - London

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 3-4
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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