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The Illustrated Strand Sherlock Holmes Mysteries
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Plot Summary of The Illustrated Strand Sherlock Holmes Mysteries
"It's the classic collection of short stories, about the adventures of a detective and his trusty assistant/biographer. What can I say, read it!"
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Review Analysis of The Illustrated Strand Sherlock Holmes Mysteries
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Plot
Tone of story - Dry-cynical
How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story: - 19th century
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - private investigator
Eccentric/Mental: Yes
Eccentric: - eccentric
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 - Switzerland
Mountains/Cliffs Yes
Mountains: - falling off
City? Yes
City: - London - dangerous - wealthy

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths? - 8 or more
Unusual forms of death - poisoning - dropped from large heights - fright - hanging - perforation--bullets - perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - mostly dialog
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