The Adventure of the Speckled Band
"The Adventure of the Speckled Band" is the eighth Sherlock Holmes short story, and the tenth Holmes story overall (following the novels "A Study in Scarlet" and "The Sign of the Four)", by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It was originally published in "Strand Magazine" in February 1892, with illustrations by Sidney Paget, and later as the eighth story in the collection "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes". The story tells of Helen Stoner, a soon-to-be married young woman who suspects her stepfather may be trying to kill her in order to retain control of her inheritance. Convinced of her stepfather's intentions, she turns to Holmes for help.
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February 1892
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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The Adventure of the Speckled Band
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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A Study in Scarlet
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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The Sign of the Four
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A Study in Scarlet
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The Sign of the Four
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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