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The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier
The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier | Arthur Conan Doyle
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James Dodd comes to Sherlock Holmes about the whereabouts of his friend Godfrey Emsworth. The two men fought in the Second Boer War together, where Ensworth was wounded. Dodd has not heard from his friend since then and believes something is very wrong. He has contacted Emsworths father, Colonel Ensworth, but the later tells him his son has gone off at sea. Not satisfied by this response Dodd went off to visit the colonel and his wife, who he found to be less than welcoming. Questioning the butler only made Dodd even less at ease and he hopes that Holmes will be able to track Emsworth down. "The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier" (1926) is part of "The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes". Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was born in Scotland and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. After his studies, he worked as a ships surgeon on various boats. During the Second Boer War, he was an army doctor in South Africa. When he came back to the United Kingdom, he opened his own practice and started writing crime books. He is best known for his thrilling stories about the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. He published four novels and more than 50 short-stories starring the detective and Dr Watson, and they play an important role in the history of crime fiction. Other than the Sherlock Holmes series, Doyle wrote around thirty more books, in genres such as science-fiction, fantasy, historical novels, but also poetry, plays, and non-fiction.
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#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin

Hello, Sherlockians~
Sorry I'm so late in posting! Fabulous discussion last Saturday. Next up: “(TAo) The Blanched Soldier.“ Due to Mother's Day this Sunday (HMD, all you moms! 🌹), discussion won't be until NEXT Saturday, 5/17, and will be led by @dabbe.
Link to summary/analysis (spoiler alert!): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pq8m0_fIVju34TeDarltkrWZEHgGq0xv/view?usp=shari...
Happy Hump Day! 🐪

Cuilin 👍🙏 9h
dabbe @Cuilin 😍🤩😍 8h
dabbe @Liz_M TY! 😍🤩😍 8h
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