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5. Arthur Conan Doyle - The Adventure of the Speckled Band

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12/15/2020

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arts

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We read and discuss Conan Doyle's favourite of the Sherlock Holmes stories. We discuss the mechanics of the detective fiction genre, debate Watson's usefulness, and talk about how Conan Doyle himself viewed his work and his success.

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