The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone

The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone is a short story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes. The story follows Holmes and Dr. Watson as they investigate the disappearance of a valuable gemstone, the Mazarin Stone, which has been stolen from its owner, Lady Hilda Trelawney. The thief is revealed to be a former employee of Lady Hilda's who had been fired for stealing a smaller gemstone. Holmes uses his deductive skills to uncover the truth and recover the stolen stone.

By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · First published 1903 · Genre: Mystery, Detective Fiction, Adventure · 7,138 words

First lines

It was pleasant to Dr. Watson to find himself once more in the untidy room of the first floor in Baker Street which had been the starting-point of so many remarkable adventures. He looked round him at the scientific charts upon the wall, the acid-charred bench of chemicals, the violin-case leaning in the corner, the coal-scuttle, which contained of old the pipes and tobacco. Finally, his eyes came round to the fresh and smiling face of Billy, the young but very wise and tactful page, who had helped a little to fill up the gap of loneliness and isolation which surrounded the saturnine figure of the great detective.

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• Work type: Novel
• Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
• Date: 1903 CE
• Language: English
• Genres: Mystery, Detective Fiction, Adventure, Crime
• Length: 7,138 words
• Structure: 1 section, 258 paragraphs
• Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)

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Genres

• Mystery — Arthur Conan Doyle is notably known as the standard-bearer of the mystery genre and The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone, being a story of Sherlock Holmes, follows a plot centered around solving a case, making it fit the mystery genre.
• Detective Fiction — The book prominently features Sherlock Holmes, a detective character, and revolves around his investigation to recover the stolen Mazarin Stone.
• Adventure — The book involves an adventurous journey that Sherlock Holmes embarks on to solve the mystery, fitting the adventure genre.
• Crime — The plot of the book revolves around the theft of the Mazarin Stone, a priceless gem, thereby fitting into the crime genre.

Tags

detective · mystery · Sherlock Holmes · Watson · crime · investigation · London · 19th century · suspense · thriller · puzzle · adventure

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