Silver Blaze
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Book Description
One of the most popular of the stories, "Silver Blaze" focuses on the disappearance of the eponymous race horse named Silver Blaze, a famous winner, on the eve of an important race and on the apparent murder of its trainer, John Straker. The tale is distinguished by its atmospheric Dartmoor setting, and late Victorian sporting milieu. It also features some of Conan Doyle's most effective plotting,...
MoreOne of the most popular of the stories, "Silver Blaze" focuses on the disappearance of the eponymous race horse named Silver Blaze, a famous winner, on the eve of an important race and on the apparent murder of its trainer, John Straker. The tale is distinguished by its atmospheric Dartmoor setting, and late Victorian sporting milieu. It also features some of Conan Doyle's most effective plotting, hinging on the famed "curious incident of the dog in the night-time": Gregory (Scotland Yard detective): "Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention?" Holmes: "To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time." Gregory: "The dog did nothing in the night-time." Holmes: "That was the curious incident." (This scene was the inspiration for the title of the 2002, almost eponymous, book by Mark Haddon.) Silver Blaze is also one of the few Conan Doyle crime stories where Sherlock Holmes is charitable towards the competence displayed by the police. Great as a source of: Quotes (as author Mark Haddon discovered) Reference Entertainment Light Reading It is a crime fiction classic and one where we can see the development curve in the character of the world's greatest fictional detective. Formatted to be read on laptops, PCs, smartphones, iPhone, Blackberry or any PDA, Silver Blaze is guaranteed to give you priceless hours of entertainment.
Publisher | New Line Publishing |
Binding | Kindle Edition (11 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized
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# of Pages | 97 |
ISBN-10 | B004ISKE5Q |
Publication Date | 07/13/2009 |
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