Project Gutenberg 2000-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 488 Doyle, Arthur Conan 1859 1930 Conan Doyle, Arthur, Sir Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A. Conan The Adventure of the Dying Detective Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventure_of_the_Dying_Detective Produced by David Brannan. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Adventure of the Dying Detective" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a short crime fiction story written during the early 20th century. Set in the context of Victorian London, the narrative revolves around the iconic detective Sherlock Holmes and his loyal friend Dr. John Watson. The story explores themes of illness, deception, and the lengths one will go to save a friend, as Holmes faces a potentially fatal disease while refusing conventional medical help. In this gripping tale, Dr. Watson is summoned to attend to a gravely ill Sherlock Holmes, who insists that he has contracted a deadly tropical disease from his recent investigation among Chinese sailors. Despite Watson's extensive efforts to help, Holmes remains obstinate, believing himself to be contagious. As the tension builds, Holmes orchestrates a clever ruse involving Mr. Culverton Smith, a man with a dark past and knowledge of the disease, to expose the truth behind his condition. In a dramatic reveal, it becomes clear that Holmes was not only pretending to be dying but was also baiting Smith into a confession of his malicious actions. Ultimately, the story concludes with Holmes successfully apprehending the culprit, showcasing the detective's unmatched wit and prowess. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Private investigators -- England -- Fiction Detective and mystery stories PR Text Detective Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: British Literature 60380 2025-07-01T12:37:04.290116 text/html 55547 2020-12-31T16:46:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 21546 2020-12-31T16:46:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 109133 2025-07-01T12:37:09.289064 application/epub+zip 107907 2025-07-01T12:37:07.141044 application/epub+zip 80158 2025-07-01T12:37:06.074075 application/epub+zip 243942 2025-07-01T12:37:10.818039 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237368 2025-07-01T12:37:08.650070 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204465 2022-09-02T03:41:52.995299 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52447 2025-07-01T12:37:04.030106 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52396 2020-12-31T16:46:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20722 2020-12-31T16:46:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19626 2025-07-01T12:37:10.939042 application/rdf+xml 17558 2025-07-01T12:37:06.572085 image/jpeg 4074 2025-07-01T12:37:06.325085 image/jpeg 109579 2025-07-01T12:37:04.298121 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia