The Adventure of the Speckled Band
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All Themes Exoticism Greed, Desperation, and Decline Isolation and Powerlessness Fate and Justice
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All Characters Sherlock Holmes Dr. Watson Helen Stoner Dr. Grimesby Roylott Julia Stoner
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The Adventure of the Speckled Band

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
Themes
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  • Exoticism Theme Icon
    Exoticism
  • Greed, Desperation, and Decline Theme Icon
    Greed, Desperation, and Decline
  • Isolation and Powerlessness Theme Icon
    Isolation and Powerlessness
  • Fate and Justice Theme Icon
    Fate and Justice
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Sherlock Holmes
  • Dr. Watson
  • Helen Stoner
  • Dr. Grimesby Roylott
  • Julia Stoner
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Swamp Adder Symbol Icon
    Swamp Adder
  • Stoke Moran Manor Symbol Icon
    Stoke Moran Manor
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allusions
  • Dramatic Irony
  • Foil
  • Frame Story
  • Genre
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Situational Irony
  • Style
  • Tone
  • Verbal Irony
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