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Tonight we'll read this story, The Adventure of the Speckled Band from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, published in 1891 and written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

The story tells of Helen Stoner, a soon to be married young woman who suspects her

stepfather may be trying to retain control of her inheritance, convinced of her stepfather's intentions, she turns to

Holmes for help. The Speckled Band is a classic locked room mystery that deals with the themes of parental greed,

inheritance, and freedom, tinged with Gothic elements,

it is considered by many

to be one of Doyle's finest works,

but the author himself calling it

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