The Adventure of the Norwood Builder

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The Adventure of the Norwood Builder is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes short stories, featuring Holmes and Dr. Watson investigating a seemingly incriminating disappearance and suspected murder in the London suburb of Norwood.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sherlock Holmes short story
detective fiction short story
author Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED
centralTheme deductive reasoning
false accusation
collection The Return of Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED
conflictType man versus society
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
detectiveMethod forensic examination of physical evidence
logical deduction
featuresCharacter Dr. John H. Watson NERFINISHED
Inspector Lestrade NERFINISHED
John Hector McFarlane NERFINISHED
Jonas Oldacre NERFINISHED
Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED
featuresLegalProfession John Hector McFarlane is a solicitor NERFINISHED
featuresPoliceDetective Inspector Lestrade NERFINISHED
fictionalTimePeriod late 19th century
firstCollectedPublicationYear 1905 GENERATED
firstPublicationYear 1903
followsInCollection The Adventure of the Empty House NERFINISHED
genre detective fiction
mystery fiction
hasAdaptation audio drama adaptation
radio adaptation
television adaptation
HolmesCanonCategory Return stories
HolmesStatus post-Reichenbach return
literaryFranchise Sherlock Holmes canon NERFINISHED
literaryPeriod Victorian literature
mainCharacter Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED
narrativePointOfView first-person
narrator Dr. John H. Watson NERFINISHED
originalLanguage English
partOf The Return of Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED
plotElement disappearance of Jonas Oldacre
evidence planted to frame John Hector McFarlane
suspicion of murder
precedesInCollection The Adventure of the Dancing Men NERFINISHED
protagonistOccupation consulting detective
publicationMedium The Strand Magazine NERFINISHED
publisherOfCollection George Newnes NERFINISHED
series Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED
settingLocation London, England
surface form: London

Norwood NERFINISHED

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Inspector Lestrade appearsIn The Adventure of the Norwood Builder
The Return of Sherlock Holmes containsStory The Adventure of the Norwood Builder