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| Title: | The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist | Collection: | The Return of Sherlock Holmes |
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| Year published: | 1903 (December) | Year set in: | 1895 |
| Mystery: | Why does a cyclist follow a music teacher? | ||
| Apparent crime: | Abduction | Actual crime: | Shown below (possible spoiler) |
| Summary: | A woman takes up a post as a music teacher to a friend of her father but every time she cycles to her work, she is followed by a mysterious man on a bicycle. | ||
- Introduction
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Violet Smith is offered a post teaching music by Carruthers, a friend of her father. While he is pleasant enough, he has a friend who is obnoxious towards Smith. Smith cycles to the location every day and she notices that she if being followed by a bearded man on a bicycle. The man does not approach her and, when she tries to meet him, he cycles away. She asks Holmes for help.
- Actual crime
- Abduction
- Explanation (spoiler alert)
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The man was Carruthers who was keeping watch on her to prevent her being abducted by his friend who wished to marry her by force for her inheritance.
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- Characters in this story (3)
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Surname First name Title Holmes Sherlock Smith Violet Watson John Doctor
- Locations in this story (1)
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Location Town/City County 221b Baker Street London
- Other notes
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- Keywords
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Violet Ralph Smith Charlington Heath Farnham Surrey Carruthers Woodley Cyril Morton Chiltern Grange Dixon Williamson