| Title: | The Adventure of the Copper Beeches | Collection: | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
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| Year published: | 1892 (June) | Year set in: | |
| Mystery: | Why is a governess's job come with such odd conditions? | ||
| Apparent crime: | Abduction | Actual crime: | Shown below (possible spoiler) |
| Summary: | A governess is hired for a good salary to look after a child but, in return, must cut her hair short and wear a particular dress. | ||
- Introduction
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A governess, Violet Hunter, is offered a job by Jephro Rucastle at an exceptional wage which would involve looking after a child and being a companion to his wife. However, there are some unusual conditions - cutting her long hair short, wearing a particular dress and sitting in certain areas. Hunter is concerned but the salary persuades her to take the position.
- Actual crime
- Abduction
- Explanation (spoiler alert)
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Hunter was chosen because she resembled Alice, the Rucastles' daughter, Alice, who had fallen in love with a seaman. To avoid Alice leaving, and taking her money with her, she was imprisoned in a room with Hunter being used to fool the seaman into leaving.
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- Characters in this story (4)
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Surname First name Title Holmes Sherlock Hunter Violet Rucastle Jephro Watson John Doctor
- Locations in this story (2)
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Location Town/City County 221b Baker Street London The Copper Beeches Near Winchester Hampshire
- Other notes
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- Keywords
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Violet Hunter Colonel Spence Munro Halifax Jephro Rucastle governess Westaways agency Stoper electric blue chestnut hair Alice Copper Beeches Winchester Toller mastiff fowler