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| Title: | The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger | Collection: | The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes |
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| Year published: | 1927 (January) | Year set in: | 1896 |
| Mystery: | What happened when a couple were attacked by a lion? | ||
| Apparent crime: | None | Actual crime: | Shown below (possible spoiler) |
| Summary: | A woman who always veils her face reveals the truth behind the attack from a lion. | ||
- Introduction
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A landlady has a lodger, Eugenia Ronder, who always keeps her face veiled because of terrible injuries. When Ronder falls ill, she asks to see Holmes to explain about how she received her injuries.
- Actual crime
- Murder
- Explanation (spoiler alert)
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Ronder had once been the wife of a circus owner. She had fallen in love with a strongman and planned to kill the owner when they were feeding their lion. They did so but the lion escaped and savaged the woman.
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- Characters in this story (3)
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Surname First name Title Holmes Sherlock Ronder Eugenia Watson John Doctor
- Locations in this story (2)
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Location Town/City County 221b Baker Street London Abbas Parva Abbas Parva Berkshire
- Other notes
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- Keywords
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Merrilow Ronder Abbas Parva Sahara King lion Leonardo Griggs Edmunds