item: #1 of 10 id: 16097 author: Bangs, John Kendrick title: The Pursuit of the House-Boat Being Some Further Account of the Divers Doings of the Associated Shades, under the Leadership of Sherlock Holmes, Esq. date: None words: 34046 flesch: 79 summary: I will take Africa; Bonaparte can lead an expedition into Europe; General Washington may have North America; and-- I beg pardon, put in Dr. Johnson, but have you any idea, Dr. Livingstone, that Captain Kidd has put wheels on this House-boat of ours and is having it dragged across the Sahara by mules or camels? No such absurd idea ever entered my head, retorted the Doctor. Captain Kidd is a seafarer by instinct, not a landsman. keywords: abeuchapeta; board; boat; business; captain; charon; cleopatra; day; deck; elizabeth; gentlemen; good; holmes; house; illustration; island; johnson; kidd; ladies; man; mind; mrs; noah; portia; raleigh; right; sir; stranger; time; walter; watch; way; xanthippe cache: 16097.txt plain text: 16097.txt item: #2 of 10 id: 2343 author: Doyle, Arthur Conan title: The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge date: None words: 11574 flesch: 85 summary: It was a dog-grate, Mr. Holmes, and he overpitched it. You've seen the paper, Mr. Holmes? he asked, holding one out to us. keywords: baynes; eccles; face; garcia; holmes; house; inspector; man; night; scott; sir; watson; way cache: 2343.txt plain text: 2343.txt item: #3 of 10 id: 2344 author: Doyle, Arthur Conan title: The Adventure of the Cardboard Box date: None words: 8760 flesch: 85 summary: Miss Sarah Cushing is extremely ill, said he. And why should these proofs of the deed be sent to Miss Sarah Cushing? keywords: cushing; day; holmes; house; lestrade; man; miss; sarah; thought; time cache: 2344.txt plain text: 2344.txt item: #4 of 10 id: 2345 author: Doyle, Arthur Conan title: The Adventure of the Red Circle date: None words: 7459 flesch: 89 summary: It frightens me, Mr. Holmes. I am on the trail of my life now, Mr. Holmes, said he. keywords: gennaro; gregson; holmes; man; mrs; sir; warren; watson; window cache: 2345.txt plain text: 2345.txt item: #5 of 10 id: 2346 author: Doyle, Arthur Conan title: The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans date: None words: 10830 flesch: 87 summary: Mycroft Holmes and Lestrade had come round by appointment after breakfast next day and Sherlock Holmes had recounted to them our proceedings of the day before. Why, whatever is the matter with Mr. Holmes? My friend was standing with an expression of strained intensity upon his face, staring at the railway metals where they curved out of the tunnel. keywords: body; brother; cadogan; fog; holmes; london; man; mycroft; office; papers; train; watson; west cache: 2346.txt plain text: 2346.txt item: #6 of 10 id: 2347 author: Doyle, Arthur Conan title: The Adventure of the Dying Detective date: None words: 5902 flesch: 90 summary: How is Mr. Holmes, sir? he asked. I only know Mr. Holmes through some business dealings which we have had, but I have every respect for his talents and his character. keywords: good; help; holmes; man; room; smith; watson cache: 2347.txt plain text: 2347.txt item: #7 of 10 id: 2348 author: Doyle, Arthur Conan title: The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax date: None words: 7814 flesch: 88 summary: What is this, Mr. Holmes? he asked. What I want to know, in the first place, Mr. Holmes, is, how in the world you came to hear of my existence at all. keywords: coffin; door; frances; holmes; house; lady; peters; watson; woman cache: 2348.txt plain text: 2348.txt item: #8 of 10 id: 2349 author: Doyle, Arthur Conan title: The Adventure of the Devil's Foot date: None words: 10094 flesch: 81 summary: Mr. Holmes, said the vicar in an agitated voice, the most extraordinary and tragic affair has occurred during the night. There is the situation, Mr. Holmes, in a nutshell, and if you can help us to clear it up you will have done a great work. keywords: case; face; holmes; man; morning; mortimer; room; tregennis; vicar; watson; window cache: 2349.txt plain text: 2349.txt item: #9 of 10 id: 3070 author: Doyle, Arthur Conan title: The Hound of the Baskervilles date: None words: 60046 flesch: 86 summary: What would you recommend? I recommend, sir, that you take a cab, call off your spaniel who is scratching at my front door, and proceed to Waterloo to meet Sir Henry Baskerville. At ten o'clock to-morrow, Dr. Mortimer, I will be much obliged to you if you will call upon me here, and it will be of help to me in my plans for the future if you will bring Sir Henry Baskerville with you. keywords: baronet; barrymore; baskerville; black; case; charles; dark; day; death; eyes; face; friend; good; hall; holmes; hound; house; london; man; matter; mind; moor; morning; mortimer; night; old; place; sir; sir charles; sir henry; stapleton; think; thought; watson; way; wife cache: 3070.txt plain text: 3070.txt item: #10 of 10 id: 3776 author: Doyle, Arthur Conan title: The Valley of Fear date: None words: 59007 flesch: 88 summary: We would have you know, however, that in this county and in other counties of these parts we have certain rites, and also certain duties of our own which call for good men. He would never go where other men were if he could help it. keywords: baldwin; barker; bodymaster; brother; case; day; door; douglas; eyes; face; fear; good; hand; head; holmes; house; inspector; jack; life; lodge; macdonald; man; mcginty; mcmurdo; men; mrs; murder; night; place; police; room; round; thought; time; valley; watson; way; white; word; work cache: 3776.txt plain text: 3776.txt