Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Scotland Yardappears in All - The London police department at the time of these tales.

Opium Denappears in The Man with the Twisted Lip - This place is where users of a specific narcotic could go to buy and use the product.

Berylappears in The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet - An emerald is a green form of this rare and precious metal.

Bohemiaappears in A Scandal in Bohemia - This is a kingdom in what is now the Czech Republic and at the time of the story was ruled by a hereditary,...
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