The Adventure of the Wax Gamblers
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"The Adventure of the Wax Gamblers"is aSherlock Holmesshort story written in collaboration byAdrian Conan Doyle(the youngest son ofSir Arthur Conan Doyle,the Sherlock Holmes creator) andJohn Dickson Carr.The story was published in the 1954 collectionThe Exploits of Sherlock Holmes.It was first published inCollier'son 20 June 1953, illustrated byRobert Fawcett.[1]
Plot[edit]
While waiting up late one night, Holmes and Watson are visited by the night watchman of a famous waxworks and his grand–daughter. The watchman has noticed that the playing cards in the hand of a wax figure in a Chamber of Horrors exhibit have changed. Holmes becomes immediately interested in this mystery and sends Watson to the exhibit to remove the cards in an orderly fashion and to bring them back to him in some envelopes. Holmes then demonstrates that the altered cards are related to the scandalous behavior of a gentleman and his wagering on horse races.[2]
Two versions of the Darlington Substitution Scandal, which had been mentioned in "A Scandal in Bohemia",are referenced in this story.
References[edit]
- ^De Waal, Ronald Burt (1974).The World Bibliography of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.Bramhall House. p. 425.ISBN0-517-217597.
- ^The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes,Chapter 3
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