“The Adventure of the Priory School”

Sherlock Holmes investigates a missing boy from a school. He follows clues on the moor and discovers the boy was kidnapped by James Wilder and hidden at an inn until Holmes solves the mystery.

The characters of this story are:

• Sherlock Holmes: A smart detective who solves the mystery by studying clues carefully.
• Dr. Watson: Holmes’s loyal friend who helps him during the investigation and tells the story.
• Dr. Huxtable: The worried headmaster of the school where the boy disappeared.
• James Wilder: The Duke’s secretary and secret son who planned the kidnapping because he was jealous.
• The Duke of Holderness: A rich nobleman and father of Lord Saltire who tries to hide the scandal.
• Reuben Hayes: A cruel innkeeper who helped with the kidnapping and killed the German teacher.
• Lord Saltire: The young boy who was kidnapped and hidden at the inn.

 

The story takes place at a school in the countryside of England and on the large moors near Holderness Hall and the Fighting Cock Inn.

The crucial moment happens when Holmes discovers that James Wilder planned the kidnapping and that the duke secretly knew about it.

The story is told in first-person point of view by Dr. Watson.

 

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You should read this story if you are looking for another story of Sherlock Holmes’ mysteries.