Welcome to the eighth installment of this series. Description of the eighth adventure (taken from Wikipedia articles): It was originally published in Strand Magazine in February 1892. Holmes accepts a case for Helen Stoner, who worries that her stepfather may be trying to kill her after he contrives to move her to the bedroom where her sister had died two years earlier, shortly before her wedding. "The Speckled Band" is a classic locked-room mystery that deals with the themes of parental greed, inheritance and freedom. Tinged with Gothic elements, it is considered by many to be one of Doyle's finest works, with the author himself calling it his best story. The story, alongside the rest of the Sherlock Holmes canon, has become a defining part of detective fiction. It has been adapted for television, film, theatre, radio and a video game. It is part of the exhibit at the Sherlock Holmes Museum. The theatrical adaptation was written and produced by Doyle himself, directed by and starring Lyn Harding as Grimesby Roylott. The role of Holmes was played by H. A. Saintsbury. Doyle famously clashed with Harding over several details of the script, but later reconciled with him after the universal success of the play. Book title: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) Genre: Detective Fiction Book description (taken from LibriVox and Wikipedia): The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his famous detective. They were originally published in the Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. The title character was named after famous American poet Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. It contains the earliest short stories featuring the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and all are related in first-person narrative from Dr. Watson's point of view. Link to free online copy of the book on INTERNET ARCHIVE: https://archive.org/details/adventuresofsher00doylrich Link to the libriVox's site for the book: https://librivox.org/the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes/ The art is AI generated. Video editing software used: Wondershare Filmora