"The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier" (1926) is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It was first published in The Strand Magazine October 1921 - April 1927 and is one of the stories in the cycle collected as The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes. This story is one of only two narrated by Holmes rather than Doctor Watson - the other one being "The Adventure of the Lion's Mane".
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| - "The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier" (1926) is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It was first published in The Strand Magazine October 1921 - April 1927 and is one of the stories in the cycle collected as The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes. This story is one of only two narrated by Holmes rather than Doctor Watson - the other one being "The Adventure of the Lion's Mane".
- The story is unusual in that it is one of only four of the fifty-six canonical Sherlock Holmes short stories that is not presented as having been written by Dr. Watson and is one of only two that are presented as having been written by Sherlock Holmes himself. "The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier" is also notable for including the famous quotation about Holmes' approach to detective work, "When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."
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| - The story is unusual in that it is one of only four of the fifty-six canonical Sherlock Holmes short stories that is not presented as having been written by Dr. Watson and is one of only two that are presented as having been written by Sherlock Holmes himself. "The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier" is also notable for including the famous quotation about Holmes' approach to detective work, "When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." In the story, a Boer War veteran called James M. Dodd goes to the brilliant consulting detective Sherlock Holmes for help. James Dodd was worried because he had not heard from his good friend and fellow former soldier Godfrey Emsworth for some time. Godfrey Emsworth's father says that his son has gone on a voyage around the world but James Dodd is not convinced. On a visit to the large country home of Godfrey Emerson's parents, James Dodd briefly sees his old friend appear at his bedroom window. He recognizes him even though his appearance has changed and his face has become very white. James Dodd later glimpses Godfrey Emerson inside a small building in the grounds of the large house. He comes to believe that his friend's family is keeping him against his will. A radio adaptation of the story, starring Colin Merrison as Holmes, first aired on BBC Radio 4 in the United Kingdom on September 28, 1994.
- "The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier" (1926) is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It was first published in The Strand Magazine October 1921 - April 1927 and is one of the stories in the cycle collected as The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes. This story is one of only two narrated by Holmes rather than Doctor Watson - the other one being "The Adventure of the Lion's Mane".
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