Project Gutenberg 2010-01-31 Public domain in the USA. 61 Thierry, James Francis The Adventures of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons Being one of the exciting episodes in the career of the famous detective Hemlock Holmes, as recorded by his friend Dr. Watson Reading ease score: 74.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Adventures of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons" by James Francis Thierry is a humorous detective novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the eccentric detective Hemlock Holmes and his faithful companion Dr. Watson as they tackle the curious case of a missing pair of diamond-studded cuff-buttons belonging to the Earl of Puddingham. Set against a backdrop of aristocratic mystery and folly, the narrative promises to blend detective work with amusing anecdotes and character interactions. At the start of the tale, we learn that Holmes has returned to London after a stint in the United States, accompanied by Watson. The plot quickly thickens when Eustace Thorneycroft, the Earl's secretary, bursts into their abode, distraught over the disappearance of the Earl’s precious cuff-buttons. As Holmes and Watson prepare to investigate, they are introduced to a host of quirky characters connected to the Earl, setting the stage for a series of misunderstandings, humorous exchanges, and the unfolding of the main mystery. The opening sets a light-hearted tone while hinting at the convoluted twists yet to come in this whimsical detective escapade. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories Private investigators -- Fiction Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 -- Parodies, imitations, etc. PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 277684 277685 2024-10-13T09:17:13.744979 2023-09-13T13:13:59.667843 text/html text/html 279398 2021-01-06T02:42:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 103031 2021-01-06T02:42:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 186377 2024-10-13T09:17:22.211950 application/epub+zip 189035 2024-10-13T09:17:17.382994 application/epub+zip 181561 2024-10-13T09:17:15.918985 application/epub+zip 379017 2024-10-13T09:17:25.816939 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347802 2024-10-13T09:17:21.252959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225734 2022-09-14T10:24:36.220094 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247966 247876 2024-10-13T09:17:13.005986 2023-09-13T13:13:58.959831 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 248006 2021-01-06T02:42:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 95051 2021-01-06T02:42:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 247997 2021-01-06T02:42:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 95000 2021-01-06T02:42:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21606 2024-10-13T09:17:25.960918 application/rdf+xml 15373 2024-10-13T09:17:16.513982 image/jpeg 3548 2024-10-13T09:17:16.201962 image/jpeg 175680 2024-10-13T09:17:13.768005 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog