In one of Arthur Conan Doyle's stories, Sherlock Holmes is engaged to be married, in order to gain more information for his case. But I cannot find out which story this is. Does anyone know the title?
2007-01-30 08:26:25 · 3 answers · asked by Louise Anne 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
That was The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton. Holmes disguises himself and goes out to Hampstead, where he becomes a plumber and endears himself to Milverton's housemaid, even managing to become her fiancé.
2007-01-31 02:05:52 · answer #1 · answered by BlueManticore 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The one woman Holmes was impressed with was Irene Adler. The story was A Scandal in Bohemia. (But he didnt pretend to be engaged to her -- I'll see if I can find more info.)
OK - Wikipedia had the info you wanted: the story was entitled: "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton"
2007-01-30 16:43:43 · answer #2 · answered by C_Bar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, he was engaged to a woman named Barratt (think about it).
2007-01-30 16:33:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋