Examine the structure of the short story ‘Adventure of the Three Garridebs’ with the help of this framework

♦ The narrator of the story

♦ Introduction of the topic of the story

♦ Introduction of the main characters in the plot

♦ Development of the plot

♦ Climax

♦ Resolution of the mystery.

Discuss the following in pairs or in small groups

The cleverest of criminals leave behind clues to their crime.

Discuss the following in pairs or in small groups

How did Holmes’ digressions sometimes prove in the end to have a bearing on the matter on hand? Discuss this with reference to all the apparently irrelevant points he was trying to gather information from.

Examine the subtle humour in the narration of the story that lightens the gravity of the subject matter.

a. Identify the words in the advertisement that gave away the fact that it was placed by John Garrideb.

b. Make a list of words which are spelt differently in American and British English.