The Man with the Twisted Lip - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story
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Average rating3.6
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Ratings5
Average rating3.6
The Man with the Twisted Lip (TWIS) is a short story written by Arthur Conan Doyle first published in The Strand Magazine in december 1891. This is the 8th Sherlock Holmes story. Collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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Also contained in:
- [Adventures of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL262421W)
- [Adventures of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL18191906W)
- [Annotated Sherlock Holmes. 1/2](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1518438W)
- [Avventure di Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL18188726W)
- [Bedside Conan Doyle](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14929890W)
- [Best Stories of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14929901W)
- [Man with the Twisted Lip and Adventure of the Devil's Foot](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14930259W)
- [Obras completas de Conan Doyle: II](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20787319W)
- [Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20125258W)
- [Scandale en Bohême](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14930215W)
- [Sherlock Holmes Investigates](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1518416W)
- [Sherlock Holmes Mysteries](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1518392W)
- [Some Adventures of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL24168603W)
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“...but it is better to learn wisdom late than never to learn it at all.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle
I guessed the outcome of this tale after about half-way. I think most readers will too. The story involves Neville St. Clair, a respectable businessman, who has disappeared. His wife claims she saw him at the upper window of an opium den. When she entered the room, she only found a beggar. St. Clair's clothes are later found in the room. His coat, laden with coins, is discovered in the River Thames outside the window. After the arrest of the beggar for murder, a few days later St. Clair's wife receives a letter from her husband. Holmes investigates, of course. He washes the beggar and finds that is actually St. Clair. He confesses that he has been leading a double life. As a beggar he found the income is large, but promises to stop begging if Holmes will keep his secret from his wife.
Not bad, but then again not the best. A solid three stars.
Series
11 primary booksThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a 11-book series with 11 primary works first released in 20 with contributions by Arthur Conan Doyle.
