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The Adventure of the Engineer’s ThumbARTHUR CONAN DOYLE

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The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb

A mechanical engineer escapes a midnight job with a terrible injury.

First published 1892 By Arthur Conan Doyle The London & English countryside

THE CASE, IN BRIEF

A mystery unfolds.

A mechanical engineer escapes a midnight job with a terrible injury.

This catalog note identifies the work and its place in the Holmes bibliography. For plot details beyond this concise description, consult the complete original text.

REFERENCE NOTESource and summary +
Case summary

A mechanical engineer escapes a midnight job with a terrible injury.

Classification

Original work by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, included in The Adventures.

Source material

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