TY - BOOK AU - Various TI - The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 AV - AP PY - 2012/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Short stories, English -- Periodicals KW - English literature -- Periodicals N1 - Release date is 2012-02-10; Produced by Dianna Adair, Jonathan Ingram, Ernest Schaal, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net; Original publication data not identified N2 - "The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904" by Various is a collection of literary works presented in a magazine format published in the early 20th century. This particular volume features an installment titled "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons" by Arthur Conan Doyle, continuing the adventures of the iconic detective Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson. The stories encompass a mix of mystery, crime, and human intrigue, focusing on Holmes's uncanny ability to solve perplexing cases. The opening of "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons" sets the stage for a peculiar case that revolves around the vandalism of busts depicting Napoleon Bonaparte. Detective Lestrade visits Holmes to discuss the strange occurrences where multiple Napoleon busts have been broken, sparking curiosity and concern. As Holmes listens intently, he is intrigued by how the incidents, while seemingly trivial, may hold deeper significance tied to a broader narrative of obsession and madness. The narrative quickly escalates from the mere destruction of harmless statues to a potential murder linked to the case, engaging Holmes and Watson in a classic whodunit scenario that promises complexity as it unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38820 ER -