The Five Orange Pips And The Beryl Coronet

Undeniably, one of the most popular characters in the world of literature is the immortal and near faultless Sherlock Holmes of 221B Baker Street in London, England. Brought to life by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887, the famous literary detective of the United Kingdom has been on numerous adventures with the most prominent being, “The Blue Carbuncle,” “The Five Orange Pips,” and “The Beryl Coronet.” While these pieces of literature are entertaining and intriguing within themselves, due to the application of logic and observation used by the great detective, there is an entirely more important connection to be made throughout each. Which is, in most stories, Doyle misrepresents his character as a machine instead of a man, but in “The Blue Carbuncle,” “The Five Orange Pips,” and “The Beryl Coronet,” Holmes understands and expresses human feeling quite often. This is evidenced by Holmes allowing his

One night, a man named John Openshaw approaches Watson and his friend in their lodgings at Baker Street and expounds upon a rather troubling matter. Tragedy has struck both his uncle and his father because of an unfortunate association with the Ku Klux Klan. The K.K.K. is after incriminating papers, and sends both men orange pips and a note of warning if they are not returned. When they fail to receive them, they make good their threats of murder. Now, John Openshaw has been sent the same ultimatum. Holmes advises Openshaw to leave a note explaining that the papers have been destroyed. Openshaw agrees and leaves, but Holmes is too late. John Openshaw’s body is found in a river the next morning and the cause of death is declared an accident. Holmes vows to take his revenge upon the Klan. Unfortunately, the boat known to employ the murderers never reaches port. Watson reports that a piece of the bow with the same initials as the ship is found, indicating the vessel sank in the depths of the