The Adventure of the Dancing Men Group

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jdraines
jdraines
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College - Freshman

What information in the story would cause the reader to infer that this story did not take place in modern day england?

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Posted by jdraines on Monday December 1, 2008 at 4:48 PM and tagged with sherlock, the adventure of the dancing men.

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  1. fbspector

    The first clue is that Mr. Cubit says "Last year I came up to London for the Jubilee" clearly that is Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee - which was as you know on June 22, 1897.  That is enough to get the ball rolling.  Also Doyle wrote these stories to be contemporary of HIS time.

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    Posted by fbspector on Sunday September 20, 2009 at 6:23 AM