The Red-Headed League Group

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babelatina142
babelatina142
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High School - 9th Grade

What clues are given in the "The Red Headed League"?

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Posted by babelatina142 on Thursday September 27, 2007 at 4:28 PM and tagged with clues, the red-headed league.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
    College - Freshman

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    The very oddness of the league is a clue in itself. Who would pay people to do this sort of tedious copying--and who would limit their request to those with red hair?

    After that, Mr. Wilson's helper's habit of disappearing into the cellar, and the fact that he brought the league up, signal more generally that something is up. Combine that with the fact that Wilson had not heard of the league before, and you've got some oddity. The biggest clue, though, is that Wilson cannot leave during the period: they want him anchored in place.

    Later, there are others--the shop's location, the assistant's knees--but early on, those are the main clues.

     

     

    Sources:
    http://221bakerstreet.org/adventures/red_headed_league.txt

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    Posted by gbeatty on Friday September 28, 2007 at 6:11 PM

  2. aynurcan
    aynurcan Student
    Community / Jr. College

    spauldings dirty knees

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    Posted by aynurcan on Tuesday June 2, 2009 at 6:42 PM