"Tonight, we’ll read the conclusion to “A Scandal in Bohemia” from “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,” written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1892. 

In the first episode, Holmes receives a visit from a masked man, whom he deduces is actually the king of Bohemia. Once the man is unmasked, he asks for Holmes’s help retrieving a valuable set of photographs. 

The King is engaged to a Scandinavian princess, but is worried that the princess’s family would disapprove of his previous relationship with an American opera singer named Irene Adler. 

Ms. Adler has evidence of this relationship, namely photographs of the two of them together, and has refused to return them to the King. Holmes is the King’s last hope of retrieving the photos."

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Tonight, we’ll read “The Adventure of the Copper Beeches” from “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,” written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1892.

In this story, a woman with long copper colored tresses named Violet is offered a strange job as a governess at a country estate called “The Copper Beeches.” She is offered a large sum of money if she will cut her hair short as well.

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Tonight, we’ll read “The Beryl Coronet” from “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,” written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1892.

A beryl coronet is an emerald crown.

This story begins with a prominent banker making a loan equivalent to two million US dollars today to a socially prominent client, who leaves a beryl coronet as collateral. Imagine going to the bank and asking for a two million dollar loan. As collateral, you secretly offer the banker someone else’s fancy royal crown. Do you think that would work? Well, it may have worked in tonight’s episode.

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Tonight, we’ll read “The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor” from “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,” written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

This story describes the disappearance of Hatty, an aristocrat's bride on the day of their marriage. She participates in the wedding, but disappears from the reception.

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Tonight, we’ll read the story "The Adventure of The Speckled Band" from "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", published in 1891 and written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 

The story tells of Helen Stoner, a soon-to-be married young woman who suspects her stepfather may be trying to kill her in order to retain control of her inheritance. Convinced of her stepfather's intentions, she turns to Holmes for help. 

"The Speckled Band" is a classic locked room mystery that deals with the themes of parental greed, inheritance and freedom. Tinged with Gothic elements, it is considered by many to be one of Doyle's finest works, with the author himself calling it his best story.

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Tonight, we’ll read the story "The Adventure of The Blue Carbuncle" from "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", published in 1891. 

The dermatological term “Carbuncle” refers to a painful cluster of boils on the skin. In this case, however, The Blue Carbuncle is a missing and near-priceless gemstone.

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Tonight, we’ll read the story "The Man With The Twisted Lip from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", published in 1891. This mystery deals with London opium dens, missing gentleman and their worried wives.

[Editor's note: This episode contains themes that may not be suitable for some listeners].

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Tonight, we'll read A Case of Identity, a short story from the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, written by Arthur Conan Doyle in 1892. In general the stories in Sherlock Holmes identify, and try to correct, social injustices. In this story, a wealthy woman’s fiancé disappears and she hires the detective to help find him. 

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Tonight, we’ll be reading "The Red Headed League", a short story from "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", written by Arthur Conan Doyle in 1892. 

In this story, which Doyle ranked as number 2 of his favorite top 12 Sherlock stories, the focus is on Jebez Wilson, the owner of a pawnbroker shop who sports a head of bright red hair and receives an invitation to join an exclusive club. 

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Tonight, we’ll read the opening to, "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1892. "The Adventures" are a collection of twelve short stories, starting with, "A Scandal in Bohemia". Holmes is portrayed as offering a new, fairer sense of justice. 

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