Concetti Chiave
- John Openshaw seeks Holmes and Watson's help regarding mysterious letters linked to family deaths, involving his uncle Elias and father.
- The letters, marked with "K.K.K." and containing five orange pips, are linked to a secretive threat, leading to unexplained deaths.
- Holmes deduces the letters' origins are from distinct seaports, suggesting a maritime connection to the murders.
- The "K.K.K." is identified by Holmes as the Ku Klux Klan, known for sending warnings to adversaries before acting.
- Despite Holmes's efforts, John Openshaw is found dead; however, the implicated ship, "Lone Star," sinks, preventing further pursuit.
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Doyle, Arthur Conan - Three mysteries of Sherlock Holmes. The five Orange pips
One evening, Holmes and Watson were sitting in their study when John Openshaw entered to ask them help. He had a serious problem about a strange story. In 1869, his uncle Elias came back to England, after some experienced years in USA as planter. He didn’t want any friends, not even his brother, but he liked very much his nephew.One day, in March 1883, John’s uncle received a letter with only “K.K.K.” written on and five orange pips enclosed.
Elias was very scared and then made a will: he left his money and his possession to his brother and asked John to sign it.
In these days, Elias was very strange and one morning was found dead in the garden.
So, John and his father went to live together in your uncle’s house. A year later, though, Johnson received another letter containing a message and five orange pips: he must put some papers on the sundial. The boy wanted call the police, but his father refused because he thought that it was a joke.
Three days later, Johnson Openshaw was found dead in a cliff.
Other informations
Suddenly, John received a letter like the one that his uncle and his father had received too.Holmes told John that he must put on the sundial the small piece he found in his uncle’s room.
After Openshaw leaves, Holmes deduced that the murder was on a ship, because the letters were postmarked in three different seaports.
Holmes deduced also that the letters came by steamship and the killer came by sailing ship, so these arrived before the sender.
Holmes also recognized the “K.K.K.” as Ku Klux Klan, a secret society started in America: the members killed the people who were opposed to their political opinions and they always sent a warning to their victims.
The next day, John was found dead in a river. Holmes went to the Port of London and found a ship called “Lone Star” that was in the three seaports. Now, the ship was bound to Savannah, so Holmes sent a telegram to the police. But the Lone Star never arrived there because it sank in the Ocean.
Domande da interrogazione
- Qual è il problema principale che John Openshaw presenta a Holmes e Watson?
- Come Holmes deduce l'origine delle lettere minacciose ricevute da John Openshaw e la sua famiglia?
- Qual è il destino della nave "Lone Star" e come influisce sull'indagine di Holmes?
John Openshaw chiede aiuto a Holmes e Watson per un problema serio legato a una storia strana, iniziata con la ricezione di una lettera contenente "K.K.K." e cinque semi d'arancia, che ha portato alla morte di suo zio Elias e successivamente di suo padre.
Holmes deduce che le lettere minacciose provengono da una nave, poiché sono state spedite da tre diversi porti marittimi, e riconosce "K.K.K." come il Ku Klux Klan, una società segreta americana.
La nave "Lone Star", identificata da Holmes come collegata agli omicidi, non arriva mai a Savannah perché affonda nell'oceano, impedendo così alla polizia di arrestare i colpevoli.
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