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Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-The Valley of Terror is a novel starring Sherlock Holmes and written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This novel was first published in the Strand Magazine between September 1914 and May 1915. The first edition in book format was published in New York on February 27, 1915. The name of The Valley of Terror is a translation of the name of a valley in the south of France. During the time of the crusades this valley was popularized by the Cathars, and some believe that the Holy Grail got there from the Holy Land. Actually, The Valley of Terror is not a novel but two set together. The two novels that compose it, The tragedy of Birlstone and The chirrioneros (, can be read separately from each other. Although the protagonist is the same and the events of the first are a consequence of the second, both have total independence. two factorsFirst, the structure of the book that is divided into two parts of the same number of chapters and similar length, in addition to the essential epilogue. Secondly, that both parties, although Holmes appears in one and not in the other, are excellent. I have to mention that Los Chirrioneros, could figure itself as one of the best detective fictions ever written.

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Lestrade and Gregson glanced at each other with an incredulous smile. "If this man was murdered, how was it done?" asked the formner. "Poison," said Sherlock Holmes curtly, and strode off. "One other thing, Lestrade," he added, turning round at the door: "Rache, is the German for revenge'; so don't lose your time looking for Miss Rachel." With which Parthian shot he walked away, leaving the two rivals open-mouthed behind him.

 "I am afraid, Rance, that you will never rise in the force. That headof yours should be for use as well as ornament. You might have gained your sergeant's stripes last night. The man whom you held in your hands is the man who holds the clue of this mystery, and whom we are seeking. There is no use of arguing about it now; I tell you that it is so. Come along, Doctor."

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