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The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter - Definition and Overview |
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The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter, one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. The story was originally serialised in The Strand Magazine in 1893.
 Mycroft Holmes, as depicted by Sidney Paget in the Strand Magazine Synopsis
This story introduces Holmes's older brother Mycroft. Although Mycroft's logical abilities are superior to Sherlock's, he is a lazy, apathetic character who rarely uses his powers to their full potential.
In the story a Greek interpreter, Mr. Melas, is taken to a mysterious location on the outskirts of London and forced to act as an intermediary between two Englishmen and their Greek, emaciated captive. Sherlock Holmes, Doctor Watson and Mycroft Holmes, after the case is brought to their attention by Melas, attempt to save the captive and prevent Melas's revenge killing.
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