The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb
by Arthur Conan Doyleliterary work· published 1892
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"The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb," one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the ninth of the twelve stories collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The story was first published in The Strand Magazine in March 1892. Within the narrative of the story, Dr. Watson notes that this is one of only two cases which he personally brought to the attention of Sherlock Holmes.
Adaptations (1)
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb was adapted into a 1987 miniseries.
The Twentieth Century Approaches1987 · miniseries · 85 min · IMDb ↗IMDb7.9This film version was released before the premiere of the full two-part television version (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Approaches). In this version the entire plot of the story Bruce-Partington Drawings was deleted.
