Watson's Voice and Limitations

From The Hound of the Baskervilles by Doyle, Arthur Conan
The novel famously experiments with Watson as primary investigator through his letters and diary, then humbles him when Holmes reappears having done the real work.
Chapter 10: Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson

Watson's diary form — narrative experimentation rare in the Holmes canon.

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Chapter 12

Holmes's praise and gentle deflation of Watson when revealed on the tor.

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