A Case of Identity

This story is about a man called Mr Windibank who acted like he is Mr Hosmer Angel. In fact, the both of them are the same person. He did this to ensure that Miss Sutherland, her step-daughter would not get married at least for the next ten years. He did this as he would be able to use Miss Sutherland's money as long as she lived with him and his wife. It was quite a huge sum of money for them and it would make a serious difference if they lose it. As Miss Sutherland was affectionate and warm-hearted in her ways, she would not be single for long. Therefore, Mr Windibank keeps her at home and forbids her to seek the company of people of her own age. However, it was useless as Miss Sutherland decided to go to a certain ball and defy his orders. Mr Windibank disguised himself with the help of his wife, covered his keen eyes with tinted glasses, masked the face with a moustache and a pair of bushy whiskers. He appears in the ball as Mr Hosmer Angel and keeps off other lovers by making love himself. Then, he made Miss Sutherland swear that she would not marry another person accept Mr Hosmer Angel, after that he disappeared into thin air and never came back. This will ensure that Miss Sutherland would not get married at least for the next ten years.

Mr Windibank is very smart I must say, but Sherlock Holmes is much more smarter as he uncovers the truth. Miss Sutherland is very straight forward and she is also very loyal. It is a pity that her loyalty was made use of by Mr Windibank. I like Mr Windibank the most because he is very smart to plan all this nicely to let his step-daughter walk into his trap unknowingly. He must have known his step-daughter really well to be able to plan this trap.

This adventure is better than the Red-headed league as the red-headed league is quite boring and difficult to understand.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle(22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) is the author of this book. He is a Scottish physician and writer and was most noted for his stories on the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. He "killed" Sherlock Holmes in "The Final Problem" but was forced to resurrect Sherlock Holmes due to the public outcry. Indeed, Sherlock Holmes has a great impact on the readers.