The Adventure of the Second Stain

The Adventure of the Second Stain was published in 1904 and is one of the twelve favorite stories of Arthur Conan Doyle. At that time, the British Empire was the most powerful in the word and the pound sterling was the main currency. However, the author criticizes the diplomacy and relations with colonies, confirming that a European war would be a huge problem for the United Kingdom, and in certain way he envisioned the two World Wars, the independence of the colonies and the end of that Empire. This ebook is divided into these sections: ● Introduction. ● The Adventure of the Second Stain. ● Final Considerations. The Introduction contains a summary of this tale. The second part is this short story, and in Final Considerations, there are the explanations about the political and military situation of the United Kingdom, pointing towards the background of this short story.