The genre of detective fiction is often compared to crime fiction, yet there are striking differences between them. ... In "The Speckled Band", the setting of the main part of the story is very typical of the murder mystery genre. ... This could be because of the change in genre over the 100 years. ... When Conan-Doyle was writing, televisions or computers hadn't been invented so people had a lot more time to read, this is perhaps the reason why the story "The Adventures of the Speckled band- has a slower pace and is more detailed. ...

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