Dr Roylott had spent a lot of time practicing medicine in India, which is where we assume he discovered his interest in poisonous snakes.
"Dr. Roylott then abandoned his attempts to establish himself in practice in London, and took us to live with him in the ancestral house at Stoke Moran." -- Helen Stoner
The antagonist for "The Speckled Band" was Dr. Roylott.
Dr. Roylott didn't want his stepdaughters to get married because then he would have to give them large sums of money
Dr. Grimesby Roylott trains his snake to climb down a false bell pull to bit Julia Stoner in her sleep. So, while the snake's poison kills Julia Stoner, it is widely held that Dr. Roylott is her murderer. -Major Spoiler- At the end of the story, Holmes remarks that he feels no guilt for HIS responsibility in turning the snake on Dr. Roylott. This epitomizes the notion in detective fiction that poetic justice is justice. (Roylott dies at the wrong end of his own tactics)
Holmes and Dr. Grimesby Roylott
Dr. Roylott's wife was named Mrs. Stoner.
Holmes vs. Dr. Roylott: Dr. Roylott stepped back swiftly forward, seized the poker, and it into curve with his huge brown hands, then Holmesstraightened it out again. Helen vs. Dr. Roylott: Dr. Roylott killed Julia and he wants to kill Helen. Dr. Roylott vs. Nature: Roylott shut himself up in his house and seldom came out save to indulge in ferocious quarrels with whoever might cross his path. Violence of temper approaching to mania has been hereditary in Roylott.
"Dr. Roylott then abandoned his attempts to establish himself in practice in London, and took us to live with him in the ancestral house at Stoke Moran." -- Helen Stoner
Dr. Grimesby Roylott, a character in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," dies at the end of the story after being bitten by his own venomous snake.
The antagonist for "The Speckled Band" was Dr. Roylott.
In the book "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" by Arthur Conan Doyle, Dr. Grimesby Roylott's motive was to maintain control over his stepdaughters' inheritance. By eliminating them, he would secure their money for himself.
Dr. Roylott didn't want his stepdaughters to get married because then he would have to give them large sums of money
There is no exact age in the book, but I would guess mid 50s-60.
Dr. Roylott, a character in "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" by Arthur Conan Doyle, had to return to England because he lost his fortune in India due to gambling and extravagant living. This forced him to seek his stepdaughters' inheritance, which led to a series of sinister actions.
Dr. Grimesby Roylott trains his snake to climb down a false bell pull to bit Julia Stoner in her sleep. So, while the snake's poison kills Julia Stoner, it is widely held that Dr. Roylott is her murderer. -Major Spoiler- At the end of the story, Holmes remarks that he feels no guilt for HIS responsibility in turning the snake on Dr. Roylott. This epitomizes the notion in detective fiction that poetic justice is justice. (Roylott dies at the wrong end of his own tactics)
Holmes and Dr. Grimesby Roylott
Dr. Roylott was bitten by the "speckled band" which was the snake that he owned The exact date is unclear, but most scholars agree with the text that says: "It was early in April, in the year [18]83." -- John H. Watson, 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band'