The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes · Character

Brunton

Hurlstone's clever, arrogant butler, whose taste for the family's buried secrets proves far more dangerous than mere curiosity.

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Also known as Brunton the butler, butler Brunton, Richard Brunton, the butler Brunton

As a supporting figure in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, Brunton is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

The butler at Hurlstone, a talented but curious man who disappears after being dismissed.

Brunton appears in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes as supporting figure.

Brunton first appears in 0005 the musgrave ritual.

In The Musgrave Ritual: The butler at Hurlstone, a talented but curious man who disappears after being dismissed.

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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