The Hound Of The Baskervilles By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle helps support the first rule of a good detective fiction in six ways. Sherlock Holmes’ observation, sarcasm, curiosity, love of tobacco, how confidently arrogant he is, and even his voice shows how he is a memorable detective. The first example is of Holmes’ observational skills. It reads, “You have presented an inch or two of it to my examination all the time that you have been talking. It would be a poor expert who could not give the date of a document within a decade or so. You may possibly have read my little monogram upon the subject. I put that at 1730 (page 18).” Holmes’ says this to Dr. James Mortimer as he is being told about the case. Holmes’ observation is showed by him being
Mortimer about the case this shows his curiosity and good questioning skills. Holmes’ asks questions. Another example of The Hound of the Baskervilles supporting the detective being memorable is how Holmes’ is addicted to tobacco. “When you pass Bradley’s would you ask him to send up a pound of the strongest shag tobacco (page 39)?” Holmes’ says this to Watson. Later on, on the same page, it reads “My first impression as I opened the door was that a fire had broken out, as the room was so filled with smoke that the light of the lamp upon the table was blurred by it.” This shows how much Holmes’ had smoked in the time that Watson had left their home. It continues, “the acrid fumes of strong course tobacco which took me by the throat and set me coughing.” This, again, shows how much Holmes’ had smoked, and that he had smoked so much that Watson was couching and the light was blurred. Watson continues, “I had a vague vision of Holmes in his dressing-gown coiled up in an arm chair with his black clay pipe between his lips.” This also supports the topic because Holmes’ uses a pipe and not many characters smoke a pipe. Holmes