(Doyle 1). Slherlock Holmes is a detective‚ and the main character of The Adventure of the Speckled Band. It was written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‚ it is a mystery. The two twists in this story are when Dr. Roylott appears at Holmes’ residence‚ and when he dies by his snake’s fangs. To begin with‚ Holmes’ wakes up is parner‚ Dr‚ Watson‚ because there was a client. Helen Stoner was the person who needed help‚ and she told the story about her sister‚ Julia. After she left‚ Dr. Roylott appears at Sherlock’s
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original lie that his name is Sarah‚ telling Mrs. Loftus that his name is Mary. Huck is able to recover‚ however‚ and makes it sound like he can be called either Sarah or Mary. This is an example of Huck’s cunning. He is able to quickly fabricate a story that sounds like it is the truth. We see another example of Huck’s cunning on page 59‚ when Mrs. Loftus realizes that Huck is a boy. Huck is again forced to lie to Mrs. Loftus in order to protect his true identity. He tells her that he believes
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Summary Of the book A Fabmouse school Adventure Geronimo Stilton is the main character of the book‚ his job is to run newspapers but his passion is to write Adventurous books‚ stories. His Nephew Benjamin is really amazing‚ amusing‚ funny boy. He always thinks in a positive way to motivate others. If we talk about the story. Today is career day and Geronimo Stilton is invited by his Nephew and he wants himself to be attentive and not mess out things and carry the day as diligence as
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By: ------------------------- My class just finished a superb book named The Adventures of Tom Sawyer‚ which was written by Mark Twain. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is an 1876 novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. The story is set in the fictional town of St. Petersburg‚ inspired by Hannibal‚ Missouri‚ where Twain lived. This boy goes through countless adventures through his childhood and into adulthood as we travel along with him
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In the story‚ The Adventure of the Speckled Band‚ Sherlock Holmes is not responsible for the death of Dr. Grimsby Roylott. Dr. Roylott allowed greed to overtake him; he attempted to kill both of his step-daughters before they got married‚ and succeeded in one attempt. His motive was to keep his wealth and not lose £250 for each marriage. He received his justified punishment when he was killed by the snake after murdering Julia and attempting to kill Helen. Greed made Dr. Roylott think of only himself
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"Censorship is telling a man he can’t have a steak just because a baby can’t chew it." (Mark Twain) Throughout the last hundred years‚ Mark Twain’s famous American novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been the center of a heated debate. This argument is centered around the allowance of the book in the curriculum of public schools. Many people from many different interest groups have stated their opinion about the book and the argument‚ presenting various pertinent arguments; however‚ the
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that the story “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” is a good mystery story. The story has an interesting case that we learn later on in the story and interesting characters too. The story also presents some details that would allow me to support my opinion. Expand your introduction I believe that the story is a good mystery book because of multiple reasons.First‚ the story holds up complex details that are usually meant to keep a reader focused and interested in the story and the story’s
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is not a Bildungsroman The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Isn’t a coming-of-age story because Tom still remains just as childish as he is in the beginning of the story. A Christmas Carol is a bildungsroman‚ on the other hand‚ because Scrooge becomes a better man and learns to respect others from the beginning of the story. Scrooge is a grumpy‚ heartless‚ hateful man who thinks only of money and himself while not even considering the feelings of those around him. “Scrooge
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Book Review: The Adventures of Pinocchio Title: The Adventures of Pinocchio Author: Carlo Collodi (translated by Ian Pedlow) Publisher: New Holland‚ $9.95 RRP Publication Date: March 2011 Format: Softcover ISBN: 9781742571270 For ages: 8+ Type: Novel About the author During the Wars of Independence in 1848 and 1860 Collodi served as a volunteer with the Tuscan army. His active interest in political matters may be seen in his earliest literary works as well as in the founding of
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Critique Biography Mark Twain‚ the pseudonym of Samuel Clemens‚ was‚ as a literary writer‚ a genius. His use of numerous literary devices throughout the novel are quite unique. Examples of them would be‚ irony; "Here was a nigger‚ which I had as good as helped to run away‚ coming right out and saying that he would steal his children - children that belonged to someone that had done me no harm." p. 88; and colloquial enunciation; I ast ’m if dey ’uz
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