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    Over a century after the 1887 publication of A Study in Scarlet‚ Arthur Conan Doyle’s first novel staring Sherlock Holmes‚ fan authors continue to modify and build upon this highly celebrated mystery narrative. Laurie R. King’s The Beekeeper’s Apprentice‚ for instance‚ investigates the concept of an older Holmes partnering up with a like-minded young woman named Mary Russell. The relationship that King develops between Holmes and Russell diverges in many ways from the original pairing of he and Dr

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    In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle short story‚ “The Five Orange Pips”‚ Sherlock Homes and his sidekick Watson prove the mystery behind the deaths of the Openshaw male family members. Holmes is presented details within the story that lead John Openshaw to believe his family is cursed. However‚ through logical reasoning Holmes and Watson reveal the mysteries to the Openshaw family deaths. The narrator introduces the reader to a gentleman named John Openshaw‚ who fears that his family has a mysterious death

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    The Hound of Baskerville The Sherlock Holmes novel The Hound of the Baskervilles written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a very unique story‚ but just how unique is it? The series Doctor Who originally created by Sydney Newman‚ C.E. Webber and Donald Wilson contains many of the same elements our famous detective’s story has. The series Doctor Who is the story of an advanced alien time traveler known as The Doctor. Throughout the series The Doctor goes through time and space accompanied with his

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    Who doesn’t like a good mystery? Many authors are able to elaborate on the mystery genre‚ such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‚ by improvizing on the protagonist (usually the detective‚ e.g. Sherlock) and adding impressive abilities to help them stand out‚ like “the power of deduction”. That’s one of the ways Doyle gained his influence on nineteenth century life. Even in the 21st century do he and his Sherlock Holmes have influence‚ though in a different way. Two men‚ Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss‚ created

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    The Adventure of the Empty House by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was written in 1985. This story was extremely exciting because it involved two mysteries in one. The first mystery was to figure out who murdered Ronald Adair? ‚ and the second was to figure out who was out to kill Sherlock Holmes? In the beginning of the story‚ you learn that Holmes has been gone for three years from his supposed "death" at the hands of Moriarty. Holmes discusses with Watson how he escaped his death with nemesis Professor

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    Two prominent fiction mystery genres have been commonly compared as merely the same sort reading material. In fact‚ there is one distinct factor that will always the two together. No matter what the circumstances a good detective story will involve murder. The ultimate goal being to solve the crime through wisdom and clues. However‚ the aspects and specific traits make these crime fiction stories noticeably typical. Nevertheless‚ the downside of human morality nearly always reveals as the cause

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    variations and rules‚ but will never allow you to fully comprehend who the victim‚ the murder‚ and sometimes even who the sleuth is in the story. Two fascinating detective stories that follow the format of the puzzle game are “Silver Blaze” by Conan Doyle‚ and “The mysterious Affair” bye Christies. Christie is a great detective author because of how many styles she incorporates in her stories and how many games she likes to “play” at one time. For instance‚ In the Mysterious Affair‚ Christie uses

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    They are the ones who change us and help develop ourselves to our true potential." Through friendship‚ one has a person to share company with‚ tell stories to‚ and help guide them through right and wrong. In the novel Sherlock Holmes‚ by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‚ the significance of friendship is clear. Watson’s friendship to Sherlock Holmes was not only beneficial to his own life‚ but mostly Sherlock’s. Dr. Watson was the leading cause of Holmes’s exposure‚ he helped solidify Holmes’s theories‚ and

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    detective story‚ first invented by Edgar Allen Poe‚ grew immensely popular with the introduction of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. The introduction of a single character solving many cases proved a successful strategy for selling stories‚ and Doyle wrote many installments of his ever-popular character’s experiences. Agatha Christie’s character Hercule Poirot also exploded in popularity. Since Doyle and Christie’s work‚ detective and mystery stories have remained in the spotlight. The public continues

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    The Hound of the Baskervilles was written by Arthur Conan Doyle in the august 1901‚and was published in The Strand Magazine in April 1902.This book is not the only one: it is the third book in the Sherlock Holmes series. The genre of this book is detective: all other books from the Sherlock Holmes Series is written in the same genre. The Hound of the Baskervilles was listed in the BBC in 2003 as the “best-loved novel”. The action starts in the family house of the Baskervilles‚ Baskervilles Hall.

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