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    written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle’s A Scandal In Bohemia proves this to be untrue. A Scandal In Bohemia is a Sherlock Holmes story that is different from most others. This particular tale‚ contrary to many of the other Holmes stories‚ does not involve a crime. Even more unusual‚ Sherlock Holmes is not only wrong about his conclusions and deductions; he is actually outdone by a seemingly sweet and innocent woman named Irene Adler. Throughout the story‚ Arthur Conan Doyle uses many examples

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    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote Speckled Band in 1892‚ that is around 62 yrs apart which would make the stories slightly different to each other because they were wrote in two different centuries. Roald Dahl was born in 1916 and died in 1990‚ Roald Dahl was most famous for writing children stories but he did also write some books for adults like the tales of the unexpected which lamb to the slaughter featured in. The characters in Roald Dahl’s books only ever appeared once. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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    classic mysteries to contemporary mysteries‚ many of the elements stay the same. (put the thesis statement here) Suspect: One who is suspected (as of a crime) (689 The Merriam-Webster Dictionary). In both The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Just Take My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark there are suspects. In The Hound of the Baskervilles‚ Mr. Barrymore‚ Sir Charles butler‚ is considered a suspect. “ Already round this pale-faced‚ handsome‚ black bearded man there

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    Why did Doyle choose Watson to narrate Hound instead of having Holmes tell the story himself? What are the benefits and drawbacks of doing it this way? Doyle uses Watson as a narrator for two key reasons. In the first place‚ Watson is not as intuitive as Sherlock Holmes. In this sense‚ he allows the reader to join him as he attempts to live up to the master’s standards. By contrast‚ if Sherlock Holmes were telling the story‚ we would have little opportunity to solve the mystery ourselves: witness

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    NAME: Ishita Chaudhary [ishichaudhary@gmail.com] ROLL No.: 016 CLASS: SYBA ‘A’ I have taken up the brand of ‘Sherlock Holmes’‚ the character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‚ from its inception in the 19th century till present day. INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle first introduced Sherlock Holmes to the reading public in 1887‚ nothing could have prepared him for the fact he had created a character who was destined to become the most famous detective in the world

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    About The Author Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born on 22 May 1859 at 11 Picardy Place‚ Edinburgh‚ Scotland. His father‚ Charles Altamont Doyle‚ was born in England but of Irish descent‚ and his mother‚ born Mary Foley‚ was Irish. In 1864 the family dispersed due to Charles’s growing alcoholism and the children were temporarily housed across Edinburgh. In 1867‚ the family came together again and lived in squalid tenement flats at 3 Sciennes Place. Arthur Doyle struggled to find a publisher

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    The Adventure of The Speckled Band The story “The Adventure of The Speckled Band‚” written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‚ took place at Stock Moron‚ the Roylott’s estate in April 1883. Helen Stoner came to the detective‚ Sherlock Holmes and his assistant‚ Dr. Watson. She felt threatened experiencing the same occurrences that her sister did prior to her mysterious demise. Helen was concerned‚ believing her stepfather‚ Dr. Grimesby Roylott‚ murdered Julia Stoner. Sherlock and Watson carefully strategized

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    Cited: Greene‚ Douglas G. Classic Mystery Stories. Mineola‚ N.Y: Dover Publications‚ 1999. Print. DoyleArthur Conan‚ Sir‚ 1859-1930. Sherlock Holmes: Selected Stories. Oxford: Oxford University Press‚ 1980. Print. Cawelti‚ John G. Adventure‚ Mystery and Romance: Formula Stories as Art & Popular Culture. Chicago: University of Chicago Press‚ 1976. Print

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    hat qualities are there in Conan Doyle ’s Sherlock Holmes stories which have sustained their popularity for so many years? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was among the first writers of detective stories and novels in England. The first novel recognised as a detective story was written in 1868‚ by Wilkie Collins entitled "The Moonstone". Later in 1870‚ the popular novelist Charles Dickens also tried his hand at writing a detective novel called "The Mystery of Edwin Drood". These early detective stories

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    The famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes‚ created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‚ is known for his keen observation skills and logical thinking that has outsmarted criminal masterminds. His ability to conclude a theory from reason and logic is impressive; however‚ “It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories‚ instead of theories to suit facts" (Scandal‚ 3). For his cases‚ Holmes gathers up data and information in any way he can‚

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