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    Book Report Title of the Book: SHERLOCK HOLMES (The Complete Novels and Stories Volume II): The Hound the Baskerville Literary Type: Fictional Novel (Mystery) Author’s name: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Publisher: A Division of Random House‚ Inc. New York‚ New York Date of Publication: October 1986 Number of pages: 159 PP. Thesis Statement: The book report includes these aspects: theme‚ synopsis‚ style‚ and value. Theme: In this novel‚ a man narrates his comrade’s astute logical

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    Asturias concerns a group of adolescent youths‚ who are in search for fame and fortune. They create a band where the actions of friends and family affect the outcome of the band. Individual wants and needs‚ builds up tension‚ suspense‚ and dramatic moments to create a climax at the conclusion of the novel. Asturias revolves around 8 central characters; Alex‚ Chrissie‚ Tash‚ Marco‚ Tim‚ Claire‚ Max and Symonds. Each character has different opinions and beliefs. They have all been brought up differently

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    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (#15 in our series by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) Copyright laws are changing all over the world. Be sure to check the copyright laws for your country before downloading or redistributing this or any other Project Gutenberg eBook. This header should be the first thing seen when viewing

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    keep the element of surprise on the authors’ side. The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins and Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Speckled Band by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle present two disparate ways of narrating a detective fiction novel. Collins uses multiple first person sources in an attempt to put the reader in the detective’s shoes‚ while Doyle employs a single first person narrative that allows a limited view into the workings of the detection. These methods influence both the process of detection and

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    In what ways is Roylott presented as a typical villain? The speckled band is a short story from the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and is written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is a typical traditional detective story‚ of which there was a raise in demand during the Victorian era‚ as there were famous murders happening such as Jack the Ripper and Sweeny Todd as London was consumed with crime at this time. There developed a stereotypical image of villains in detective genres and they were meant to

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    he original story that addicted readers to Sherlock Holmes A Study in Scarlet (1887) is the first novel of legendary Sherlock Holmes series written by Arthur Conan Doyle. It was the second novel for Doyle next to “J.Habakuk Jephson’s Statement”‚ (1884) and it first appeared in Beeton’s Christmas Annual for 1887. While other Holmes’ stories are arguably much better written crime/detective mysteries‚ the origin of the best detective story for over a century consecutively delivers electrifying

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    The Untouchables In the film “The untouchables” directed by Brian De Palma‚ It’s a very inaccurate portrayal of real life events. The screen writers twisted the truth to make for a more entertaining storyline and overall more appealing movie. Characters in the film are somewhat made up and also depicted in different ways to make them seem better or worse. Elliot Ness is portrayed to be the perfect 1930’s husband but in reality he is quite the opposite. Elliot Ness is real life is an unmarried

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    lifelong admiration. Arthur Conan Doyle seems to be chiefly interested in constructing puzzles in this series. How will Sherlock find the damning portrait? How will he retrieve it? Still‚ these stories are more than puzzles. They are sensational puzzles. The title A Scandal in Bohemia implies a glimpse at the lives of people outside normal society. What is the most scandalous thing that could happen amongst such people? Perhaps a proper marriage. Conan Doyle mentions that Holmes lives a bohemian

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    the fact that this character has been adapted and recreated from the original texts by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to films‚ stage plays‚ television series’ etc. The first text to be printed was in 1887 but due to Sherlock Holmes signature key elements‚ he has been endured enough to stay relevant to this very day. Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character created by British author‚ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a “consulting detective” in the stories‚ Holmes is best known for his proficiency

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    Sherlock Holmes is known to solve very hard mysteries that almost nobody can solve. But in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle mystery story‚ “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”‚ he solved one mystery that nobody would have expected for who have caused it. Holmes figures out Dr. Roylott had caused Julia’s death. It all started when he noticed the bed was clamped to the floor‚ there was a bell pull that did not work‚ and there was a ventilator connected between Dr.Roylott’s and Julia’s room. During Holmes investigation

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