Sherlock Holmes (/ˈʃɜrlɒk ˈhoʊmz/) is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A London-based "consulting detective" whose abilities border on the fantastic‚ Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning‚ his ability to adopt almost any disguise‚ and his use of forensic science to solve difficult cases. Holmes‚ who first appeared in publication in 1887‚ was featured in four novels and 56 short stories. The first novel‚ A Study in Scarlet‚ appeared
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Scotland. As a young man he seemed destined for a career in medicine. In 1876 he attended the University of Edinburgh Medical School. There he met Joseph Bell‚ whose deductive powers and dramatic flair he would later embody in the character of Sherlock Holmes. In the early 1880s he served as a medical officer on an Arctic whaling ship and ship’s surgeon on a voyage to West Africa. By the summer of 1882‚ he had settled in the town of Southsea in the south of England. In 1885 he received his medical
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Holmes Essay As we start to talk and discuss mystery and its elements today‚ we will analyze what mystery really means. Now how we define mystery is something that is very different from person to person. In our opinions a good mystery novel is something that gives us a crime or murder or something in a sense where we are given clues ‚ people connected to the situation somehow and the main objective is to figure out “Who done it and why.” That’s where the mystery comes in the story‚ and it is to
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Holmes invited Dr Watson to accompany him to Ross-on Wye to solve a murder case. Charles McCarthy was the victim; his son‚ James was the main suspect. The McCarthys lived on John Turner’s estate. Patience Moran was the witness. Moran & a policeman found Charles McCarthy dead and James’ gun at the scene‚ Boscombe Pool. James was arrested. Alice Turner was sure he was innocent‚ So‚ she invited Holmes to solve the mystery. James admitted he went to B.P to shoot rabbits. He met his father and
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SHERLOCK HOLMES: The Golden Limping Stick “My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people don’t know”. -Sherlock Holmes The Golden Limping Stick‚ the invaluable heirloom of two of the leading figures in English Society which is Lord and Lady Monacle. Sherlock Holmes was asked to save Lord and Lady Monacle in an outrageous scandal and a possible exposure. Holmes and Watson investigated the treat of scandals disclosure; just too safely secure
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SHERLOCK WHO? “It’s elementary‚ my dear Watson!” This line stated by the famous fictional character Sherlock Holmes is known around the world. The beloved British detective‚ created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‚ is to many the true essence of classical detective fiction. However‚ the origin and source of classical detective fiction is located further back‚ earlier than the 1930’s of Sherlock Holmes‚ in a previous century. For all the truly educated literary
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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are both unique and intriguing characters. They have captured the imagination of all who have read any of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories. The adventures and crime solving are secondary to the characters and personality traits of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. The first thing to know about Sherlock Holmes is that he was an incredible detective. He could be very ambitious at times fully concentrating on solving a puzzling crime or he could be equally
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from the movie Sherlock Holmes and The Great Mouse Detective that both of the detectives got ahead of themselves and tried to hypothesize the case before they knew all of the details. Body 1st paragraph In the film Sherlock Holmes‚ Sherlock Holmes is the main detective which relates to The Great Mouse Detective. In The Great Mouse Detective Sir Basil of Baker Street is the leading detective while they both use inferences to gain on a case. In the Sherlock Holmes film Sherlock Holmes uses inferences
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Doyle are filled with adventurous investigations featuring the genius detective Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes and is his trustworthy assistant‚ Dr. Watson‚ investigate the problems that are brought to them by clients‚ Helen Stoner and Mr. James M. Dodd‚ whom both seek their help in coming up with solutions to their cases. In “the Adventure of the Speckled Band‚” Helen Stoner‚ a desperate young woman‚ is in need of Holmes assistance to solve her sister’s murder case‚ as she believes her life may be
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unknown‚ and I’m one of them. That‚ perhaps‚ is why I fell so immediately in love with Arthur Conan Doyle’s universe of Sherlock Holmes. Opening my first Holmes book‚ A Study in Scarlet‚ and becoming enthralled with the characters‚ the language‚ and the mystery‚ was a turning point in my life. “The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes‚” Holmes said in The Hound of the Baskervilles. The quote might seem condescending to some‚ but I find it strangely uplifting. It
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