1. The narrator‚ Dr. Watson‚ visits his Holmes one day‚ and finds him in talking to Jabez Wilson‚ an old‚ redheaded man. Holmes invites him to come in and listen to Wilson’s case‚ which he claims is the strangest he has ever heard. Holmes amazes them when he lists facts about Wilson that he has gathered from observation‚ but that no one has told him. Wilson begins to tell his story. 2. Two months prior‚ Wilson’s assistant‚ Vincent Spaulding‚ showed him an advertisement in the newspaper for an opening
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It had been a usual week at 221B Baker Street for the consulting detective. Well‚ the norm since his best friend’s wife‚ Mary‚ had passed. Why had he provoked the receptionist? Why? If he would have kept quiet then she might of still been alive and god why did she have to step out in front of him. The bullet was meant for him not her. He should have been the one who died. She could have lived a long prosperous life raising her and John’s daughter‚ Rosamund. Sherlock took a long drag of the cigarette
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221B always had a habit of being the hub of the impossible. Anywhere from impossible cases‚ to impossible people‚ and Sherlock’s love life‚ which to most‚ was seemingly impossible. Yet‚ there they were‚ John and Sherlock sitting in their flat‚ years after Sherlock came back from the dead. Things were their normal form of chaotic and John’s blog was booming with brand new mysteries they’ve solved throughout the years together. However‚ they weren’t together in that sense but there was no doubt that
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An Analysis of Why Jimmy Doyle Will Never Succeed in Life Due to His Father In "After The Race"‚ by James Joyce in the book "Dubliners"‚ the main character‚ Jimmy Doyle will be an unproductive citizen‚ fooling around with his friends and living off of his father’s money for the rest of his life. In this short story he demonstrated that he doesn’t realize the value of money‚ because he has never had to work for it‚ hence he is too frivolous with it at times. Jimmy also likes to be with his friends
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The Sign of Four takes place in London in 1888. It started with the circumstance in which Edward Watson watches Sherlock Holmes inject cocaine three times a day for the past several months. Edward Watson is afraid to ask Holmes to stop using them. Finally‚ he got the courage and told him to stop taking them but Holmes simply told him that it elucidate his lethargic mind. Then Ms. Morstan comes to Sherlock Holmes and explains her unusual situation. Her father was in India. He sent a letter to his
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“The Adventure of the Speckled Band” took place in the late 1800’s in London at the Stroke Moran. Sherlock Holmes is not guilty for the killing of Dr. Roylott. There are various reasons as to why Sherlock is not guilty. Sherlock was not even in the same room as Dr. Roylott when he met his demise. There were various in clues in Dr. Roylott’s room; hence‚ you can predict that he pre-planned the killings. Sherlock Holmes is not guilty for Dr. Roylott’s sudden demise. Sherlock Holmes had no way
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Edgar Allan Poe had a major impact to literature and brought many changes. He introduced a new concept which were mysteries and the first detective story. His stories set him apart from other writers at the time because they built a suspense that no one else was doing at the time. He is the Stephen King to generations before us. Poe has even impacted Stephen King himself! Along with many other writes who are still influenced by his writing today. Horror is bigger today than ever and we can thank
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In his documentary account of the Clutter family murders‚ Truman Capote challenges the boundaries of nonfiction‚ creating a nonfiction novel and defining the true crime genre. In opening In Cold Blood‚ Capote uses contrasting descriptions‚ frequent alliteration‚ and distinct syntax to create a setting and establish a pace for the remainder of the piece. The included descriptions of the town vary‚ but combined‚ they create a setting for story. Capote contrasts the ordinary with the extraordinary
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Initial Discussion Piece: David Lynch’s Twin Peaks stand-alone film version (1989) Twin Peaks (1989) is a successful drama mystery television series created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. This postmodern text exemplifies Lynch’s unique cinematic style and plays with traditional crime fiction tropes and character archetypes. Several themes found in Lynch’s previous work‚ Blue Velvet (1986)‚ are present in Twin Peaks (1989) and will be discussed throughout this film analysis. The Twin Peaks stand-alone
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Origins The term "monster" was reportedly applied for the first time to the creature on 2 May 1933 by Alex Campbell‚ the water bailiff for Loch Ness and a part-time journalist‚ in a report in The Inverness Courier.[9][10][11] On 4 August 1933‚ the Courier published as a full news item the assertion of a London man‚ George Spicer‚ that a few weeks earlier while motoring around the loch‚ he and his wife had seen "the nearest approach to a dragon or pre-historic animal that I have ever seen in my life"
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