his Sherlock Holmes stories effective and engaging? In the Sherlock Holmes series‚ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle managed to create one of the most famous fictional characters in the whole of English literature. So engaging and evocative was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s writing‚ that many people believed that Sherlock Holmes actually existed and wrote to him to ask him to solve their cases. Even after Conan Doyle killed off the character in the Hounds of Baskerville‚ the public insisted that Sherlock Holmes
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Why Sherlock Holmes is Just as Original as C. Auguste Dupin After reading two famous amateur detective stories by Edgar Allan Poe and two by Arthur Conan Doyle‚ I found myself questioning the originality of Doyle’s stories as compared to Poe’s stories. The stories in question are "The Purloined Letter" and "Murders in the Rue Morgue" by Poe and "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" and "A Scandal in Bohemia" by Doyle. All four of these stories had very exciting story lines and had very interesting
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A Detective’s Decision Have you ever had something valuable stolen from you? For what it’s worth‚ you would try your best to find whoever stole it and where it is. In this situation‚ Sherlock Holmes let go two guilty criminals who stole a carbuncle from a Countess. In my opinion‚ Sherlock Holmes positively made the wrong decision. In the 1st place‚ the criminals themselves confessed to a crime. With that kind of evidence‚ it should’ve led to an immediate arrest since they have proven guilty.
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Sherlock Holmes Imagine‚ somebody has stolen a jewel called a carbuncle that belongs to a countess. Sherlock Holmes is an investigator trying to find the person that has stolen the carbuncle. Ryder a hotel guy tells Sherlock that Horner a plumber‚ has stolen the carbuncle. Horner says that he’s innocence‚ but nobody believes him. Ryder explained everything of how the jewel went into the goose and Holmes let them go. Was it the right choice or the wrong choice? In the first place‚ Sherlock Holmes
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Bangladesh‚ Bhutan‚ Burma‚ china‚ Nepal‚ Pakistan and Afghanistan are all of India’s neighbouring countries. To get to India people usually take a plane. Mumbai (Bombay)‚ Kolkata (Calcutta)‚ Chennai‚ Bangalore‚ Hyderabad and Ahmadabad are all large cities in India and its capital New Delhi. India has many attractions such as the Taj Mahal‚ Qutub Minar‚ Red fort‚ Lotus temple‚ Golden temple‚ Dal Lake and India Gate are only a few of India’s many tourist attractions. Like India’s culture its food
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Comparing the two stories ‘The Adventures of the Speckled Band’ and ‘The Lamb to the Slaughter’ Within this essay I will be comparing and contrasting the two detective stories ‘The Adventures of the Speckled Band’ and ‘The Lamb to the Slaughter’‚ referring to the structure‚ language and characterisation. ‘The speckled band’ was written in 1892 by Sir Arthur Doyle‚ he was qualified as a doctor which gave him a medical perspective for all his stories. ‘The lamb to the slaughter’ was written in 1952
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As of yesterday‚ May 2nd‚ 1898‚ Sherlock Holmes stepped into City Hall to answer a few questions about his most recent case. He revealed that after the death of Sir Charles‚ another murder attempt took place‚ directed toward Sir Henry Baskerville‚ the supposed only heir of Sir Charles. “Things took an unexpected turn when the killer mistakenly killed the notorious Selden rather than Sir Henry‚” stated Holmes. After several interviews and problem solving‚ Holmes managed to convict the killer who
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In the book "The Hound of the Baskervilles"‚ the detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Watson were asked to solve a mystery. Although they were partners‚ they had very different characters. Holmes was intelligent yet arrogant and secretive‚ while Watson admired Holmes for his wisdom‚ observed Holmes and tried to learn from him. Holmes was observant‚ intelligent and rational‚ while Watson admired Holmes‚ yet he was sometimes irrational too. In chapter one‚ they were examining a walking stick
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by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‚ Sherlock Holmes is a very memorable detective. One of his memorable characteristics is that he is very observant. He observes his surroundings like nobody else does. An example of this is Holmes saying to Watson‚ “The world is full of obvious things which nobody by chance ever observes” (pg. 36). Another example of this is when Holmes notices Watson eyeing the walking stick left in Holmes’s apartment early in the book. Watson says to Holmes‚ “How did you know what I was
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the basis of gender. However‚ Sherlock Holmes is not sexist within the book‚ dramatization and modernized episode. In the novel‚ “A Scandal in Bohemia” by Conan Doyle‚ the protagonist Sherlock Holmes is not portrayed to be a sexist character. To begin with‚ Sherlock insists on having Doctor John Watson remain alongside with him. Just before the King of Bohemia enters for his consultation with Sherlock Holmes regarding his case‚ Watson offers to leave but Sherlock responds by saying‚ “[n]ot a bit
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