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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says Watson‚ to a case that Sherlock Holmes investigated while he and Watson were still together at the 221B Baker Street apartment. It’s early April 1883‚ and Holmes wakes Watson at 7:15am to tell him that a young lady has come to Holmes with a case. Sitting in the room is a lady around thirty‚ dressed in black‚ with a black veil‚ who’s shaking with fear. She is pale and her hair has strands of premature grey. She’s desperate for help and promises Holmes that as soon as she is married‚ she can
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and Sherlock holmes‚ but they weren’t there to meet him‚ they discover a walking stick that the mysterious visitor left behind. Watson notices that it’s a nice walking stick and is engraved under the handle‚ the engraving says "to James Mortimer MRCS from the friends of the CCH" its dated 1884. Watson deducts that it belongs to a doctor and is from a hunting club‚ but he’s pretty wrong. Holmes tells him that the stranger is a doctor‚ but the h in CH stands for hospital not hunt. Holmes decides the
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Truly Holmes? The Modern H. H. Holmes : A Normative Critique. Herman Webster Mudgett‚ better known under the name of Dr. Henry Howard Holmes‚ was one of the first documented American serial killers in the modern sense of the term. In Chicago at the time of the 1893 World’s Fair‚ Holmes opened a hotel which he had designed and built for himself specifically with murder in mind‚ and which was the location of many of his murders. While he confessed to 27 murders‚ of which nine were confirmed‚ his
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Comparison – Contrast Essay in Meyer’s The Seven-Per-Cent Solution Father of detective work‚ Sherlock Holmes and father of psychoanalysis‚ Sigmund Freud‚ can be compared and contrasted in Nicholas Meyer’s The Seven-Per-Cent Solution. Sherlock Holmes can be identified as one of the most brilliant fictional characters of the 19th century period. As a “consulting detective”‚ he uses his extraordinary abilities and logical reasoning to solve some of the most difficult cases. Equally as brilliant
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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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“Looking At Miss. Helen Stoner” “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”‚ by Sir Author Conan Doyle is based on Sherlock Holmes and his meticulous approach to solving a puzzling mystery. The murder of Helen Stoner’s twin sister Julia Stoner is under investigation. Holmes is accompanied by Dr. Watson‚ “an intimate friend and associate” (Doyle). Dr. Roylott is the stepfather of Helen and possibly the one at fault for the murder of Julia. This scrutiny takes place in the Victorian Countryside of Surrey
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Background of Entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes was born in Washington‚ D.C. Her father worked for the USAID‚ and her mother worked on the staff of a congressional committee. In her early age‚ Elizabeth Holmes followed his father to move to China and spent her teenage years in China. While still in school‚ started a business selling C++ compilers to Chinese universities and companies. Soon after graduated from high school‚ Holmes entered Stanford University majoring Chemical Engineering. At her first
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Stoner seeks Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson for assistance. During the early 1883‚ in London‚ England‚ specifically in the Stoke Moran residence‚ Helen’s sister‚ Julia mysteriously died. Helen‚ Helen’s stepfather Dr. Roylott‚ and the doctors could not figure out how Julia died. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are put up to the challenging test to solve the case. Challenges are faced throughout this prestigious case. After Holmes lectures to Helen‚ Dr. Grimsby Roylott confronts Holmes about their conversation
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captivating and mysterious novel starring Sherlock Holmes and his assistant‚ Dr. Watson. Along with these two famous detectives‚ the other main characters are Helen Stoner and her stepfather‚ Dr. Roylott. These major characters face many obstacles throughout the thrilling and suspenseful story. The conundrum takes place at Stoke Moran- the Roylott Manor- in April 1883. The tale begins with Helen Stoner arriving at Baker Street‚ the residence of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson‚ informing them of her sister’s
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