college in 1876 he began writing. His first Sherlock Holmes book was “A Study in Scarlet”‚ written in 1887. “The Hound of the Baskervilles” was written in 1902. The plot of this story focuses on a hound‚ supposedly trying to kill off the Baskerville family. Holmes himself is a very clever and interesting character. He manages to identify the tiny details that most people would not be able to spot. Although in the rest of the series Sherlock Holmes is the main character‚ Dr. Watson‚ Holmes’s assistant
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of the tale‚ Holmes receives a coded letter informing him that something sinister is about to happen at a country estate called Birlstone. Shortly afterwards‚ and before Holmes can act on the warning‚ he receives further word that Birlstone’s owner‚ the American Jack Douglas‚ has been found dead in his study at the manor house‚ his face destroyed by a shotgun blast. Douglas’s body was discovered by his old friend‚ Cecil Barker‚ who was a frequent visitor at the estate. As Holmes and the local
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codes of a person function to express that unique identity to the world. Though Sherlock Holmes‚ hero of Sir Arthur Conan
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English Book Review On The Hound of the Baskervilles 2013-2014 Done By: Gaurav Dokania XI-“D” 1149 Acknowledgement I would sincerely like to thank Mrs. Mini James‚ My English teacher as well as our principal Mrs. Geetha Balachander for giving me this opportunity to make this review on the book The Hound of the Baskervilles. I would also like to thank my parents for giving me the time‚ moral support and financial assistance to make this review a success. Without
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mystery that kept me on the edge of my seat to read on further to the end‚ The Hound of the Baskervilles starring Sherlock Holmes was wrote by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. <br> <br>Dr. Watson‚ Dr. James Mortimer‚ and Sir Henry Baskerville were the main Characters of the book. The story was a mystery‚ which took in place in London‚ and dealt with a crime that Dr. Mortimer introduced to Holmes‚ the expert in crime solving. There was a legend or great story about the Baskervilles‚ and there was this great hound
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there are hundreds of known serial killers‚ but one of the first ever in history‚ would be the notorious H.H. Holmes. H.H. Holmes is the alias of serial killer Herman Webster Mudgett‚ who
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In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle short story‚ “The Five Orange Pips”‚ Sherlock Homes and his sidekick Watson prove the mystery behind the deaths of the Openshaw male family members. Holmes is presented details within the story that lead John Openshaw to believe his family is cursed. However‚ through logical reasoning Holmes and Watson reveal the mysteries to the Openshaw family deaths. The narrator introduces the reader to a gentleman named John Openshaw‚ who fears that his family has a mysterious death
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Aiding and abetting a felony” This phrase refers to Watson and Henry because they were aware that the escaped convict‚ Seldon‚ was just within their grasps. Because that they had found that Seldon was Barrymore’s brother‚ they decided that they should be kind-hearted towards the family. This promise was not kept when Watson and Henry were out of the sight of the Barrymore’s during the night; they chased down Seldon but lost him in the darkness. Barrymore
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always attempting to outsmart the novel and unearth its secrets. Therefore authors must be constantly striving to evolve the narration of the story and 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
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The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle helps support the first rule of a good detective fiction in six ways. Sherlock Holmes’ observation‚ sarcasm‚ curiosity‚ love of tobacco‚ how confidently arrogant he is‚ and even his voice shows how he is a memorable detective. The first example is of Holmes’ observational skills. It reads‚ “You have presented an inch or two of it to my examination all the time that you have been talking. It would be a poor expert who could not give the date
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