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    Speckled Band Sparknotes

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    Sherlock Holmes used his observance to come to the conclusion that occurred at the end of “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In April 1883‚ Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson experienced an encounter with Helen Stoner. Holmes and Watson were recommended by Helen’s friend; that was Helen’s motive for reporting her sister’s death to them. Helen Stoner and Dr. Roylott lived in Stoke Moran. Dr. Roylott‚ Helen’s stepfather‚ was an aggressive man. After Helen Stoner’s mother

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    The Truth About Sherlock Holmes Many people have heard of Sherlock Holmes but do they really know who he is? Everybody sees him as a famous worldwide detective but in fact he is more than that. In the novel The Hound of the Baskervilles written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes who is the protagonist‚ serves as a determined character always unfolding any kind of mystery and is a very complicated but yet fascinating man. During the whole book Sherlock shows us that he is bold‚ arrogant

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    Cause and Effect

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    Sherlock Holmes Influencing Modern Science [pic] Sherlock Holmes was a fictional detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes was a London detective who was famous for his master disguises and his intellectual ability to solve difficult crime cases. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle gave Sherlock Holmes many different ways to solve crimes such as fingerprinting‚ ballistics and handwriting analysis in order to determine the identity of the suspect. In the early 1900’s‚ solving a crime

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    There are numerous instances in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s short stories of Sherlock Holmes in which Doyle brings aspects of his own life into the stories he writes. The way Doyle was raised by his mother and father‚ and the characteristics they possessed carried into his writing. Other people such as his teacher at Edinburg University also influenced his work in major ways. Also‚ Doyle’s occupation and studies prior to writing his stories built the narrator of the story‚ Dr. Watson. Finally the events

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    Band‚” Sherlock Holmes used his phenomenal detective skills to solve the austere case of Julia’s demise along with Helen’s worries. The foul play mystery was written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The main characters in the story include Sherlock Holmes‚ Dr. Grimesby Roylott‚ Helen Stoner‚ and Dr. John Watson. Sherlock Holmes‚ the detective‚ was the protagonist in the story. In contrary‚ Dr. Grimesby Roylott was an aggressive antagonist. The medical doctor‚ Dr. Watson was a friend of Sherlock Holmes. Dr

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    he original story that addicted readers to Sherlock Holmes A Study in Scarlet (1887) is the first novel of legendary Sherlock Holmes series written by Arthur Conan Doyle. It was the second novel for Doyle next to “J.Habakuk Jephson’s Statement”‚ (1884) and it first appeared in Beeton’s Christmas Annual for 1887. While other Holmes’ stories are arguably much better written crime/detective mysteries‚ the origin of the best detective story for over a century consecutively delivers electrifying

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    The Speckled Band

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    Adventure of the Speckled Band” by Sir Arhur Conan Doyle exists as a spine-chilling thriller. Sherlock Holmes‚ an extremely skilled detective cracked the case of “The Speckled Band” with his keen observance. Sherlock Holmes’s sidekick‚ Doctor Watson aided Sherlock through the unknown with his loyalty and valiancy. In conflict Ms. Helen Stoner‚ a soon to be bride‚ sought put the assistance of Mr. Holmes and Dr. Watson in hopes to soothe her concerned nerves. Last but not least‚ the story encompasses

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    A Study In Pink

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    episode “A Study in Pink” with Sherlock Holmes is a great mystery story for the people that enjoy mysteries. Benedict Cumberbatch does a magnificent job of playing the role of Sherlock Holmes. As well as Martin Freeman also does a great job of playing Dr. Watson. The show itself was well played and directed by Paul McGuigan. Overall the tv show was amazing and keeps your attention at all times. In the episode “A Study in Pink” Dr. Watson is introduced to Sherlock Holmes before the third murder takes

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    his destruction of Pinhead in The Scarlet Gospels‚ which in my opinion‚ was a big disappointment. On what would normally be a completely unrelated note‚ Sherlock Holmes has also never been more popular than it is today‚ with a couple TV shows and a movie series. It seems Holmes is

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    a detective and a doctor‚ to help her solve this conundrum. The story occurred in the Roylott Stoke Maron Manor during April of 1883. It was terribly early in the morning when Helen Stoner worked up the audacity to elucidate her situation to Sherlock Holmes‚ a renowned detective. He demonstrated his observances quite plausibly; for he was indeed a perceptive man. His assistant‚ Dr. Watson‚ expressed his cooperative behavior in resolving the mystery. The solitary individual who could prevent the men

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