Sherlock Holmes

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories of Detective Sherlock Holmes, the city of London plays a significant role as an active character. It constantly interferes with the story, taking a dominant position in the novels. It is crucial to understand the representation of London and the role it plays in Holmes’ investigations. Examining how the…

Coursework Question: Why is Sherlock Holmes stories still popular today? In 1891, Sherlock Holmes was a character very much of his time and place, who appealed to British readers directly by confronting the messy, changeable world they lived in. It was the time in which science challenged long-held beliefs and the status quo was threatened…

Conan Doyles hero Sherlock Holmes was popular in Victorian and Edwardian society for many reasons. What in your opinion ,makes the stories “The Red Headed League ”and “The Speckled Band”exciting and successful Sherlock Holmes stories are some of the best detective stories ever written. They were written by Sir. Arthur Conan Doyle (1850-1930) who was…

Theatrical Reason In Arthur Conan Doyle’s A Scandal in Bohemia, Sherlock Holmes uses his famous reasoning abilities to read a woman in order to solve a problem. After all, according to Holmes a woman’s emotions always give her away, making it easy for him to find Irene Adler’s hidden photograph. The apparently rational assumptions about…

                  Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot are two of literatures well known characters.  Both have a keen sense of detecting, and are eccentric, egotistic in brilliant different ways.  Sherlock Holmes was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, in “Study in Scarlet (1887). He introduced his character to an audience who grew to love the character so much, they demanded…

Summary As Doctor Watson made his way down Baker Street, he was struck with the desire to see his longtime friend Sherlock Holmes, a brilliant detective who resided there. He decided to act upon his desire and pay Holmes a visit. While there, Holmes informed Watson about a mysterious letter he had recently received stating…

In Chapter 9 of The Hound of the Baskervilles, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle creates tension and suspense with his use of the following techniques: form and narrative voice; setting; structure; language and narrative style; social and historical setting and literary tradition. This chapter involves a lot of mysteries which keeps the reader interested and intrigued….

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was more than merely an writer. He was a knight, a soldier, a medium, a whaler, a physician, a journalist, and most of all, he was adventuresome. He was non the quiet type of individual, so he enjoyed showing himself. Arthur Conan Doyle was born on the 22nd of May 1859…

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote both “Charles Augustus Milverton” and “A Scandal in Bohemia” in which he portrayed the infamous Sherlock Holmes as both a criminal and a detective. These dueling roles Holmes plays within the stories is unique for characterization of any character. The introduction of “A Scandal in Bohemia” illustrates Dr. Watson visiting…

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born on May 22, 1859 in Edinburgh to a Roman Catholic family. Even though Doyle’s relatives were rich, his immediate family was not a very rich one. Doyle’s father worked in the Edinburgh Office of Works as a civil servant and sold extra paintings to get extra money. When Doyle…