A Study in Scarlet

On a cold, dark, night, Sir Charles Baskerville was walking alone down an alley. Creeping up behind him was the Hound of the Baskervilles. Sir Charles turned and saw the horrible hound. With terror in his heart, he ran as fast as he could in an attempt to escape the hound. He fell dead at the scene from heart problems and sheer terror. Sir Henry Baskerville has just moved into the hall that his family has owned for generations. The only problem is a hound-beast has been haunting the family.…

Doyle portrayed Dr.Watson’s character as an apprentice to the detective, Sherlock Holmes. Without a doubt, the doctor is devoted to Holmes and expresses eagerness to please him. Watson is a detriment to solving the case it’s Holmes capabilities that primarily help disentangle the whole mystery. Watson admires Holmes and desires for the detective’s approval. He is more willing to do what Sherlock asks of him whether considering the facts about Dr. Mortimer’s cane or traveling ahead to…

Furthermore, the hard-boiled fiction has its own subcategory, the noir novel which developed in the early 1940s. The noir is different from its initiator in a several ways. First of all the protagonist is no longer the detective. The main character is the suspect or the victim, the one who is connected with the crime not the one who is involved from the outside. What is more, the noir novel stresses the physical relationships and emphasizes the disruptive features of the protagonist (Tuttle).…

first two episodes, so when I realized that one of the questions asked me to investigate one discourse community I was very excited to see other people's views on the show and how they compare with mine. I ended up investigating the discourses on “A Study in Pink”, which is the title of the first episode. This discourse has 465 replies and 14,193 views, but is not very popular anymore because it has been 6 years since the release of the episode. I observed that the last post was posted in March…

John Watson, who is the main character and narrator of The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, faces many obstacles during his time collecting facts and studying the Baskervilles’ case. At the beginning of the story, readers discover that the Baskerville family was seemingly cursed. When Sir Charles, the last resident of Baskerville Hall, mysteriously perishes at the paws of an ominous, seemingly supernatural hound, Sherlock and Watson take on the case. Watson agrees to travel…

he has never been convicted. Holmes knows he is the man from the start and spends his time trying to take him down. However, in the book each man is a mystery within the 12 crimes they investigate. “He was still, as ever, deeply attracted by the study of crime, and occupied his immense faculties…

A Comparison Between Sherlock Holmes and Shawn Spencer Although Sherlock Holmes and Shawn Spencer are similar in their strategies in solving a mystery, the way that they interact with their sidekicks, their skills at perceiving a crime scene and methods identifies who the more advantageous detective is or how they are equally effective. Shawn Spencer is just as effective as Sherlock Holmes by how he observes every inch of the crime scene. Holmes interacts with his sidekick by sending him off…

Doyle vs. King Ever since the start of the Sherlock Holmes era in the late 1800’s there has been a bountiful amount of remakes of the classic story. Anything from movies, television shows and literary works— it has all been done. Within the modified versions, anything can be changed, most certainly you can tell when you are interacting with a true Arthur Conan Doyle story. In this particular essay I will be comparing and contrasting The Doctor’s Case and The Final Problem. The Doctor’s Case by…

“The Sign of the Four”, which is about “a stolen treasure”, is one of the historical novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, one of the best-paid author of his time; it appeared in Lippincott’s Magazine in February 1890, under agreement with the Ward Lock company. A lady named Mary Morstan visited Sherlock Holmes to investigate a mystery treasure finest pearls she received as a gift every year and a map clue left by her father. Her father was a former officer in charge of a convict-guard,…

“Only a mastermind like Ridley Pearson could put such a fresh spin on the venerable story of Sherlock Holmes… Lock and Key provides an explosive origin story for our hero and future villain...this tale will change the way you see Sherlock Holmes and leave you dying to know more about the evolution of the Moriarty’s...”. This quote was written by Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series, praising Ridley Pearson’s book Lock and Key. Writing became a passion of his from a young age.Ever…