Arthur Conan Doyle

narrative, it remains one narrative throughout the novel and that is of Watson. The Sign of Four is written in a form of a detective story which consist of a detective and his companion who works alongside one another to solve a case. Within the novel, Doyle introduces suspense and build tensions leading to the each clue that adds up to the conclusion. Sherlock Holme’s method includes observation, reaching the conclusion and providing an explanation as to why the crime occurred. The novel…

times not followed when mysteries are written or recreated into other types of media. Disregarded or not, the British Mystery Format never fails to spark the interest of readers about mysterious crimes and educate them about the British culture. Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes is one of the most popular detective…

The Hound of the Baskervilles! One of Arthur Conan Doyle’s very best works.” We turned to each other with slight reassurance, yet still remained in a state of fright. Whoever had killed Professor Mirmotahari took great care in using his teaching aids to mock us. The quote from Doyle did nothing if not support the fact that these events were not otherworldly, and that we were facing a living, breathing killer…

Undoubtedly, Sherlock Holmes was not guilty for killing Dr. Roylott! Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” developed Dr. Roylott into a cruel character, who later died from his own crime that Sherlock Holmes attempted to solve. Nevertheless, Sherlock Holmes was unequivocally not culpable for Dr. Roylott’s death! Sherlock Holmes found several pieces of evidence to make a logical prediction. Predictions are not always accurate; he did not know all the facts of the…

United States and Great Britain for almost 50years. French poet Charles Baudelaire studied and identified that Poe was in fact a genius. Based on that, American admiration for his work grew strong. He 'd motivated and influenced the likes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Fyodor Dostoevsky, George Bernard Shaw, H.G. Wells and also poet W.H. Auden. By the mid 20th century, Edgar Allan Poe had joined Twain, Melville, Hawthorne and Hemingway on American literature schools list to be studied. Today,…

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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…

In “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote an Intriguing foul play mystery. This story takes place in early April of 1883 in England at Stoke Moran. Helen Stoner and Julia stoner lived with their stepfather, Dr. Grimsby Roylott. In this story Helen stoner’s sister, Julia Stoner, mysteriously died. Two years later, Helen was seeking assistance from Sherlock Holmes and, his trusty assistant, Dr.Watson. Helen had heard the low whistle her sister had described to her.…

“The Adventure of the Speckled Band”, composed by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle discloses the conundrum of Helen Stoner’s inquiry. In the year 1883 of April, Helen Stoner visits Sherlock Holmes as she is in trepidation of her impending wedding. Helen questions her twin sister, Julia’s death as she starts hearing the low whistles at night her sister claimed to her as well. The urgency of Helen Stoner awakens Holmes and Dr. Watson. Intensively, Holmes was hearkening to Helen Stoner’s account as he…

“The Speckled Band” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” by Robert Louis Stevenson are two Victorian Era mystery stories with two completely different plots. Despite having two completely different plots and two completely different main messages, they both explore the similar theme of good and evil. Both of these stories express this theme through different cases and perceptions. One of the hopefully blatantly obvious evils in both stories is murder. Both…