Arthur Conan Doyle

Irene Adler: The Unexpected Victor In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “A Scandal In Bohemia,” one of the first things mentioned is Sherlock Holmes’ lasting impression of Irene Adler. It becomes clear to the reader within the first few sentences of this short story that Sherlock Holmes was captivated by this mysterious woman. It is not until the end of the story that the reader learns why Holmes, who formerly seemed to mostly disregard the opposite sex, was so enamored with this particular woman.…

The Hound of the Baskervilles Book vs. Movie In Victorian England lies one of the greatest authors in the mystery genre, the father of the detective story, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Hound of the Baskervilles, one of his best works, was written in 1902. It is in the perspective of Dr. Watson, who is working along with Mr. Sherlock Holmes to try and solve the murder of Sir Charles Baskerville. However, in 2002, one hundred years later, David Atwood directed a…

Hound of Baskervilles. However, I presume that the movie is much better than the book in this case because when acted out, the movie is easier to understand and is more realistic. (Quote found on page 195 of The Hound of Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.) First, I mentioned that the movie was easier than the book to understand. In a movie, there are actors who show the plot and meaning of a story through dialog, where in a book, most things are narrated. The dialog in The Hounds of…

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmes: 37 Short Stories plus a Complete Novel. Secaucus, N.J.: Castle, 1978. Print. The Adventure of the Empty House is one of the short stories that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle writes about Sherlock Holmes. This story tell how Holmes comes back from what everyone thought was his apparent death at the hands of Professor Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls. Holmes (in disguise) surprises his faithful companion Dr. John H. Watson after bumping into…

going to bed earlier, all of these tasks are forms of self-improvement. Self-improvement is a common theme in all three short stories, “Flowers For Algernon” by Daniel Keyes, “A Retrieved Reformation” by O. Henry, and “A Speckled Band” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. All short stories have a character that wanted to improve themselves. Self Improvement can cause other’s lives to change, some in a positive way, some in a negative way. Self-improvement can be a topic that is difficult for some because…

Biography • Arthur Conan Doyle was born May 22, 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland to Charles Altamont Doyle and Mary Foley • Because his father was an alcoholic, the family was separated for a significant portion of Doyle’s early life. • Doyle was baptized as “Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle” at “St. Mary’s Cathedral” in his birth town • Thanks to wealthy uncles, Doyle studied medicine in the “University of Edinburgh” • He served aboard two ships on naval voyages to the Arctic Ocean and to the West…

“My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people do not know.” (Doyle 254). Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective character created by a Scottish author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on May 22, 1859. Sherlock Holmes’s detective stories are some of the best detective stories ever written. His comics has always blown people's mind. However Sherlock Holmes is not the first fictional detective, the fame he reached after his literary birth dwarfed his fictional predecessors and…

discussing how the character of Irene Adler has evolved through comparing the original Sherlock Holmes Text, “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the modern adaptation “Sherlock Holmes movie” (2009, starring Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock and is directed by Guy Ritchie) 
 SLIDE 2. Irene Adler only appeared in one of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, “Scandal in Bohemia.” This text was published in 1891. SLIDE 3. In the original version, Adler is shown…

The detective fiction novel, The Hounds of Baskerville by Arthur Conan Doyle, features the well-known Sherlock Holmes and his trusty partner, John Watson. The two are settled in many stories, books, and television shows but in this instance, they are in a detective novel. The novel, narrated by John Watson, tells a detective journey in which townsman Charles Baskerville is supposed to be killed by a hound that is left by the curse of Hugo Baskerville. Sherlock is called upon by the nephew of Sir…

Sherlock Book vs. TV Series The Hound of the Baskervilles written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the BBC version The Hounds of Baskerville are two works of art that are mainly telling the same story. There are, however, many differences about the book and the movie. Those differences don’t affect the outcome of the story, but they give less impact to the story. Along with the differences there are many similarities, and those similarities provide confidence that it is the same story. In both the…