Brian Doyle-Murray

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…

In regards to crime and the investigation, Edgar Allan Poe's, Auguste Dupin, as well as Conan Doyle's, Sherlock Holmes, remains the sleuths of their time. Dupin and Holmes, the two most popular investigators in the account of the genre, detective fiction. Detective Fiction is essentially a genre dealing with a crime and the seeking of justice (Kia Isaacson, Lecture Two). Being a great detective involves mental agility, along with creative thought using measurable observations to create a…

Arthur Conan Doyle was born on May 22, 1859 in a strict Irish Catholic family living in Edinburgh, Scotland. Doyle was descended from a father who was only known for being an alcoholic, and had no memorable achievements. His mother, on the other hand, was a lively storyteller to the young child, and could be credited for Doyle’s born heart for writing. When he turned nine years old, Doyle was placed on a ship to England to attend a Jesuit school called Hodder Place where children continually…

“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…

remembered for their dedication to spiritualism. for the love of spirit, travelling to the multitudes demonstrating mediumship, along with other great men and women shaping yesteryear of spiritualism. Firstly, the well- respected Sir Arthur Conan Doyle an outstanding Doctor of medicine in the community, writer on Spiritualism additionally for his famous Sherlock Holmes stories. Secondly, Emma Hardinge Britten a strong lady of her time a copious writer, she channelled the five principles, later…

from the Sherlock Holmes Texts named Irene Adler. Through my presentation, I’ll be 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.”…

When reading old books, you expect some things to be different. Descriptions of people are written with slightly different words, “to-day” is used instead of “today”, dialogue may go on for pages with no reminder of who is saying what, and women always stay in the background. When you read books from the 1800s, you expects sexism, but what surprised (and frustrated) me was how subtle it often was. The Hound of the Baskervilles is one of the four sherlock Holmes novels, and it tells the tale of…

Hunter Tingle In the Stories, “How Watson Learned the Trick” and “Sherlock Holmes and the Blue Carbuncle.” Watson’s Perspective kept changing. For example in one passage Watson thinks of himself as dumb, but in another he thinks of himself as intelligent. In the passage, “How Watson Learned the Trick.” He thinks of himself as intelligent and thinks he is as good as Sherlock Holmes and doubts Sherlock Holmes. He then gives examples of how he is similar even though the accusations are wrong…