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    Hound of the Baskervilles: Movie vs. Book The Hound of the Baskervilles, written by Sir Conan Doyle, has a movie adaptation. The Hound of the Baskervilles is a thrilling movie adaptation to the book. The Hound of the Baskervilles is about how Sherlock Holmes solves the mystery of the hound that haunts the Baskerville family. It is one of the most famous and celebrated works Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ever wrote. Although movies are supposed to be very similar to the book, in this case they are…

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    The Speckled Band

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    the inexplicable case of a woman's death. This story took place in early April during 1883 at the Roylott Stoke Moran Manor. Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, Helen Stoner, and Dr. Grimesby Roylott were implicated in this situation. A perceptive detective known as Sherlock Holmes agreed to solve the case with the assistance of his loyal partner, Dr. Watson. A sorrowful woman, Helen Stoner, escaped the Roylott Stoke Moran Manor from her aggressive stepfather, Dr. Grimesby Roylott, hoping to seek…

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    The story “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” by Sir Conan Doyl features Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, Helen Stoner, and Dr. Roylott trying to solve a mystery. The story takes place at Stoke Moran, Dr. Ryolott’s mansion, in April, 1883. Helen Stoner visits Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to see if the detectives could solve her case. Helen tells Sherlock that her sister, Julia, died before she was married and now Helen fears that she could possibly die the same way. Helen does not know what had…

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    Nighttime Characteristics

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    In the book the curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon find out many characteristics of Christopher. Christopher, the main character, has a disease called autism, which makes him not understand a lot of things. His disease makes him become even more brilliant, it also helps him become capable of understanding a lot more than a normal teenage boy. Christopher is a 15 year old boy who lives with his father. In the novel Christopher finds his neighbor’s dog dead in the…

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    person smoke just from the ash that he finds on the ground, although he cannot connect normally with the people around him. His sidekick John Watson as in the books is a war veteran and as they meet the first day, he is astonished by the deducting capabilities of the young Sherlock Holmes, and they agree…

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    Article 1 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is better called master consulting detective Sherlock Holmes' founder. All these reports appeared within the String magazine from 1891 to 1927, several created by Sidney Paget's famous images in serialised form. There's been a contemporary meaning of the investigative duo using the BBC Tv series Sherlock, starring Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch. Series 1 was televised in the next sequence as well as in 2012, with recording of the third currently underway…

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    John Watson Monologue

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    'What is she doing up there?' I decided to come out of my hiding space and find out whats going on. Before I could even get up I over heard some of moriarty's men saying something along the lines of, 'Mr. Moriarty ordered us to go and find John Watson. Something to do with ruining his daughters life, I don't know, Moriarty said to go after him so thats what we have to do.' Great now I have to try and avoid all sights and find Sherlock, get him out, and rescue Kenley. Should be a piece of cake…

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    Through the silent film Buster Keaton Sherlock Jr.(1924) the filmmaker managed to portray Sherlock Jr's vaudevillist roots by imposing a deadpanning persona centered on burlesque comedy. The protagonist Sherlock Jr did not show any emotional reactions instead he performed actions that would alter laughter to the viewers. These actions would be out of innocence, and his unawareness would result in laughter. For instance, when Sherlock Jr. imitated every movement the culprit of the watch did in…

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    Nancy Drew and Dr. Watson? Bess Marvin and George Fayne, cousins of Nancy Drew, help her to solve mysteries. They are typically with Nancy when she goes sleuthing. Bess and George may not think the same way Nancy does, but they do provide a helping hand to her while solving a mystery. Bess and George much resemble Dr. Watson in The Hound of the Baskervilles written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Watson, Marvin and Fayne both contribute a different point of view to Sherlock Holmes and Nancy Drew,…

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    Sherlock Holmes was not guilty for the accidental death of Dr. Grimesby Roylott. A multitude of examples support this claim. First, Sherlock Holmes protected himself from a poisonous snake. Holmes was not just going to await to be bitten by a snake and perish miserably. A second thought is that Sherlock Holmes had not a clue of where Dr. Roylott was located in the chamber adjacent to the one he held a secretive stakeout inside of. Finally, the audience can agree that Dr. Roylott should have been…

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