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3. The mind palace (or brain attic) In one of the many stories that Conan Doyle wrote, Holmes tells Watson: “I consider that a man’s brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose.” Then, the idea of the brain attic is not actually new, because this quote was published in 1891. The brain attic is not a very common idea, it is not usual to come across those words neither in literature nor in television, nevertheless, it is one of the most…

In the end of the story, the investigators find out who the murderer is, which to their surprise was the famous writer Arthur Conan Doyle. They find out who the murderer is, because one of the students, Arthur Conan Doyle, went far away from this birth place for sailing on a whaling ship, where he spent the next three years. Is was an adventure for him, and he found the hunting fascinating. But rumors says, that he wrote…

fantasy, adventure, science-fiction, crimes, drama, war... and more than 1200 other works as essays, pamphlets, articles, letters to the press, poems, interviews, plays... on every subjects such as politics, spiritualism, war, crimes, etc.” (The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia) out of all of these works, none are as well known as that of the ones pertaining to Sherlock Holmes. Let us now take a closer look at one of Doyle’s favorite Sherlock Holmes stories and try to solve a mystery alongside…

Tina Whittle is an American author best known for writing a series of mysteries the most popular of which is the Tai Randolph mystery series of novels. Her short stories have been featured in Mystery Magazine by Alfred Hitchcock, and in The Savannah Literary Journal. The short story Lost Causes and Other Reasons to Live was also featured on Gulf Stream and was the winner of the 2004 Mystery Fiction contest. She is a two time Georgia Author of the Year Award nominee and is a member of the Sisters…

A YouGov survey shows that 45% percent of surveyors prefer the book to the movie, 32% find them equally as good, 5% prefer the movie, and 9% don’t read the book. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle follows the mystery of the murder of Sir Charles Baskerville from the point of view of Dr. Watson, the admirable companion of Sherlock Holmes, a master of deduction. The 2002 BBC movie adaptation, directed by David Attwood, follows the same story, but both major and minor plot…

The TV series Game of Thrones, adapted from the fantasy novel A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin, has been acclaimed by critics for its story telling, acing, scoping and especially its complex characters. The series has received 38 Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series in 2015 and 2016, more than any other primetime scripted television series. (Wikipedia) The story sets on the fictional Seven Kingdoms of Westeros and it focuses on the dynastic struggle for the iron…

how arrogant and autonomous he really is. BBC's Sherlock is blunt, rude, bored by the idiots he has to deal with daily, and finds amusement within other peoples' misfortunes. He is the complete opposite of the original writings of his character. Sir Conan Author Doyle's version of Sherlock is a much more simple and respectable person. Though both are highly intelligent beings, only BBC's Sherlock Holmes is a high-functioning sociopath. And because of this fascinating spin on classic literature's…

A truly gargantuan and innumerable population of people enjoy routinely reading murder mystery books and novels and stories on a routine and regular basis. That being said, as a general rule of thumb, these people are not typically themselves murderers (generally), nor would these people really ever enjoy seeing someone commit an actual murder, nor would most of them actually enjoy trying to solve an actual murder in real life. They (these people who read murder mystery books and novels and…

Janie Bolitho was an American author made famous for her detective crime mystery series. She also wrote under the alias Jodie Sinclair for a variety of freestanding novels. Just like many other authors, Bolitho fits the cliché of following the clichéd working life before and during their writing career. Just like many fellow published writers, earning a living was never a separate pursuit from her writing as she drew a lot of her stories from her previous working experiences. Before becoming a…

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…