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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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    Personalities and Roles In Conan Doyle’s novel The Hound of the Baskervilles characteristics and skills are but few elements that Doyle uses to portray the theme of the crime solving duo, Sherlock Holmes and Dr.John Watson. Throughout the story Watson repeatedly makes the dots without detailed reasoning and Holmes connects them. ““You know my methods. Apply them!”” (Conan Doyle 15). Holmes seems to be constantly teaching Watson his ways and in turn Watson does his best to fill the gaps for…

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    The Speckled Band

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    The story “The Adventure of the Speckled Band’ centers around a professional detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his experiences while assisting a troubled young woman named Helen Stoner. The story takes place at Stoke Moran in April of 1883. Helen traveled to Sherlock and his loyal companion, Dr. Watson, early in the morning in a state of instability. She explained the fairly unsettling occurrences in which she had been struggling with recently. Julia, Helen’s sister, died due to an undetermined…

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    On May 22, 1859 Doyle was born in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, to an unpromising family with an unemployed, alcoholic, and violent father. His home life was terrible, but by the time he was seventeen years old, he had become a medical student at a local university. The university quickly became Doyle’s sanctuary from his tragic family life. In the year 1877, Doyle joined a class taught by the most amazing professor, Dr. Joseph Bell, who taught not only about the field of medicine, but also how to…

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    Sherlock Holmes is a round character. There are multiple facets to his personality. For example, he is very observant, but he is also modest when it comes to his talents. When Holmes explains how he followed Watson’s train of thought during his reverie, Watson is amazed. Holmes says in response, “It was very superficial, my dear Watson.” It can also be assumed that Holmes doesn’t like to be alone. While dreaming of going on a vacation, Watson says about Holmes: “Neither the country nor the sea…

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    In 1890 the novel, A Study in Scarlet, written by Arthur Conan Doyle introduced the character of Detective Sherlock Holmes. Doyle would go on to write 60 stories about Sherlock Holmes. The Sherlock Holmes stories have long been credited as an influence on forensic science thanks to his character’s use of investigative methods such as matching fingerprints, serology, ciphers, trace evidence, including footprints. 130 years later, this is old news, but a key component to investigations today.…

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    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 him at as Watson was examining 427 Park Lane where a young gambler, Ronald Adair, was shot in a closed room. When Holmes…

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    All of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 's works Life, literary career and achievements were built off early experiences from childhood hardships and through his struggle for earning money working in different medical jobs. The name Arthur Conan Doyle came from a colony of linen weavers from France. Although both sides of sides of Arthur 's family are from Ireland, his family tree was hard to trace because the records were lost in the American Civil War. During a period of Arthur 's life, he thought that…

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    Sherlock Holmes has become known as a tremendously intelligent and unique individual who has a strong passion for solving mysteries. In fact, his name has almost come to stand for, someone who almost seems to have telepathy. Sherlock in the new adaptations, Elementary, House M.D. and Sherlock Holmes, has the ability to look at any given character he can distinguish their life story without even speaking a single word to them, just using his observations. Within the BBC vision of Sherlock, he…

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    Sherlock is a man of many faces. From the classic tales written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to the modern adaptations such as BBC’s Sherlock, the man that is Sherlock Holmes has been around for centuries. While there may be various modern Sherlock Holmes’, there is one that is far superior to the rest, one that takes on the characteristics of the original Sherlock Holmes. This Sherlock Holmes was well represented in these movies and was accurate to the stories that I’ve read. The best Sherlock…

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