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    Nancy Drew and Sherlock Holmes appear in many movies and books. In particular Nancy Drew appeared in the 2007 movie Nancy Drew, and Sherlock Holmes appeared in the book The Hound of the Baskervilles.Although Nancy Drew has modern technology equipment to help her, Sherlock Holmes is a better detective because his powers of deduction, instinctual actions, and reliance on a sidekick help him be more efficient. Watson, Sherlock Holmes’ partner, is his long time friend throughout the Sherlock…

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    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…

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    In the novel, The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime written by Mark Haddon, he tells a captivating narration that is given through an autistic child’s, named Christopher, unique point of view of everyday life. Christopher who is a fifth-teen year old boy diagnosed with Autism, knows all his countries in the world and their capital cities, also every prime number up to 7,057. He is also a brilliant boy in A levels math, and wants to pursue his dreams as a astronaut. As the story…

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    Opening Doctor Brackett’s office, Joanne and Roy were taken back to see not only Joe, but also Davis Cook, Scarlett Palmer, and Karl Druthers. Dreading bad news, they glanced at one another and saw the same fear emanating from the other’s eyes. Sitting down, each braced themselves for the news. “I know you weren’t expecting all of us,” Doctor Early apologized. “It’s just that all of us thought it might be best to get together and update the treatment plan for Johnny as it were.” “So, things are…

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    Valerie groaned as her suit tormented her for the third time that night. The ghost alert on her wrist buzzed insistently, causing her to almost smack herself in the arm in pure annoyance. She had a test to study for, and none of these ghosts would allow her any time to actually be active in her own life. Not to mention, that aside from the Fentons (who hadn't been quite enthusiastic since... the accident), she was the only ghost hunter, so that meant she had to take care of almost every ghostly…

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    In the novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, author Mark Haddon tells the tale of a young Christopher Boone, and his journey to uncover the mystery of who killed his neighbor’s dog, Wellington. Christopher narrates this story in a unique way, giving readers a glimpse into the mind of a fifteen year-old boy who has Asperger’s Syndrome, a type of autistic disorder. Christopher uses unconventional quirks, such as his excellence in mathematics, his keen photographic memory, and…

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    Rational: The Curious of the dog in the night-time is a novel written by Mark Haddon. This book, published in 2003. The main character is Christopher, who has a mental problem suffering from Asperger’s Syndrome. I am going to write a day, Christopher’s diary when he finds out his favorite teacher (Siobhan) has left and she sends a letter to him. I will start a Christopher’s diary with a quite good day and when he receives a letter, which the color of this letter is his favorite. Then I’ll show…

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    Sherlock Holmes is a detective hero of all times, a fictional character who is more famous than his creator Arthur Conan Doyle. The Scottish author Doyle wrote one of his well-known novel “The Sing of Four starring” the unique and detailed character Sherlock Holmes. Although Doyle has never been a colonist nor his character Holmes, the novel presents the idea of the British empire and its power along with the danger of colonized India and its people through Victorian perspective. I shall start…

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    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…

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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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