Larry Holmes

and Dupin’s intellect. When we watched The Study in Pink, similarities could be drawn between Poe’s detective, Dupin, and Doyle’s detective, Sherlock Holmes. For example, Sherlock is an unconventional detective. He also does his own private investigating and uses his intellect to solve crimes much like Dupin. In both these works, Dupin and Holmes use unconventional methods and their high intellect to solve the case at hand. As new detectives come onto the TV screen, remakes allow detectives of…

In 1893, author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle became sick of his character Sherlock Holmes and did the only logical thing he could think of: kill him. Within a short period subscriptions to the magazine publishing the stories dropped at unprecedented rates and people wore black armbands in the streets. Two years later, Doyle was forced to miraculously bring him back for the mere necessity to keep food on the table and death threats out of the mailbox. Now, even a century later, fans of the remake are…

changed over time due to the values and changing contexts within different societies. The film ‘Rear Window’ composed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1954, America and the short detective story ‘A Scandal in Bohemia’ in the novel ‘The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1891, England illustrate how the values and changing contexts within a society contributes to the changing conventions of the genre of crime. Crime texts are valued and appropriated into a range of contexts…

Conan Doyle discloses the conundrum of Helen Stoner’s inquiry. In the year 1883 of April, Helen Stoner visits Sherlock Holmes as she is in trepidation of her impending wedding. Helen questions her twin sister, Julia’s death as she starts hearing the low whistles at night her sister claimed to her as well. The urgency of Helen Stoner awakens Holmes and Dr. Watson. Intensively, Holmes was hearkening to Helen Stoner’s account as he transpired to be intrigued by the case. In one residence, Helen…

Sherlock Holmes hit the streets of Britain in 1887 with Arthur Conan Doyle’s novel, A Study in Scarlet. These stories became instantly popular because of Holmes’ keen observation skills and spectacular crime solving ability. He, paired with Dr. Watson, takes on numerous crimes and takes on the most intelligent criminals, such as the brilliant Professor Moriarty. Dr. Watson takes on the role of narrator as he follows and records all of Sherlock Holmes’s moves during these crimes. He travels with…

Forensic Sciences: the History, the Advancements, and the Achievements Could you get away with murder? Hundreds of years ago you probably could, but today with all the advancements that have been made in technology and forensic science many of the toughest cases are solved that couldn’t be before. While forensic science might not always be 100% accurate, it has developed a lot since it was first practiced and without using forensic science a lot of crimes would go unsolved. Forensic science…

Kurt Vonnegut is one of the most influential American novelists of the twentieth century who has brought about a phenomenal distinction in literature. Most of the writers have written only in a particular concept or genre, but Kurt Vonnegut has imprinted his undeniable mark in science fiction with humor, social commentary with absurdity and so on. Kurt Vonnegut has written fourteen novels, three short story collections, five plays, and five works of non-fiction. His works are occupied with…

Kurt Wallander is the lead character in the Kurt Wallander series of novels created by Swedish crime author Henning Georg Mankell. Mankell published the first novel in the series Faceless Killers in 1991 before he went on to publish nine more titles culminating in the 2010 published The Troubled Man. Kurt Wallander is a small town detective working in the coastal town of Ystad in Sweden. He is a very dedicated cop who has a knack for getting the smallest but most important of details from any…

Villains are an important asset to stories modern and old: Poseidon in The Odyssey, Iago in Othello, Moriarty in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and Loki in The Avengers. These all are villains that play an important role in their respective plots. In the widely acknowledged legends of King Arthur, there are several apparent villains throughout the stories. The most well-known villain is the killer of King Arthur, Sir Mordred. According to Daniel Haybron’s article, “Evil Characters”, villains…

This paper deals with the article ‘Oak Island’s Mysterious’ “Money Pit”, written by David MacDonald (A Reader's Digest Classic, originally published in 1965). This piece of literature is mysterious as it talks about the treasure which has been excavated by many people but not yet found. The argument will be developed through a critical review of David MacDonald’s article discussing in turn the fact whether the treasure in the Oak Island is natural or man-made, in other words does the treasure…