Sherlock Holmes

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 BBC adaptation of…

what, and women always stay in the background. When you read books from the 1800s, you expects sexism, but what surprised (and frustrated) me was how subtle it often was. The Hound of the Baskervilles is one of the four sherlock Holmes novels, and it tells the tale of Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson as they investigate a terrible curse that has apparently been visiting the Baskerville family and killing them. They are approached by Sir Henry Baskerville as he inherits Baskerville…

Engineer’s Thumb The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb was published by the Strand Magazine in 1892, and was the ninth short Sherlock Holmes story composed by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of the Engineer's Thumb starts in 1889 after Watson's marriage. Victor Hath Hatherley is an engineer who has had his thumb cut off. Watson exhorts that they see Sherlock Holmes and the two men go to Baker Street, and Hatherley discloses to them how it happened. In the short story, the author believes…

Ryder’s partner in crime, Henry Baker, but detective Sherlock Holmes discovered all of the proof to show that Ryder was the real thief. Mr. Holmes’s friend, Inspector Peterson, noticed a man attacking a young gentleman wearing a hat and holding a goose. After the incident, all that was left behind was a goose with a note that stated ‘to Mrs. Henry Baker’ and a hat with the initials ‘H.B’ Just as John Watson, Holmes’ associate, and Holmes were discussing the story, Inspector Peterson…

Equivocation, or “playing double” is one of the most intricate and effective devices in any author’s toolkit, as effective use of it can completely change an audience’s perspective on the story and can flip the entire direction of the plot. Many authors, playwrights, and movie directors have attempted to use this tricky device, but few can truly master it. Throughout our Seventh grade year in English class, students have analyzed and enjoyed literature by some of the most successful and famous…

curious companion; however, there was one small difference that I had noticed. From the beginning of both The Hound of the Baskervilles and A Study in Emerald you notice that the Mister Henry Camberley (main character of A Study in Emerald) and Sherlock Holmes liked to show off their skills. For example, Camblerley sits next to SM Major and states that the Major had been to Afghanistan after that he list how he came to that conclusion “From the way you hold your arm,…

the narrative portrays many features that are significant in developing the story as a whole. Some of the major features of the narrative that will be mentioned include a discussion of Watson’s presence throughout the narrative, encounters between Holmes and Professor Moriarty and Holmes’s conclusion in solving this narratives’ problem. Concepts that will be used include ideas related to Russian Formalism, and Structuralism. With Russian Formalism, motivation is a key concept that will be…

The personal lives of many authors can be expressed in their work. Most famously known as the creator of the character Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a prime example of how authors can draw from past experiences to inspire their writing. The topics and characters seen in the historical and fictional writings of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle reflect his familial background, his career in the medical field, and his struggle with religion. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born into a dysfunctional…

his famous Sherlock Holmes stories. Secondly, Emma Hardinge Britten a strong lady of her time a copious writer, she channelled the five principles, later changed to seven, as the founder of the “Two Worlds” Magazine. The final medium Gordon Higginson President of the SNU in 1970 an outstanding gentleman of the last Century, demonstrating physical phenomena, dedicating his time to teaching, laterly ordained. My childhood memories in front of the coal fire engrossed in Sherlock Holmes movies by…

thirty in the morning because Sherlock thought it was a brilliant idea. While this was unusual, I tried to hide my confusion. My facial cues failed me and Sherlock spilled the news. He claimed that there was a dame awaiting our services. Sherlock was able to subdue her, but she needed more help than a soft spoken newsie. Sherlock proceeded to dissect her and noted that not any doll runs around these corrupt streets looking for trouble if she isn’t in trouble herself. Sherlock kindly asked if I…