Sherlock Holmes

Holmes Breaking the Law?! In the story “The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton” (1904) by Sir Arthur Canon Doyle, the author shows us that Sherlock Holmes breaks the law for the sake of helping and protecting the upper class people, leaving the lower class people behind and using them to get threw the case he’s dealing with. We can all agree that he’s wrong but at the same time its smart of the way he does it. Holmes breaks the law by tricking Milvertons’ maid in order to get information…

Holmes and the Stolen Stones Everyone knows who Sherlock Holmes is. When you think of the famed Arthur Donan Coyle character, you probably get an image of a foggy evening with mysterious jazzy music playing in the background, with Holmes holding his hand to his face deep in thought. When it comes down to it, nobody argue against the allure of the famed British detective. If you’ve ever wanted to step into the shoes of the famous crusader, you’re in luck - this next slot game gives you the…

Comparing Sherlock Holmes with Christopher Boone Did Sherlock Holmes himself encounter any form of autism? Do you think Sherlock Holmes and Christopher Boone encounter differences instead of sharing similarities? Sherlock Holmes was known as a famous autistic detective in the 1800 's (Sherlock Holmes biography). It was unclear how he could solve crimes on such little knowledge of the information. Sherlock Holmes was not autistic. For a long time, everyone was sure he had a case of the…

Yesterday our detective, Sherlock Holmes, just saved another person’s life. Helen Stoner, a young woman who fears that her life is being threatened by her stepfather. Sir Grimesby Roylott, is a doctor who practiced in India and is married to Helen’s mother who had past away. Helen’s sister died two years ago before she was going to be married. Helen heard her sister’s dying words “The speckled band!” but she was very confused about what it meant. Helen went to see Holmes because she started to…

Sherlock Holmes has been extremely popular since Sir Author Conan Doyle created him. Holmes is a fictional character in the late 19th century who was a remarkable detective. He is known for solving mysterious cases that no other person could solve, not even the police. Sherlock is an excellent detective for his use of observations, deductions, and imagination. Holmes uses these skills in the stories: “A Study in Scarlet”, “The Speckled Band”, and “Silver Blaze”. In the short story “A Study in…

Much like my simmering interest in David Bowie, the stories of Sherlock Holmes were always on the back burner of my brain. I always knew they was there, I just needed to turn up the heat; I was teetering on the edge of a diving board, secure in the knowledge of my future fandom but biding my time. My childhood, my family, the wiring of my brain – it was all inextricably leading me to 221b Baker Street. And while I knew all this, what I could not have known was the immenseness of the magic that…

LONDON [AP] - Sherlock Holmes was a brilliant detective. He unraveled countless crimes that were too challenging for Scotland Yard to solve. He was responsible for deciphering the legendary “Scandal in Bohemia” as well as “A Study in Scarlet” and “The Hound of the Baskervilles”. He is well known for his intellect and unique behavior. Sadly this brilliant man died on December 20, 1914 at age 60. Sherlock died due to complications of a bullet wound and drug abuse interactions at the Royal London…

Sherlock Holmes: Finding Fact Embedded in Fiction Did you know that one in five modern day Britains believes that Sherlock Holmes was a real person? To this day, mail still arrives addressed to him at 221 Bakers Street, an address that did not even exist during the time of Sherlock Holmes. Did you ever wonder why this is? In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes detective stories, readers are entertained by the ability of the eccentric and erratic detective’s ability to solve unsolvable…

Sherlock Holmes is one of the most well know fictional detective character throughout literature. Holmes was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, whom at the time practiced medicine when he first published his work about Sherlock Holmes. To this day, a significant amount of people knew who Sherlock Holmes was even if they have never read Conan Doyle’ work before. It also inspire many authors and directors to base their work and cases off of Sherlock Holmes from many medias like movies, TV shows,…

In the short stories "Sherlock Holmes and the Blue Carbuncle" and "How Watson Learned the Trick", Sherlock Holmes is the main character with his sidekick-like associate, Dr. Watson. In both stories, a similarity can be seen that Dr. Watson is a cliche; a stereotype of a sidekick. In the first story, he doesn't have any speaking roles longer than 2 sentences, and, in the second, he tries, yet fails, to get inside of Holmes' head using the same technique he uses for his deductions. In each text,…