The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

of Sherlock It’s an eventful day on July 25, 2010; The World Cup was over with England being eliminated and Spain won the final game against the Netherlands, WikiLeaks releases over 90,000 internal logs of the US Military to a variety of news sources, and British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) premiered the long anticipated A Study in Pink, the first episode of Sherlock. The first episode is a television adaptation of A Study in Scarlet, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s first short story of Sherlock…

Sherlock Holmes and John Watson are one of the most well known duos in literature. In all the Sherlock Holmes works by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, one follows the pair solve crime after crime, often with little evidence. Holmes’ ability to spot clues in seemingly impossible places makes him a fine detective. Watson does not have the same skills as Holmes, but his knowledge in medicine contributes considerably. Their love for solving crimes allows them to connect, something that many find difficult…

Sherlock: The Series that Cures Societies Troubles There’s is arguably nothing worse in life than boredom. If given a chance to alleviate the mundanity of our everyday lives we would all gladly take it. Well, luckily there is or has been a remedy for boredom. Some people (the fans) have argued that the cure for our insufferable and bland lives has been on screen since 2010. And it’s name is Sherlock. The tv show brought to us by the BBC has become a cult phenomenon since it hit our screens in…

Adapted many times and having countless tumblrs dedicated to the tale, Sherlock Holmes: The Final Problem is the world's most treasured classic adventure. It comes as no surprise that BBC took the English tale and made it one of their own, but did their adaption, Sherlock: The Reichenbach Fall, live up to the expectation? It comes with a change of century and characters that have been moulded into, what some would falsely criticise, entirely new beings. BBC's adaption is surprisingly new… and so…

people to copy the Encyclopedia Britannica. This eccentric requirement shows up in “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Red-Headed League,” a story in a book written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This story is set in London, England. The main characters are detective Sherlock Holmes, his friend Watson, and Mr. Wilson. The Red-Headed League Mr. Wilson works in suddenly closes, so he sets out to find Sherlock Holmes. The misleading information makes the plot more riveting, as they create mystery.…

Dr. John Watson in The Blue Carbuncle. The story begins with Watson calling upon Sherlock to wish some season’s greetings. However, little did he know (we were well aware) he would once again be swept away by Sherlock’s impressive shenanigans. As Sherlock introduces Watson, and consequently the audience, to the case we learn that there are initially two clues: the battered billycock, and the white goose. Sherlock invites Watson to deduce as much as he can about the man from the hat. Watson…

Bohemia Irene Adler is usually a fictional character within the Sherlock Holmes stories. She had been featured within the short history "A Scandal in Bohemia". She is one of the most well- known female characters within the Sherlock Holmes line, despite appearing in just one history, and is generally used as being a romantic curiosity for Holmes throughout derivative functions, though within the story it is made apparent that Holmes is only impressed by means of her ingenuity and intelligence…

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows were juxtaposed next to each other to examine the elements of their stories. By examining these elements one can determine the differences in the values, mores, and beliefs of those in the Victorian Era compared to those in the 21st century. The prevalence to the 21st century is shown in the movie while the Victorian Era is shown more in the book. This is because the book was first published in 1892 and the movie was…

stories, the two that have made the most impact in the genre are Edgar Allen Poe’s C. Auguste Dupin and Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. Although they were written years apart, Holmes and Dupin have as much in common, such as skills, qualities and results, as they have differences. This essay will focus on comparing and contrasting these two detectives. First, Dupin and Holmes have certain methods, qualities and skills in common. Second, the successes and failures of the two detectives…

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,…