The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes

character in the world -- he’s been played by nearly 100 different actors, and has graced the screen in more than 200 movies. From short film Sherlock Holmes Baffled in 1900 to portrayals by celebrities Benedict Cumberbatch and Robert Downey Jr. today, Sherlock Holmes has been a prominent figure in culture for over a century. The character of Sherlock Holmes comes with stereotypes and tropes that have become iconic in popular culture: the deerstalker hat, the pipe, 221B Baker Street, intellect,…

men debut in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, a series of fifty-two short mysteries that bring readers into the setting of Sherlock’s detective business where different temporary characters catered for that one story propose a mysterious situation or crime that has gone without explanation. In each short it is up to Sherlock and Watson to crack the case and find out answers to what their client is looking for. Each short has a basic and similar beginning, but each case is extremely different.…

“Elementary, my dear Watson.” Sherlock Holmes’s famous catchphrase is still widely recognized throughout modern society. Much to his own surprise, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle became one of the most famed authors in the field of crime fiction after the creation of British private detective Sherlock Holmes and his associate Dr. John Watson. Even though the novels and short stories were published during the late 1800’s, people today still consider Holmes the most well-known detective of all time. The…

Throughout the years, the mystery genre has become increasingly popular. Many well-known detectives found in books have made it to the big screen. The popularity of the mystery genre has also brought the British Mystery Format to the big screen. The British Mystery Format, greatly influenced by Poe, Van Dine, and Knox, informs readers about the characteristics of a mystery before they even read it. Although, the rules are often times not followed when mysteries are written or recreated into…

Hounds of Baskerville by Arthur Conan Doyle, features the well-known Sherlock Holmes and his trusty partner, John Watson. The two are settled in many stories, books, and television shows but in this instance, they are in a detective novel. The novel, narrated by John Watson, tells a detective journey in which townsman Charles Baskerville is supposed to be killed by a hound that is left by the curse of Hugo Baskerville. Sherlock is called upon by the nephew of Sir Charles Baskerville, Sir Henry…

world is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. Being the most enduring character of detective stories, he is known for having “an obsessive personality.” Two traits of many, placidity and arrogance, come together to define Sherlock Holmes an enduring character. A first reason Holmes is a loved character is due to his impassivity. In “The Adventure of the Speckled…

the Baskerville family which is feared that it will kill the last Baskerville, Sir Henry. Compared to the book, the movie, The Hound of the Baskervilles has different characters, conflicts, and settings, that create a new perspective of the story for the audience. Characters from the movie are different from the book, due to changes in personality and new introduced characters. In the book, Arthur Conan Doyle describes Laura Lyons when she was “in her office,” which clearly proves that she was…

connection between the characters in the book, including the narrator themself, and the reader. In a detective novel the narrator performs the role of the magnifying glass that great detectives use to hone in on the clues of the case. They help the reader identify what is of use and what is just description to the story, and ultimately uncover the solution to the case. This essay will discuss the differences in narration from Sherlock Holmes himself in “The Case of the Blanched Soldier” and…

e to diagnose and treat the contagion of criminality as easily as his medical sidekick, Watson, can treat the physical body. It is worth recalling that Conan Doyle, a physician himself, based Holmes upon his own teacher, Joseph Bell (1837-1911) of the University of Edinburgh. Bell practiced a kind of science of deduction of his own. He was renowned for his ability to make correct medical diagnoses based on the mere observation of superficial external signs. In an interview in the Bookman in May…

Now, to be perfectly honest, I know nothing about Sherlock Holmes. I have never read the books and never watched the BBC show (though it is on my binge watch list for spring break). I have, though, seen the two movies with Robert Downy Jr – which is what first interested me in this book. I love those movies, I don’t know if that is an unpopular opinion – but I think Robert Downey Jr nails it. Lock & Mori takes an entirely different view on a beloved classic. From what I can gather, no one knows…