The Hound of the Baskervilles

Stories have always infatuated audiences. Tales of warriors, leaders, and heroes captivate the populace and fill it with wonder. Many look to these fictional stories for comfort and meaning, but when readers follow only the stories they miss the opportunity to enjoy the greatest men and women of all, the authors. The authors are the ones who create the amazing worlds that are filled with people worth reading about. There is no author that has done this as well as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle…

genre puts these views in the literary world, further spreading this mindset through the readers. Authors who influenced this genre tremendously in the 1800’s include Mary Shelley (Frankenstein), Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of The Baskervilles), and especially Edgar Allan Poe (The Raven, The Fall of the House of Usher, and Annabel Lee). The stories these authors created provide a glimpse into what the 1800’s were like in terms of society. Each of these authors thoroughly…

Madison Verschleiser Social Studies The Victorian Man, Sherlock Holmes In 1887, Conan Doyle introduced, arguably, one of the most famous literary characters into the world, Sherlock Holmes. Even decades after the original publication of the series, Sherlock Holmes as a character still resonates with people around the world. Today people are drawn towards Sherlock Holmes as a polarizing character whom they can live vicariously through and be drawn into a world of a man so different from the…

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…

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…

3. The mind palace (or brain attic) In one of the many stories that Conan Doyle wrote, Holmes tells Watson: “I consider that a man’s brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose.” Then, the idea of the brain attic is not actually new, because this quote was published in 1891. The brain attic is not a very common idea, it is not usual to come across those words neither in literature nor in television, nevertheless, it is one of the most…

Arthur Conan Doyle was born on May 22, 1859 in a strict Irish Catholic family living in Edinburgh, Scotland. Doyle was descended from a father who was only known for being an alcoholic, and had no memorable achievements. His mother, on the other hand, was a lively storyteller to the young child, and could be credited for Doyle’s born heart for writing. When he turned nine years old, Doyle was placed on a ship to England to attend a Jesuit school called Hodder Place where children continually…

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…

English 200 Gothic Literature Spring 2016 Dr. D. Logan Your name Aulani Little Date: April 12, 2016 Part one. Short answers. 5 @ 10 = 50 points. 1. Robert Browning, “Porphyria’s Lover” – discuss the gothic elements by quoting specific lines from the poem: Setting: The setting was a dark gloomy stormy night. The narrator, Porphyria Lover, states “The rain set early in to-night, The sullen wind was soon awake…” Character: The primary character were Porphyria and her mysterious lover…