While questioning Miss Sutherland‚ Sherlock Homes and Dr. Watson found out the following information. Miss Sutherland was living at home with her mother and Mr. Windibank her stepfather. Her Uncle Ned had died; and as a result of his will‚ she received an income of 100 pounds a year. She generously decided to give it to her parents as long as she lived in their house. She did not want to be a burden to them. Besides‚ she did some typing and earned enough for her humble needs. Her eyesight was poor
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Hampshire. There were also manuscripts and other assorted knowledge‚ all in aimless piles across the floor. Red strings danced around the room‚ weaving with each other‚ attached to the red strings were tack which also connected to the wallpapers Sherlock had hung up. This woven string of red made it nearly impossible to walk in the room without tripping‚ and I did many times. Besides the mess‚ there was very little room for much else. There was only a small drawer filled to the brim with other complicated
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Social Outlook C. Influences or impacts Sir Arthur Conan Doyle “How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible‚ whatever remains‚ however improbable‚ must be the truth?” –from The Sign of the Four (1890). Sherlock Holmes was a character one would most likely recognize as the cunning detective who uses his keen wit to solve mysteries. This was a character chained to the life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‚ probably being the most famous of his literature. Why would
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writing‚ specifically‚ the great detective. These conventions include narration by Watson‚ a distressed person begging Holmes for assistance‚ the observation of the crime scene to discover clues and the detective explains to others what has occurred to the other characters and readers. Other conventions are used in the text yet the previously listed will be discussed in this essay. All of these conventions are evident through Doyle’s literary features. These crime writing features ensure the text
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Watson and Sherlock holmes‚ but they weren’t there to meet him‚ they discover a walking stick that the mysterious visitor left behind. Watson notices that it’s a nice walking stick and is engraved under the handle‚ the engraving says "to James Mortimer MRCS from the friends of the CCH" its dated 1884. Watson deducts that it belongs to a doctor and is from a hunting club‚ but he’s pretty wrong. Holmes tells him that the stranger is a doctor‚ but the h in CH stands for hospital not hunt. Holmes decides
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hundred of other stories about Sherlock Holms.” But Sir Arthur says: “My Holms is not Nick Carter. Besides‚ I have no intention to open a factory.” Actually‚ the “murder” relates to this. Later‚ Sir Arthur receives a letter from an American publisher who claims that Holms is already the common property of all mankind and they have the right to publish‚ hiring some writers‚ the stories not yet written. Doyle resents all these remarks: “This will be the real murder of Sherlock Holms.” In a word‚ what Holms’
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eyes‚ thousands of wrinkles and a flesh nose‚ which gives him the impression of an old bird of prey. He wears; a hunting – crop‚ a black top hat‚ long frock – coat‚ high gaiters. This is stated when Watson recounts one of the many cases with Sherlock Holmes. He uses fraises like “a thousand wrinkles‚ burned yellow with the sun‚ and marked with every evil passion.” And “his high‚ thin‚ fleshless nose‚ gave him somewhat the resemblance to a fierce old bird of prey.” This gives the audience a sense
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Baker Street‚ London‚ England. This story is told by Watson‚ as he and Sherlock Holmes are asked to investigate the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville. This legend leads one to believe that the Baskerville estate and family is cursed by a great black hound‚ but Watson and Mr. Holmes are determined to prove this curse to be no more than an old tall tale. With only one heir left in the Baskerville family remaining‚ Holmes and Watson must work tirelessly to solve this mystery before the last
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level pushing them to the background therefore never allowing us‚ the reader‚ to know them‚ except for Irene Adler who shows the gender shift of the time period by becoming the main character in Sherlock Holmes investigation and the story. "A Scandal in Bohemia" speaks about the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his adventure in retrieving a damaging photograph for a king from his ex-mistress. In the society Watson describes‚ the role of women is of little to no importance except for emphasis that
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motive which is normally along the lines of greed‚ loneliness and hatred. ‘The Speckled Band’ is written in 1st person and the story is narrated by Dr Watson‚ Sherlock Holmes’ partner. Helen Stoner’s sister passes away two weeks before her wedding and Helen is worried the same is going to happen to her‚ so she goes to Sherlock Holmes to ask for his help. He stays in her room and he finds out that her stepfather killed her with a snake bite. In Lamb to the Slaughter‚ the wife Mrs Maloney hits
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