Why Was Sherlock Holmes So Popular

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Sherlock Holmes The adventures and stories of Sherlock Holmes are among the best loved works of British
Literature. Most of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s works about Sherlock proves that he is extremely observant, eccentric, and intelligent. Doyle’s quick thinking and imagination has many readers hooked on his books for generations. One of the reasons that Sherlock is so popular is because of his ability to deduce some of the most challenging scenarios in a moment’s notice. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had the ability to create very intricate, realistic characters. The author of all of the Sherlock Holmes adventures is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He published his first mystery about Sherlock, “A Study in Scarlet,” in 1887 featured in Beeton's …show more content…

Growing up, he lived in Australia, but later on moved to begin his studies in England. In 1878, he took his degree as Doctor of Medicine of the University of London, and he progressed through the course that was prescribed for surgeons in the army. After his studies were complete, he was duly attached to the Fifth Northumberland Fusiliers as Assistant Surgeon. While in combat,"he was struck on the shoulder by a Jezail bullet, which shattered the bone and grazed the subclavian artery." Because of the amount of pain he endured and the hardships he had been through, he was removed from the war and put into a hospital. Many years after the war had passed, he married twice. His first marriage was with Mary Morstan in 1989” (John H. …show more content…

Some of the physician characteristics that Doyle described Watson as having were that he is a “middle-sized and strongly built man, square jaw, thick neck, with a mustache.” He is described as being very good looking. Sherlock described him this way because of his “natural advantages” with women. Although Watson was a fictional character, Doyle described him as having so much luck with women that they were of multiple races, women who were from quite a few different nations (John H.

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