Sherlock Holmes - I am lost without my Boswell. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Sherlock Holmes- I am lost without my Boswell.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh in 1859, and had a good
education. He received a tax demand a year after he married which
prompted him to try to earn some extra money. At first he tried to get
short stories published in the cheaper magazines of the time, but with
no success. His big break came when Lippincott's Magazine, in the USA,
offered Doyle an advance to write another Holmes and Watson story. His
success continued, and he was knighted in 1902. He continued writing
until he died in 1930.
The three Sir Arthur Conan Doyle detective stories I have studied are:
'The Speckled Band', 'Scandal in Bohemia', and 'The Copper Beaches'. I
am going to talk about the relationship between Sherlock Holmes and
Dr. Watson. Holmes is the hero of the stories; he is a very clever
detective who is exceptionally particular to detail. His powers of
detection are breathtaking and he loves an intellectual challenge. He
is usually calm and controlled, his behaviour is often eccentric and,
emotionally he comes across as cold, detached and aloof. His romantic
life is never referred to yet his admiration for Watson is clearly
genuine. Despite his faults, he is also honorable and very brave.
Watson is the narrator of the stories. He tells the story but is not
as clever as Holmes, and he often fails to understand the significance
of certain events and often misses what Holmes can see as a clue to
the mystery. He is faithful companion to Holmes. Uncomplicated and
trustworthy, Watson is portrayed as being slow and dimwitted, when
compared to Holmes, a perfect ally to Holmes' acute intellect.
The Speckled Band, is, in my opinion, the best out of these three
stories. It is the most exciting and I think Holmes enjoys the case
because of the intellectual challenge. It involves the Roylott family
who lived at Stoke Moran. Helen Stoner consults Holmes when her sister
dies in suspicious circumstances. At the beginning of this story,
Miss. Stoner comes to see Holmes about the case, and accepts the
Watson is Holmes' sidekick, 'This is my intimate friend and associate,
Dr. Watson, before whom you can speak as freely as before myself.'
This also happens in The Copper Beaches. When Miss. Hunter writes a
letter to Holmes stating that 'I am very anxious to consult you'. From
the start of this particular story you can see that Watson is hard
working, and has a willingness to help Holmes in any way possible.
People who are unaware of their situations and don’t question anything are easily lured in by their foes who use their weaknesses to cause their downfall. The main character in “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been”, is drawn in from her need to rebel against her family, only to find herself in an unfortunate situation she could not control. In Edgar Allen Poe’s, “The Cask of Amontillado”, the main character lures his foe in for revenge, choosing to murder him in secret instead using legal channels and giving no evidence to the outside world that his foe is dead. Arnold Friend and Montresor lure their victims to them in a similar way: by pretending to be friendly and succeeding in leading to their down fall by using their weaknesses (men for Connie and wine for Fortunato) against them.
Arthur Conan Doyle's Stories and Their Undying Appeal When the Sherlock Holmes books were written, London was rife with croime. The slums, especially, were victims to prostitution, murder and drug abuse. Jack the Ripper was free on the streets, making many people scared. The police couldn't catch him so the public resented the police force as they weren't seen to be protecting them. I think that this is one of the reasons why the Sherlock Holmes stories were so successful.
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There are many things that have molded me into the person I am today such as being born into a family with four children. With three siblings, I have been forced to be able to work out problems from stealing each other’s toys to having to rush to the emergency room to get stiches because my brother chased me around the house and I tripped. My mother, father, brother, and two sisters were all born in Pennsylvania and I am the odd ball and I was born in Adrian, Michigan. From when I was a child I always loved being involved with sports because of my competitive nature. I grew up playing soccer and having success with that but then my love changed and I began playing lacrosse and football. I started playing lacrosse in middle school and played
Lynnsey Tabor was born on April 30th 2002. She had brown hair and blue eyes. When she was younger, she was the nicest and the sweetest girl without a care in the world. She was a lot like me. Always with the guys and hated the prissy girls. She would always go to her grandpa’s house on her dad’s side of the family and all of her cousins were boys. So, she would always do the things they did, such as Legos, batman, video games and Youtube. She was a lot like me in some of those ways.
The person that I see as a person of passion would have to be Lauren Fristrom. Lauren is my cousin who is 30 years old and is a Registered Nurse. I chose her because this Thanksgiving she had asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I told her that I have need to make the decision between a Veterinarian and a Registered Nurse. She asked me, “Which job interested you more”. I told her that I loved to help people and animals, but I had no idea which job I would have more fun and experiences with.
little too anxious and curious, I would say. His anxiousness made him go to another time
school was very easy. Now in 6th grade, I’m being challenged, trying my hardest, and
he wanted to help me, that I interested him, and that, with God's help, he would
During the first session with the client we went over the consent form and I asked them if there were any questions about it, which they had only one to make sure that it was not being show to the entire class, once answered they signed the form. I think that when I make my own form I will have a better understanding of how to explain the reason behind it and also better explain what it is form. After the form was signed I conducted and interview with the client.
eventually that he was going to have to change. He tried to look at his behavior
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle writes a short story about how innocence gets victimized by a royal subject. When a royal figure clashes with someone who is not equal in social class, he will do anything to hide his mistake. This is when the King hires Sherlock Holmes. Arthur Conan Doyle based Holmes off of a man named Dr. Joseph Bell, who was a friend of his in medical school. When Doyle saw that medical practice was not a success, he began writing Holmes stories for money. The public became infatuated with not only the stories, but mainly Sherlock Holmes. When Doyle wanted to write in more respectable genres (Duncan 3), he made one enormous mistake.
Sherlock Holmes, a name most people would know if they were to hear it, has come to greatly influence the modern world of mysteries. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had no idea a character he started to write about for the first time in 1887 would still be carried alive by other TV and movie producers in 2014. Doyle also never new that Holmes would become such a popular character or result in a name mostly everybody would know. Even if there was a person who did not know who or what Sherlock Holmes was, they are certain to have at least heard his name before. “Doyle turned his principal character into a household word” (Haining 7). Doyle started a legacy that lives on forever. Sherlock Holmes personality and looks may change with every generation he is in, but his main characteristics remain the same. Sherlock Holmes’ style of deduction, great sense of observation and strange personality in Arthur Doyle’s stories influenced how TV and movie producers would portray Holmes in their version of Doyle’s mysteries in shows such as Elementary and Sherlock.
It was dark that night, I was nervous that this dreadful day was going to get worse. Sunday, October 23, 1998 I wanted to start writing this to tell about the weird things i’m starting to see in this new neighborhood. Gradually I keep seeing pots and pans on the sink suddenly move to the floor. I would ask my sister but she is out with my mom and dad getting the Halloween costumes. When they got home I didn’t tell them what I saw because i've seen Halloween movies and I have to have dissimulation otherwise the ghost will come out and get me first. October 24, 1998 I think I got a little nervous yesterday with the whole ghost thing. 12:32pm, Went to eat lunch with the family today and I go to get my coat. I heard the words furious and madness,