Essays on Arthur Conan Doyle

There can be no debate about the fact that the stories of Sherlock Holmes are among the most popular as well as critically acclaimed literary works in the history of English literature. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the eminent literary artist who created the character of Sherlock Holmes has left an immortal mark in the minds of the avid readers from all the corners of the world with his unparalleled characterization, mystery and narrative that exude the author’s literary quintessence in engaging the readers to the texts in the best possible manner. Although the texts were penned by Doyle ...

There can be no debate about the fact that the stories of Sherlock Holmes are among the most popular as well as critically acclaimed literary works in the history of English literature. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the eminent literary artist who created the character of Sherlock Holmes has left an immortal mark in the minds of the avid readers from all the corners of the world with his unparalleled characterization, mystery and narrative that exude the author’s literary quintessence in engaging the readers to the texts in the best possible manner. Although the texts were penned by Doyle ...

Integrative Essay

This particular story is an interesting genre or case of passage where Holmes is pitted as a messenger informing Watson of the on-goings. The readers find an interesting bit of the character traits of Watson. That is, he is a married doctor who lives in his house with his family. The statement can be illustrated by this assertion, “"it was in June, `89 - there came a ring at my bell my wife laid her needlework down "A Patient!" being that his wife informed him of what had transpired, he says that he was coming from his errands having ...

Watson appreciates the test from a chemical point of view, but fails to see any practical utilization of it. His doubts are quickly shattered by Holmes’s explanation of the test’s significance in a crime investigation as he points out that: “had this test been invented, there are hundreds of men now walking the earth who would long ago have paid the penalty of their crimes” (Doyle, ASIS 16). Given the fact that branches of Forensics medicine such as blood stain pattern analysis or forensics toxicology arose in the second half of the nineteenth century (“forensic medicine”), Holmes is a fictional ...

Thesis Statement

This paper intends to discuss how Sherlock Holmes is defeated in stories, ‘A scandal in Bohemia’ and ‘The final problem’, and its significance.

Introduction

‘A scandal in Bohemia’ and ‘The final problem’ are two short stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes is portrayed defeated in two different ways in both these stories. Both of these stories are luminous piece of literature and are highly acclaimed by the readers. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is considered the master of fictions and these stories were written by him almost a century ago but they still attract readers because of their magnificence.

Discussion - A scandal of Bohemia

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I am interested in this selection due to the investigative nature of Sherlock Holmes’s adventures. This story is about a case that Sherlock Holmes handled and how he incorporated the services of his friend Watson. This case was investigated in an old home building that had a crime committed. Holmes’s partner Watson describes the nature of the cases they have handled. He explained that Holmes wanted to do his job as an art as a first priority than acquire wealth first. This story is a narration by Watson about his experience with his partner Holmes in trying to solve several ...

Elizabeth Gaskell (1810 – 1865) and Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 – 1930) have both written novels that demonstrate how violence and prejudice disrupt the social order although their perspective is very different. Gaskell’s novel North and South (published in 1855) took place mostly in northern England and dealt with the complex issues of the social upheaval at the start of the Industrial Revolution. Doyle’s novel The Sign of the Four (published in 1890) had settings in both India and England. The Sign of the Four narrative takes place during the time of upheaval and social disorder when the East ...

Proposal

Equality and fairness has always been advocated for by human rights activists and even implemented in the law. However, this remains to be theoretical as discrimination continually eats up society. Domestic animals are being used and misused for the benefit of individuals as people termed as servants face risks of death just to protect the esteem and status of the rich. Areas of concern are how domestic animals are bullied and even used to enrich the rich and how they are valued more than the very people that are put in charge of their safety. Silver blaze provides a typical ...

Proposal

Equality and fairness has always been advocated for by human rights activists and even implemented in the law. However, this remains to be theoretical as discrimination continually eats up the society. Domestic animals are being used and misused for the benefit of individuals as people termed as servants face risks of death just to protect the esteem and status of the rich. Areas of concern are how domestic animals are bullied and even used to enrich the rich and how they are valued more than the very people that are put in charge of their safety. Silver blaze is a ...