Arthur Conan Doyle

The use of forensic science was new to Doyle’s audience, and gave them immense hope in Sherlock Holmes, so that when Doyle killed off the detective in 1893, there was a public outcry and Doyle received death threats warning him to keep the detective alive. The people of London craved Holmes’s style, because it was like no other. Sherlock Holmes wasn’t alone in his adventures though, he was accompanied by his ex-army officer sidekick, Dr. Watson, who had complete faith in his detectives capabilities. Conan Doyle targeted his stories at the wealthy and the well educated ,because of the sophisticated language used. ‘Horse drawn carriages’ were the means of transport used by the wealthy in the “Sherlock Holmes" stories, sometimes even by Holmes to arrive at the scene of the crime, which would always be a mansion or a grand estate to resemble the wealth. The visual imagery of the homes of the wealthy added a sense of mystery and suspense. It also enabled Doyle’s target audience to empathize with the characters in his

On December 26th, 2015, my mother and I went to go see the show, Baskerville, at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre in Philadelphia. The show was a very different and clever take on the mystery novel, The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The show and the book tell the story about an attempted murder on a man called Sir Henry Baskerville who has just inherited his uncle, Sir Charles Baskerville’s estate. There is some suspicion surrounding Sir Charles’ death. It is said that he died of a heart attack, but his friend who found him dead, Dr. James Mortimer, noticed and expression of fear on his face and the prints of “gigantic hound” nearby. So the doctor brings the case to Mr. Holmes and it begins.

The plot of this story focuses on a hound, supposedly trying to kill off the Baskerville family. Holmes himself is a very clever and interesting character. He manages to identify the tiny details that most people would not be able to spot. Although in the rest of the series Sherlock Holmes is the main character, Dr. Watson, Holmes’s

Sherlock Holmes novels are the face of mystery, featuring literature’s greatest detective, but one might ask, how does The Hound of the Baskervilles fit into the genre’s common conventions? Mystery being a sub genre of genre fiction novels, it has many common conventions found throughout the majority of the novels. In the average mystery, the plot focuses around a crime, commonly a murder or a robbery, in which the culprit must be found by the protagonist. The crime in Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles is that Sir Charles Baskerville has been murdered, or frightened to the point of death. Generally the protagonist who solves the mystery, has a dominant character flaw and/or defining characteristic which aids them in cracking

Suddenly, a low sound seems to ring through each of our ears, a moaning howl that I heard that I heard on the moor that afternoon with Stapleton. Sir Henry keeps questioning the sound and wondering what the locals say about that sound, but I try to change the subject, finally admitting that it is the howl of the Hound of the Baskervilles. As Sir Henry starts to sound very superstitious about the Hound, we spot Selden just as he seems to realize that he has been found. He took off and ran across the moor, and we chased after him we realized that he had too much of a head start. Standing on the moor, I gaze out into the distance on the moor and spot another tall figure of another man outlines against the moor. But then, a split second later, the man was gone. I am quite interested in who the tall figured man out on the moor was, and who might've been helping Selden. And why Stapleton acts so strange at times, but then covers it up and is all normal again. They are many suspects that I have thought up and a lot of mystery going on at this time Holmes, I wish you were here to investigate along with me. I will check in with you soon with much more information I

"Lord help my poor soul."(Neurotic Poets)The departing words of the 40-year-old American author, Edgar Allan Poe, on Sunday October 7, 1849. In Massachusetts on the 19th day of January in the year 1809, Edgar Poe was born to actress Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe and actor David Poe Junior, making him an older brother to Rosalie Poe, and a younger one to William Henry Leonard Poe. Poe may, perchance, have been named after a character in the play that his parents were performing that year. He was never formally adopted, however, Edgar Poe was renamed Edgar Allan Poe when the John Allan family took him in after his mother deceased and his father forsook the family. The purpose of this paper is to examine the disheartening life of such an

Edgar Allen Poe, born is 1809, was an American short story writer, poet, and critic. He is commonly know as the father of detective stories. His most well know work of art is his poem "The Raven" (Werlock). Although Poe had a short lived career, his literature continues to influence many writers in the United States and Europe. He worked with many genres such as: gothic tale, science fiction, occult fantasies, and satire. While many critics consider his works of literature as grotesque, others consider his as the most influential author of modern fiction.

In this project, I will be discussing about my poet Edgar Allan Poe. Poe had written numerous of poems and stories but the one I chose was “Annabel Lee”. This poem was written in 1849 which was a long time ago. Even though this poem is centuries old, it is still a well known poem. This whole project includes a biography, literary movement, and a explication about the poem.

(74) Watson meets the Stapletons of Merripit House.(92) Watson observes Barrymore, the Baskerville’s butler, hold a candle up to the window overlooking the moor, and learned that he was going to give Seldon, Mrs. Barrymore’s brother and the most dangerous criminal in Europe, food. (131- 134) While Watson was out on the moor he saw a mysterious silhouette of a man.(141-142 ) He later found out where the man was staying and decided to wait for him and meet him. When the man came to the prehistoric house it was none other than Sherlock Holmes. (179) Sherlock found out that that the Stapletons are actually husband and wife, and Stapleton was actually a teacher for a while that lead him to the conclusion that he was the murderer (185). The hound came chasing after Sherlock and Watson in the moor, but Sherlock shot it with his

At some point, it came to life as crimson flames burn within its eyes as it look at them.

Early on, Watson and Holmes are introduced to the Baskerville case by Dr. James Mortimer. For centuries, they discover, the Baskerville estate has existed in the gloomy shadow of the Hound, a constant threat that looms over the family. Centuries earlier, Sir Hugo Baskerville had died under mysterious circumstances- his death attributed to the hound. His descendant, Sir Charles, died under similar circumstances recently. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson make it their responsibility to protect Sir Henry Baskerville from the omnipotent hound. At first, the readers immediately suspect Barrymore, Sir Henry’s butler. Watson and Holmes become suspicious when they find out that he plans to leave his job.

Most people would agree that Sherlock Holmes is perhaps the most famous fictional detective, but people also tend to underrate the role of his agent, better known as his sidekick, Dr. John Watson. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson are fictional characters in Victorian England who solve crimes together in Arthur Conan Doyle’s novels. Holmes is a clever and intuitive detective. Because of this, Dr. Watson’s own intelligence is often overlooked, as he is not quite as gifted as his friend. In the Hound of the Baskervilles, the duo are hired to solve a Sir Charles Baskerville’s death in Dartmoor. Though Holmes is certainly more famous than his partner, Watson is actually more likeable than Holmes; admiration is different than likeability and

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle utilizes literary elements such as dialogue, tone, vocabulary, a different format of narration and perspective, along with chronology to construct the adventures of the eminent fictional detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner, Dr. John Watson. The creative use of dialogue assists in telling the story fluently and vividly, while a suspenseful and occasionally humorous tone maintains interest from case to case. Long winded descriptions and complex vocabulary are infused into Doyle’s writing to fit his knowledgeable characters as well as fuse them into the setting of traditional Britain. Lastly, these features are accompanied by both Holmes and Watson’s different perspectives alongside each other. the tales of

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle utilizes many detail-oriented literary elements to develop the many adventures of the famous fictional British detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner, John Watson. Long winded description and complex vocabulary are infused into Doyle’s writing to accentuate Holmes’s great intelligence. By incorporating such a heavy, educated tone upon the mysteries, the tales of Sherlock Holmes are expressed as very complicated stories that challenge readers in comprehension as well as encourage curiosity through puzzling cases.

The novel The Hound of the Baskervilles is written by a British author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1859. Following “nine years in Jesuit schools, he went to Edinburgh University, where he received a degree in medicine in 1881. He then became an eye specialist in Southsea, with a distressing lack of success” (Doyle 1). Doyle’s financial letdown in Southsea created a need for an alternative way for him to generate profit, so he became an author. In the first of his many stories A Study in Scarlet, Doyle brings Sherlock Holmes to life; he is a detective and the protagonist of the story. Doyle’s inspiration and idea for an observant detective came from Dr. Joseph Bell of the Edinburgh Infirmary. Dr. Bell