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    The Adventure of the Speckled Band is one of the Sherlock Holmes investigative stories that are written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock is known for his keen observation skills and deductive reasoning. He as a partner named Watson. Watson does not share the same talents for investigating, but he does reflect the readers in terms of solving the crime. In this story, Helen comes to Sherlock to investigate the abnormal circumstances that are happening. She tells that story of her sister's death

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    Another characteristic of Holmes that reveals that he has emotions is that he makes the most of his time. In "The Adventures of the Speckled Band," Holmes says to Watson, "There are a thousand details which I should desire to know before I decide upon our course of action. Yet we have not a moment to lose" (314). Holmes, since he likes using his brain 24/7, tries to find out as much as possible as quick as possible with every case he works with. When he was squaring off with Moriarty, he was losing

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    and gets caught. One who looks suspicious and owns a gun. All of those things are thought of at times when thinking of criminals. But someone that’s big and tough and owns a gun does not necessarily have to be a criminal. In The Adventure of a Speckled Band by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle the criminal is a doctor. A doctor who had a very successful job until he committed his first crime. Anyone can be a criminal, and just like Sherlock Holmes states “doctors make the greatest criminals.”

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    Lamb to the Slaughter and The Speckled Band Comparative Essay The main thing Lamb to the slaughter and the speckled Band have in common is the genre 'murder mystery' Lamb to the Slaughter is a simple short story written by Roald Dahl in the mid 19th century. Where as "The speckled band was written earlier Pre 19th century it was written By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle the creator of Sherlock Holmes a famous fictional detective with Watson as his side kick. The most obvious difference between

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    know what happens net in a justice story. I evaluated three stories where I yearned for justice. “The Lady or the Tiger”, “The Adventures of the Speckled Band” and “The Lamb to the Slaughter”. Three stories that keep readers on the edge of their seats. The details in each one makes them want more, which is why I chose “The Adventures of the Speckled Band” to have the most detail.

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    of Amontillado” and “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” I found that short stories help you a lot in life.In these stories the characters face mysterious friends and actions. I like the type of stories that help you know what really happens in life. I will be comparing and contrasting “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”. Edgar Allan Poe wrote “the Cask of Amontillado” in 1846,however, “The adventures of the Speckled band” was written in 1892 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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    as a novelist creating a tedious book. In order capture a reader’s attention and to relay the theme of the story, a writer uses writing techniques. In short stories such as “Button Button”, “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”, authors Mathisen, Poe, and Doyle use literary devices to strengthen the story or theme. Richard Matheson, author of “Button Button”, creates an internal conflict in Norma, one of the two receivers of a mysterious box, to enrich the story and

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    Sherlock Holmes believes that doctors, “make the greatest criminals”. In the tale, “The Speckled Band”, a doctor commits a murder against a woman. He uses his medical knowledge to carry out the crime. The doctor is aware of what a poisonous snake would do to a person. He was also knowledgeable on the amount of time it would take a snake bite to kill someone. Dr. Roylott is aware of what a poisonous snake bite can do to a person and he uses that knowledge to carry out a crime against his step-daughters

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    Comparing Lamb to the Slaughter and The Speckled Band "Lamb to the Slaughter" is a short murder mystery story written by Roald Dahl a Norwegian author, in 19 54. It is a Black comedy and was very macabre and startling for its time, and still is now, but it isn't seen as quite so shocking and politically incorrect "Did they kill them both- mother and child?" Roald Dahl is more famous for his children's stories such as "James and the Giant Peach" and "The Twits", than

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    The Speckled Band by Sherlock Holmes Detective stories first became popular in the Victorian era following the emergence of organized police forces in the 1830's. Fascination with the criminal heros accompanied a corresponding interest in the methodical uncovering of crime. Public hangings were frequent and Victorian people feared crime greatly. This meant that when the detective stories came about they felt the fictional character that cracked every case became the

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