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    Character of Sherlock Holmes “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” is one of a several detective collection written by Arthur Conan Doyle which became well known among numerous people in the world. The protagonist in “A Scandal in Bohemia” as well as in the rest of Doyle’s stories is a legendary detective known as Sherlock Holmes‚ who always shows a positive energy into solving criminal mysteries. In “A Scandal in Bohemia”‚ Holmes along with his trustful friend‚ tries to unravel the riddle regarding

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    he original story that addicted readers to Sherlock Holmes A Study in Scarlet (1887) is the first novel of legendary Sherlock Holmes series written by Arthur Conan Doyle. It was the second novel for Doyle next to “J.Habakuk Jephson’s Statement”‚ (1884) and it first appeared in Beeton’s Christmas Annual for 1887. While other Holmes’ stories are arguably much better written crime/detective mysteries‚ the origin of the best detective story for over a century consecutively delivers electrifying

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    Jonathan Swift’s cousin. -I didn’t know Dickens was an actor (and accomplished at that)…I don’t really know much about him‚ actually -George Eliot was a pseudonym for a woman (Mary Ann Evans). -Skiing was popularized in Switzerland by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. -James Joyce was terrified of thunder & lightning. -Jerome David Salinger’s ex-girlfriend was Oona O’Neill who left him for Charlie Chaplin whom she went on to marry. -William Faulkner’s initial title for The Sound and the Fury was

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    strived to accommodate the spiritual and paranormal within the domain of science and reason. At the same time‚ the Victorian era was marked by the rising awareness of the foreign influence and its consequences. In The Hound of the Baskervilles Conan Doyle explores both subjects to depict guilt as a force that stems from within and is spurred from without. As far as the family history goes‚ the Baskervilles are an old and cursed line haunted by the sins of their ancestor in form of a hellish beast

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    Contents Introduction……………………………………………………….…..…….3 Chapter 1: General overview of Grammar………………………….…….5 Chapter 1.1: The Subject as the Principal Part of the Sentence…………7 Chapter 2: Ways of Expressing the Subject…………….……….………12 Conclusion………………………………………………………..……….16 Bibliography…………………………………………………….………..18 Introduction The title of this term paper is “Ways of Expressing the Subject”. The main goal is to identify the main features of the subject in the sentence and to examine the subject and

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    Jeong 1 Ji Won Jeong Ms.Santos English 9 Honors 21 October 2015 Sir Henry Baskerville The Hound of the Baskervilles is a fictional‚ mysterious book written by Arthur Conan Doyle. The story takes place in the eighteen hundreds London‚ and in Devonshire‚ Baskerville Hall as the story progresses. The mystery begins when Sherlock Holmes finds a cane left in his office by an unknown visitor along with his assistant‚ Dr.Watson. The cane’s owner later appears to be James Mortimer‚ as he entered the office

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    Julian Patrick Barnes is an award winning British from London best known for his post-modernist literature and crime fiction novels. His most prestigious awards include a Man Booker Prize Award in 2011 and three shortlists for the same in 2005‚ 1998‚ and 1984. He is also the winner of the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize‚ the Somerset Maugham Award and the Commandeur of L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He typically writes his crime fiction under the moniker of Dan Kavagh. He has also written numerous

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    The hound of the baskerville  Dr. John Watson is the other main protagonist. He is Sherlock’s sidekick and companion. He narrates the entire story. Dr. Watson thinks very highly of Sherlock‚ being very eager to please him. He is loyal‚ and is very verbose‚ especially when writing reports for Holmes. Dr. Watson is a static character‚ despite being a protagonist‚ his personality remains the same. However‚ one could argue that he is foil‚ as he is dim compared to Sherlock and highlights Holmes’ intelligence

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    Sherlock Holmes used his observance to come to the conclusion that occurred at the end of “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In April 1883‚ Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson experienced an encounter with Helen Stoner. Holmes and Watson were recommended by Helen’s friend; that was Helen’s motive for reporting her sister’s death to them. Helen Stoner and Dr. Roylott lived in Stoke Moran. Dr. Roylott‚ Helen’s stepfather‚ was an aggressive man. After Helen Stoner’s mother

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    very logical man‚ and can think things out in more detail and in depth. Few people can solve things in the way which he does. I In all of the Holmes stories I have read‚ I find‚ have met at least three of the five elements of a mystery. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‚ the author‚ writes in a way in which it holds the readers attention and keeps you interested‚ this is a writing style which I enjoy very much. Every story can be connected to outside sources of knowledge in many ways. "The Red-Headed

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