Holmes Essays

Arthur Conan Doyle is a Victorian writer. He introduced his fictional character in 1887. At this time, there were huge differences in wealth between the classes, working class and middle class. Those in the working class lived in poor cramped conditions with poor sanitation and very little access to education. …

            Introduction             The detective stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle have recently regained their popularity. The reason for this is in the fact that Doyle’s short stories about Sherlock Holmes describe the unlimited human talents. Simultaneously, Sherlock Holmes is a usual person, with his human weaknesses and his own …

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) is the long awaited sequel to the first Sherlock Holmes film. Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law star in this thrilling action packed film. The storyline is carried on from the previous film; Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr) and his sidekick Dr. Watson …

When the word ‘detective’ is uttered, who cannot say that the first image to come to mind was the man in the ear hat and the Belstaff coat, magnifying glass in hand, a pipe resting upon his lips? Undoubtedly, Sherlock Holmes is one of the most famous literary characters of …

The team of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson is probably one of the most famous fictional detective teams to this day. One specific adventure that was encountered by the duo is told through the novel and film, The Hound of the Baskervilles. The Hound of the Baskervilles novel was written …

The first released Sherlock Holmes stories were published in 1887, by Sir Aurthor Conan Doyle, during the Victorian era. In this time frame, Doyle developed the famous character Sherlock Holmes for solving the unsolvable mysteries, and representing a heroic hero in many different aspects. With this however, his positive qualities, …

Theme: In this novel, a man narrates his comrade’s astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve difficult cases that led them to an amazing adventure. Synopsis: The story opens with a mini mystery—Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson speculate …

Serial Killers are nothing new to today’s society. Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy and Ted Bundy shocked our nation with their violent, brutal, and at times unbelievable crimes, although none of them were as notorious as Herman Webster Mudgett better known as Dr. H.H. Holmes. A man that carried himself …

1. What are the four types of evidence in a criminal investigation? The four types of evidence in a criminal investigation are physical, documentary, a testimony and demonstrative evidence. 2. What are individual characteristics? Give an example of an individual characteristic? Individual characteristics are characteristics that can be traced back …

At the beginning of this story, Victorian readers learned that there was only one woman cold-hearted Sherlock Holmes esteemed. That one was Irene Adler. She was an opera singer, and therefore presumed to be a woman of easy virtue, but this presumed stain on her character did not taint his …