Sherlock holmes

HOLMES

SHERLOCK

Prudent, Luminary, Sceptic,

Cognoscenti but yet Chivalrous

Introduction to Mr. Sherlock Holmes

A few things about Arthur Conan Doyle

Bohemian lifestyle of the detective

Journey through the course of time

Popular legends and novels

Adaptations in different forms worldwide

What we get to learn from Sherlock

Holmes

CO N T E N T S

Introduction to Mr. Sherlock HolmesA fictional detective created by auther and physian Sir

Arthur Conan Doyle.

Consulting detective famous for his logical reasoning and use of forensic science and deception skills in solving cases.

The famous detective appeared first in 1886 and has been featured in 56 stories and 4 novels originally by Sir ACD.

Most of the stories have been narrated by detective’s friend Dr. John H Watson except few narrated by Holmes himself.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Scotland to Irish parents on 22 May 1859.

He studied medicine from University of Edinburg, and later employed as an doctor, and as a surgeon after he completed his graduation.

After few unsuccessful ventures in medicine and writing, it was 1886 in which his first appraised fiction work “A study in Scarlet” published, in which Sherlock Holmes and Watson appeared.

He was also a very keen cricketer and golfer. ACD breathed for the last time on 7 July 1930.

A few things about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Bohemian lifestyle of the detective

Holmes had a different and off the beat personality, which had always attracted the readers. Few of them are:

Addiction to cocaine, morphine and tobacco.

Eccentric and no regards for contemporary standards of tidiness.

No longing to have friends and social life.

Starving himself at the time of intense intellectual activity.

Breaking laws more frequently on behalf of his clients.

Journey through the course of timeFirst Sherlock Holmes novel “The study in scarlet” appeared in “Beeton’s Christmas Annual” and remained successful.

It was followed by “The sign of four” and series of short stories in strands magazine. During this time the character gained much popularity.

Later ACD tried to concentrate on hi historical novels and apparently killed Holmes in “The final problem” in 1893.

But after heavy public outcry he had to bring him back in “The hound of Baskervilles”.

Jerremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes

Popular Legends and Novels

There have been many breath stopper adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Few of them are:

The study in scarlet

A scandal in Bohemia

The adventure of dyieng detective

The hound of Baskervilles and many more

Adaptations in different forms worldwide

William Gillette's 1899 play Sherlock Holmes, or The Strange Case of Miss Faulkner 

 Stoll Pictures produced a series of silent black-and-white films on  Sherlock Holmes 

The first sound film to feature Sherlock Holmes was the sound-on-disk The Return of Sherlock Holmes, written by Basil Dean

 Radio show "The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" on the Mutual Broadcasting System

Ronald Howard starred in 39 episodes of the Sherlock Holmes 1954 American TV series

In 1959 Peter Cushing starred in Hammer Film Productions' The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)

And many more occupy the list including the latest film series starring Robert Downy Jr.

But among all those Jeremy Brett is considered by critic Julian Wolfreys to be the definitive Holmes.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Robert Downy Jr.

What we get to learn from Sherlock Holmes ?Every character in literature is meant to perform some role and thus is responsible for conveying us some message and teaching us something valuable in our life.

What we can learn from Sherlock Holmes is not running behind name and fame for something good which we have done.

Secondly, he teaches us to be resistant in the most adverse conditions too.

Thank youSubmitted by : Rahul PandeyRegd. No. : 1101219170

Submitted to : Miss Subhashree Mohanty

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