Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes first appeared in 1887 in A Study in Scarlet. Four years later, Sherlock Holmes grew to extremes in popularity thanks to its series of short stories in The marge Magazine in 1891. Over a hundred years later, Sherlock Holmes stories are still macrocosm read by a variety of different ages and cultures. But why is this? Why are populate so caught up in this series of books and short stories? Is it because of the stories nail-biting plots? Or is it because of the engrossing characters that the inventive Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has dead produced?Or is it both the plot and the characters? This is of course, is an opinion question, and answers will vary, but this is mine During Sir Arthur Conan Doyles life, he enjoyed a actually high level of popularity for his stories about Holmes, even in countries other than England. At that time, his great success would capture been due to Conan Doyles excellent writing abilities, Holmes great abilities of deduction that could be us ed to solve any crime, and the position that common and poor passel of England and especially London could look to Holmes for inspiration, and as a national sign of pride.But Conan Doyle wrote these stories over a century ago. Why are they still so popular today? Holmes became an icon, his abridgment of Watson and other lots habits and activities seemed to them, baffling, but to him it was Elementary. His deerstalker cap, pipe, overcoat, and magnifying glass came to tokenize detectives and their art through Sherlock Holmes early popularity. And simply put, community enjoy a good story, especially a mystery. In our newfangled time of fast living, modern conveniences, and computerised crime and detection, Sherlock Holmes represents the spirit an earlier, simpler and more romantic period. Perhaps, as Watson was to him, Holmes is to us the one fixed dapple in a changing age. 1 1 Clive Hopwood? Sherlock Holmes Illustrated copyright 1981 by World International Publishing Limi ted. print in Great Britain.Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes first appeared in 1887 in A Study in Scarlet. Four years later, Sherlock Holmes grew to extremes in popularity thanks to its series of short stories in The chain Magazine in 1891. Over a hundred years later, Sherlock Holmes stories are still organism read by a variety of different ages and cultures. But why is this? Why are people so caught up in this series of books and short stories? Is it because of the stories nail-biting plots? Or is it because of the engrossing characters that the inventive Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has utterly produced?Or is it both the plot and the characters? This is of course, is an opinion question, and answers will vary, but this is mine During Sir Arthur Conan Doyles life, he enjoyed a truly high level of popularity for his stories about Holmes, even in countries other than England. At that time, his great success would dumbfound been due to Conan Doyles excellent writing abilities, Holmes gre at abilities of deduction that could be used to solve any crime, and the feature that common and poor people of England and especially London could look to Holmes for inspiration, and as a national symbol of pride.But Conan Doyle wrote these stories over a century ago. Why are they still so popular today? Holmes became an icon, his analysis of Watson and other peoples habits and activities seemed to them, baffling, but to him it was Elementary. His deerstalker cap, pipe, overcoat, and magnifying glass came to symbolize detectives and their art through Sherlock Holmes early popularity. And simply put, people enjoy a good story, especially a mystery. In our modern time of fast living, modern conveniences, and computerised crime and detection, Sherlock Holmes represents the spirit an earlier, simpler and more romantic period. Perhaps, as Watson was to him, Holmes is to us the one fixed put in a changing age. 1 1 Clive Hopwood? Sherlock Holmes Illustrated copyright 1981 by World Int ernational Publishing Limited. publish in Great Britain.