Essays on The Adventure of The Speckled Band

Introduction In the late nineteenth century, the middle class of England became more numerous and therefore more important as an audience of art and literature. The middle class began to form its own identity separate from the aristocracy, which included beliefs such as acting as…

Introduction The essays by John A. Hodgson and Stephen Knight use differing approaches to look at one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes tales – The Adventure of the Speckled Band. While Hodgson examines the methodology of the work, its “… narrative, deduction, and…

Introduction Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes story “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” attends to the entertainment value. This value comes from all the characters bringing something interesting to the story. The Humor in the Episode One entertainment aspect Doyle included is “‘Ha! You…

THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a mystery. It is about a private detective and his assistant. The detectives name was Sherlock Holmes and the assistants name was Dr. Watson. Together these two solve 12 thrilling mysteries. Such Mysteries include…