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How is mystery and suspense created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the short stories ‘The Engineers Thumb’, ‘The Beryl Coronet’ and ‘Charles Augustus Milverton’ In this essay, I will compare and analyse how Sir Arthur Conan Doyle creates mystery and suspense in three short stories. In retrospect, mystery and suspense go together. If one […]
It was well documented in his Biography that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle based his character, Sherlock Holmes on his teacher and mentor, Doctor Joseph Bell, a surgeon that Doyle studied under at Edinburgh University (Hodgson 4). We can see another influence on the stories written about “the great detective” in the works that came some […]
Sherlock Holmes is highly sought after for help and assistance in solving cases or problems. Despite the assumption that he does it for financial gain, Holmes is actually motivated by the thrill and love of solving mysteries. Interestingly, he often doesn’t even accept money from clients and instead finds value in other items that serve […]
“Lamb to the Slaughter” is a short murder mystery story written by Roald Dahl a Norwegian author, in 19 54. It is a Black comedy and was very macabre and startling for its time, and still is now, but it isn’t seen as quite so shocking and politically incorrect “Did they kill them both- mother […]
“Lamb To The Slaughter” and “The Speckled Band” are two murder stories that offer contrasting perspectives. “Lamb to the Slaughter,” written by Roald Dahl in the 1950s, focuses on a pregnant housewife named Mrs. Maloney. Each day, she eagerly awaits her husband’s return from work, longing for companionship. However, this seemingly innocent and vulnerable character […]
Roald Dahl, born on September 13, 1916, in Llandolf, South Wales, wrote the story “Lamb to the Slaughter” in 1995. He unfortunately passed away in 1991. Among his other notable works are “BFG” and “Willy Wonka”. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, born on May 22, 1859, in Edinburgh, Scotland, wrote “The Speckled Band”. He also sadly […]
In this essay, I will compare and contrast the presentation of the supernatural in three 19th-century short stories: “Napoleon and the Spectre” by Charlotte Bronte, “An Arrest” by Ambrose Bierce, and “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” by author Conan Doyle. These stories were written during the Victorian era, a time when people were fascinated […]
Detective fiction is a sub-genre of mystery and crime fiction, in which a professional or amateur detective investigates a crime. This comparative analysis is dedicated to the comparison of two detective novels, namely A Study in Scarlet written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie. Both of these […]
