Arthur Conan Doyle's The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 12 short stories, narrated by Sherlock's sidekick, Watson. A Scandal in Bohemia
The tale of the only woman who's ever bested Sherlock Holmes.
The Red-Headed League
Sherlock Holmes reasons his way into capturing a wanted thief and murder, and preventing what would have been one of the largest back heist of England's history.
A Case of Identity
Without missing a detail, Sherlock Holmes solves the case of a young woman jilted at the church steps.
The Bascombe Valley Mystery
The reader glimpses Sherlock's compassionate side by the way he chooses to dispose of the guilty party in this gripping murder mystery. He also makes it very clear, not for the last time, that he is not a police officer.
The Five Orange Pips
Sherlock Holmes goes up against members of the Klu Klux Klan. He's solves the mystery but it's any one's guess whether is he successful at reeking vengeance for his slain client.
The Man with the Twist
This twisted tale is one that only Sherlock Holmes could solve.
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
Sherlock Holmes solves this case of about a stolen gem and in the end shows that he has some very modern ideas about crime, punishment and imprisonment.
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
Sherlock Holmes solves the mysterious death of a young woman and prevents her twin sister from falling victim to the same evil scheme.
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb
Sherlock Holmes solves elements of this case while endeavoring to find the culprits responsible for severing a young engineer's thumb.
The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
Sherlock Holmes solved the mystery of the run away bride.
The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
Sherlock Holmes saves England from public scandal by recovering national jewels stolen by a scoundrel.
The Adventure of the Copper Breeches
Sherlock Holmes solved the mystery but is too late to save the lady because the maid and the lady's beau have done the job for him.
Holmes views the cases depicted in this collection as being some of the more trivial cases he's worked on throughout his career, while Watson feels these cases are best for showcasing Sherlock's superior reasoning and deduction skills. Check out the video below to find out what I think.
Sherlock Holmes vs. Hercule Poirot: Who's your favourite fictional detective?
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Always a pleasure to meet a Sherlockian :)
ReplyDeleteI recommend "The House of Silk" by Anthony Horowitz. This pastiche captures the spirit of the canon nicely.
Sherlock Holmes over Poirot any day! Having said that, I do like David Suchet's performance. He nails Poirot to perfection.
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What's ever the doubt ?? Sherlcck Holmes is far FAR better than Hercule Poirot in ways more than one !! It is Sherlock Holmes who solves "all types of crimes" and also crimeless mysteries, whereas Hercule Poirot is more often than not shown to solve only murders. If at all he is shown to be involved in cases that involve smuggling, drug dealing, kidnapping, it is hardly ever without a murder that Poirot is ever able to plunge into ANY concrete action !! One another "interesting" observation which Hercule Poirot fans seem to have missed when they say he is better than Sherlock Holmes is this: Hercule Poirot is never shown to "trace" people !! Whenever HP needs anything like tracing, gathering info, doing background check, etc.done, there is always somebody ready with the same for him. In fact, he doesn't even give any special instructions or suggest any ingenious measures to his aides to accomplish these tasks that are to be done outside thus conveniently reducing his job to casually converse with all those in the confinement on and on and on till any of them would say something which he / she shouldn't have said and ultimately pouncing on him / her. What's the big fun in this all about ?!?!?
ReplyDeleteActually, his very idea of "reconstructing the crime" itself works only if the perpetrator of the crime is within the confined space where the investigation is going on - like a ship, cottage, hotel, plane or wherever. If it is an open crime and the criminal is from outside (not an impossibility, by any means !!) as is more often the case in SH plots, HP (and his "psychology of crime" and "little grey cells" and what not !)are all sure to be in a soup !! When a person doesn't exert himself much and prefers to use such a "method" which works for a small selection of affairs that as compared to the huge world of variety of ones that could turn up for investigation, he SHOULD FAIL TO APPEAL AS REALISTIC !!
When there are these many points points (I can give you more) against him, I honestly wonder how ANYone would say HP was more "realistic" - JJUst how !!