Sherlock Holmes - the Man and his Enemies

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This paper looks at the hero detectives Sherlock Holmes and considers if there is a possibility he suffered from an obsessive disorder problem. It also discusses the Holmes' stories and certain aspects of his adversaries. Also examined is the story "The Hound of the Baskervilles" with a discussion on the setting of the actual scene within the novel and how the literature and atmosphere of the time along with the views and ideals of those reading the novel are affected by the atmosphere and descriptions of the authors? words. Also discussed are the "Stories of the Sussex Vampyre" and the "Final Problem".

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"Sherlock Holmes is known through out the world as the model private detective, or as he is described a consulting detective since the first pages of a Study in Scarlet were published in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887. Arthur Conan Doyle the creator of Britian's Master Sleuth wrote sixty original stories on Holmes' adventures, of these sixty, fifty six were short stories and four were full
To many Sherlock Holmes is the key man in any adventure story as he battles the menaces of evil using his superpowers that are purely based on his own observances and deductions, Holmes' methods can be learned by any person with a mind to open his eyes and use all of his senses rather than just what he thinks he sees."

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