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1、Thoughts given by Sherlock Holmes and the Duke s Son.Written in the first chapter of the book Pride andPrejudice is an extraordinary sentence of which even a person who has had only a brief look upon the book will not fail to receive a deep impression-It is a truth universally acknowledged that a si
2、ngle manin possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. In terms of Sherlock Holmes, wed better alter the sentence into“It is a fact universallyaepted by readers throughout the world that an excellent book in possession of our famous detective Sherlock Holmes is undoubtedly a masterpiece
3、of all times. ” Perhaps this is one of the most obvious explanations for the unrivaled popularity of “Holmes series ” in the field of detective stories.Overwhelmed by the remendations provided by my friends, I decided to take a look on this Sherlock Holmes and the Duke s Son originally published by
4、Oxford University Press.As a whole, this book is about a case concerning the Duke s missing son. Arthur, the Duke s son, wasfound out in a certain morning to have disappeared, aompanied with which was also the disappearance of the German teacher. The school master Dr.Huxtable then turned to the famo
5、us detective of the timecase is, Holmes immediately made up his mind to aept the case and followed Dr. Huxtable back to Mackleton by train. Having formed a rough idea about the whole matter, Holmes probed into the case immediately and had a careful investigation of the entire area shortly after the
6、arrival, during the process ofwhich he discovered the body of the German teacher Heidegger. Finally, primarily due to his prominent ability as a detective, he managed to unravel the mystery and obtained the twelve thousand pounds promised by the Duke.Having once started reading this fiction, I was p
7、letelyimmersed in the mysterious story presented by the book. As the saying goes, “Well begun, half done” . At the beginning of the story, just like manyother detective stories, the author gives us a brief description of the condition by the words of a client. However, unlike other ones, this story
8、first delineates the client s strange behavior at length to indicate the severity of the incident in order to attract the readers to continuereading it. As is known to all, vivid depiction is essentialto detective stories since it can help the readers understandeach figure s characteristics and visu
9、alize the scenes, thus making the story more authentic and attractive. Therefore,trying to present a “ real world ” to his readership, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the original“ Holmes series ” , hasskillfully arranged the plots of the whole story from the perspective of Dr. Watson, a character
10、 not so specialized in discovering the truth hidden behind the enigmatic happenings as Holmes but so loyal to Sherlock Homes as a friend that he always aompanies Holmes wherever he goes. In this way, he elaborately depicted every scene and character in the book, Apart from the special start, the end
11、ing of the whole story, being dramatic but reasonable, is certainly an outstanding one. After all, except the author himself, whoknows that the Duke s seemingly ordinary secretary is in fact the Duke s bastard? In addition, who knows that the Duke actually has already been acquainted with the whole
12、thing before Holmes solves this plicated problem? Yet, surprising as it is, this ending seems so natural that it fits all the plots of the story perfectlywell. While enjoying this wonderful story, I could do nothing but admire the wonderful design of this masterpiece as well as the author s gorgeous
13、 writing skill. Closing my eyes, I caneven “ see” the story happening just like watching a film. Not until then did I understand why the Japanese cartoon film Detective Conan used this“ Conan” as the name of its hero.As far as I am concerned, nothing is more admirable and surprising in the hero Sher
14、lock Homes than his profound knowledge which has certainly assisted him a lot when he was studying the case. Take the bicycle tyres for instance, Holmes actually is capable of recognizing 42 different varieties of bicycle tyres. What s more, aording to his other stories, Holmes has studied different
15、 kinds of newspapers, cigarettes, people s footprints and other special things as well. Therefore, he seems to have the mastery of anything relevant to the cases he deals with. Except for his illimitable knowledge, Holmes also specializes in arranging the facts in order and then finding the fact lea
16、ding him to a GREat discovery or even the truth itself. From his speaking “Every mystery has an answer” , we can readily shape the impression of a man with great intelligence and inflexible will. In this case, after getting rid of unrelated facts, Sherlock Homes eventually grasped the clue and discovered the amazing fact.
