Sherlock Holmes is one of the most enduring characters in literature. His skill and brilliance were unparalleled. He was super-human. As the precursor to the modern day superhero, Holmes dazzled readers with his exploits and adventures for 40 years. So, it comes as no surprise that Robert Downey, Jr. of Iron Man fame is set ...
My fascination with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s talent began when my father began renting Sherlock Holme’s videos in the 1980s, the Basil Rathbone version ,where Hollywood proves that Holmes is timeless and can, to some extent, be transported through various times in history. Then, for me, came one or two stories I had read. Next ...
Sherlock Holmes has remained a popular literary figure since his creation by the great, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. With the release of the newest film featuring the dynamic, mystery solving duo – Sherlock Holmes, set to release this Christmas Day, it would be in the interest of many excited movie and literature fans to either ...
I like a well-crafted mystery, from time to time, as you may have guessed from my earlier articles on M.C. Beaton’s Death of a Witch and other Hamish Macbeth mysteries, or my review of Michael Connelly’s The Brass Verdict. But with all due respect to the prowess of the mystery-solvers in those books, there really ...
A number of contradictions occur between the life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and the characters he created in his many literary works. Despite training to be a medical doctor in Edinburgh, Scotland, Conan Doyle maintained a strong belief in spiritualism and life after death. Many of the characters created by Conan Doyle use science ...
