COMIC DEN

English Project
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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the novel [Name of Novel] as part of my English project. The knowledge and
skills I have gained from this project have been invaluable and will serve me well
in my future academic pursuits.Their insights and guidance were instrumental in
helping me to form a deep understanding of the book and to develop my
analysis and interpretation skills.
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unwavering support and encouragement throughout this project. Their belief in
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Thank you once again for the opportunity to work on this project, and for your
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INDEX PAPER
 Acknowledgement Page -
1
 Index Page
–2
 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Page –
3,4
 Sherlock Holmes Page
– 5, 6
 Character &Plot Page –
6-9
 Illustrations Page
- 10-12
 Bibliography Page
-13
SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
 By 1876, graduating at the age of seventeen, Arthur Doyle, (as he
was called, before adding his middle name "Conan" to his surname),
was a surprisingly normal young man. With his innate sense of
humour and his sportsmanship, having ruled out any feelings of self-
pity, Arthur was ready and willing to face the world.
 Family tradition would have dictated the pursuit of an artistic career,
yet Arthur decided to follow a medical one. This decision was
influenced by Dr. Bryan Charles Waller, a young lodger his mother
had taken-in to make ends meet. Dr. Waller had trained at the
University of Edinburgh and that is where Arthur was sent to carry out
his medical studies.
 The young medical student met a number of future authors who were
also attending the university, including James Barrie and Robert Louis
Stevenson. However the man who most impressed and influenced
him was without a doubt, one of his teachers, Dr. Joseph Bell. The
good doctor was a master at observation, logic, deduction, and
diagnosis. All these qualities were later to be found in the personality
of the celebrated detective Sherlock Holmes.
SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
 A couple of years into his studies, Arthur decided to try his pen at writing a short
story. The result entitled The Mystery of Sasassa Valley was very evocative of the
works of Edgar Allan Poe and Bret Harte, his favorite authors at the time. It was
accepted in an Edinburgh magazine called Chamber's Journal, which had
published Thomas Hardy's first work.
 Arthur Conan Doyle was twenty years old and in his third year of medical studies
when a chance for adventure knocked on his door. He was offered the post of
ship's surgeon on the Hope, a whaling boat, about to leave for the Arctic Circle. The
Hope first stopped near the shores of Greenland, where the crew proceeded to
hunt for seals. The young medical student was appalled by the brutality of the
exercise. But apart from that, he greatly enjoyed the camaraderie on board the
ship and the subsequent whale hunt fascinated him. "I went on board the whaler a
big straggling youth" he said, "I came off a powerful, well-grown man". The Arctic
had "awakened the soul of a born wanderer" he concluded many years later. This
adventure found its way into his first story about the sea, a chilling tale
called Captain of the Pole-Star.
SHERLOCK HOLMES
 Sherlock Holmes (/ˈʃɜːrlɒk ˈhoʊmz/) is a fictional detective created by British author
Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a "consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is
known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and logical reasoning
that borders on the fantastic, which he employs when investigating cases for a wide variety of
clients, including Scotland Yard.
 First appearing in print in 1887's A Study in Scarlet, the character's popularity became
widespread with the first series of short stories in The Strand Magazine, beginning with "
A Scandal in Bohemia" in 1891; additional tales appeared from then until 1927, eventually
totalling four novels and 56 short stories. All but one[a] are set in the Victorian or Edwardian
eras, between about 1880 and 1914. Most are narrated by the character of Holmes's friend
and biographer Dr. John H. Watson, who usually accompanies Holmes during his investigations
and often shares quarters with him at the address of 221B Baker Street, London, where many
of the stories begin.
 Though not the first fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes is arguably the best known. [1] By the
1990s, there were already over 25,000 stage adaptations, films, television productions and
publications featuring the detective, [2] and Guinness World Records lists him as the most
portrayed human literary character in film and television history. [3] Holmes's popularity and
fame are such that many have believed him to be not a fictional character but a real
individual;[4][5][6] numerous literary and fan societies have been founded on this pretence. Avid
readers of the Holmes stories helped create the modern practice of fandom.[7] The character
and stories have had a profound and lasting effect on mystery writing and popular culture as a
whole, with the original tales as well as thousands written by authors other than Conan Doyle
being adapted into stage and radio plays, television, films, video games, and other media for
over one hundred years.
SHERLOCK HOLMES
 Holmes displays a strong aptitude for acting and disguise. In
several stories ("The Sign of Four", "
The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton", "
The Man with the Twisted Lip", "
The Adventure of the Empty House" and "A Scandal in Bohemia"),
to gather evidence undercover he uses disguises so convincing
that Watson fails to recognise him. In others ("
The Adventure of the Dying Detective" and "
A Scandal in Bohemia"), Holmes feigns injury or illness to
incriminate the guilty. In the latter story, Watson says, "The stage
lost a fine actor ... when [Holmes] became a specialist in crime".
[133]

 Guy Mankowski has said of Holmes that his ability to change his
appearance to blend into any situation "helped him personify the
idea of the English eccentric chameleon, in a way that prefigured
the likes of David Bowie."[134]
SHERLOCK HOLMES
 Until Watson's arrival at Baker Street, Holmes largely worked
alone, only occasionally employing agents from the city's
underclass. These agents included a variety of informants, such
as Langdale Pike, a "human book of reference upon all matters of
social scandal",[135] and Shinwell Johnson, who acted as Holmes's
"agent in the huge criminal underworld of London".[136] The best
known of Holmes's agents are a group of street children he called
"the Baker Street Irregulars".[
CHARACTERS AND PLOT
 Dr Watson
 Dr. Watson, in full Dr. John H. Watson, fictional English
physician who is Sherlock Holmes’s devoted friend and associate
in a series of detective stories and novels by
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
 Watson, born in 1852, has served as an army surgeon in India,
where he was wounded during the second Afghan War, and has
returned to England in impaired health. He and Holmes meet in
London; they share rooms at 221B Baker Street. The
medical practice Watson establishes does not prevent him from
accompanying Holmes on his crime-fighting cases, which he later
records and publishes.
 The character of Watson, as written by Conan Doyle, is modest
and intelligent. He is a patient and sensitive observer, but his
detecting capabilities are no match for the lightning-swift
deductive reasoning of Holmes.
CHARACTER
Sherlock Holmes
 Sherlock Holmes is a character from books written by Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle. His most famous story was The Hound of the
Baskervilles.
 Many of the stories were made into movies and television dramas.
He is a detective who tries to find out who committed crimes. There
is a monument in London dedicated to him. He has a sharp mind and
solves even the most difficult and strange cases. He works with his
friend Dr. Watson, a retired army officer. Holmes plays the violin and
smokes a pipe. He is very smart. He first appeared in 1887 and is
known for his detective skills.
 Sherlock Holmes was born on 6th January 1861, and for more than
100 years his name has been known in every country of the world;
and not only his name, but his appearance too. The hawk-like
features and piercing eyes; the dressing-gown and pipe; the unusual
cap and magnifying glass - these details are so familiar that if he
were to appear amongst us today we should know him at once.
CHARACTER
Dr Mortimer
 Dr. Mortimer is a house surgeon who left his London practice in order to
set up house and a country practice in the Devonshire moors near
Baskerville Hall with his wife and dog. Mortimer is a phrenologist and
believes that a person’s most intimate characteristics can be understood
through careful measurement and examination of his skull. Indeed, he
feels the individual predisposed to whatever characteristics his or her
skull imbues. As such, he takes great interest in the skull of
Sherlock Holmes when they first meet. Since Holmes is such a singular
character, Mortimer is sure he must have a singular skull. Mortimer was a
friend of Sir Charles Baskerville and is the reason that Holmes and
Dr. Watson are first brought into the case. He is observant and
scientific, discovering unnoticed footprints left behind by a dog at the
scene of Sir Charles’ death. He is also considerate, sharing the
information about the footprints only with Holmes and Watson for fear of
causing a panic among the moor’s occupants .
PLOT
 The Hound of the Baskervilles opens with a mini mystery—Sherlock Holmes and
Dr. Watson speculate on the identity of the owner of a cane that has been left in
their office by an unknown visitor. Wowing Watson with his fabulous powers of
observation, Holmes predicts the appearance of James Mortimer, owner of the
found object and a convenient entrée into the baffling curse of the Baskervilles.
 Entering the office and unveiling an 18th century manuscript, Mortimer
recounts the myth of the lecherous Hugo Baskerville. Hugo captured and
imprisoned a young country lass at his estate in Devonshire, only to fall victim
to a marauding hound of hell as he pursued her along the lonesome moors late
one night. Ever since, Mortimer reports, the Baskerville line has been plagued
by a mysterious and supernatural black hound. The recent death of Sir Charles
Baskerville has rekindled suspicions and fears. The next of kin, the duo finds
out, has arrived in London to take up his post at Baskerville Hall, but he has
already been intimidated by an anonymous note of warning and, strangely
enough, the theft of a shoe.
PLOT
 Agreeing to take the case, Holmes and Watson quickly discover that Sir
Henry Baskerville is being trailed in London by a mysterious bearded
stranger, and they speculate as to whether the ghost be friend or foe.
Holmes, however, announces that he is too busy in London to accompany
Mortimer and Sir Henry to Devonshire to get to the bottom of the case, and
he sends Dr. Watson to be his eyes and ears, insisting that he report back
regularly.
 Once in Devonshire, Watson discovers a state of emergency, with armed
guards on the watch for an escaped convict roaming the moors. He meets
potential suspects in Mr. Barrymore and Mrs. Barrymore, the domestic help,
and Mr. Jack Stapleton and his sister Beryl, Baskerville neighbors.
 A series of mysteries arrive in rapid succession: Barrymore is caught
skulking around the mansion at night; Watson spies a lonely figure keeping
watch over the moors; and the doctor hears what sounds like a dog's
howling.
PLOT
 Doing his best to unravel these threads of the mystery, Watson
discovers that Barrymore's nightly jaunts are just his attempt to
aid the escaped con, who turns out to be Mrs. Barrymore's
brother. The doctor interviews Laura Lyons to assess her
involvement, and discovers that the lonely figure surveying the
moors is none other than Sherlock Holmes himself. It takes
Holmes—hidden so as not to tip off the villain as to his
involvement—to piece together the mystery.
BLIBLIOGRAPHY
 www.sparknotes.com
 www.litcharts.com
 www.brainly.com
 www.sirarthurconandoyle.com
 www.britannica.com
 www.thesherlock.fandom.com
 www.bakerstreet.fandom.com
 www.comicbookrevolution.com