... publish "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" in 1890. When a new edition was published people rushed to buy them to find out the new story. They were read by all kinds of people, particularly poor working classes; fascinated by mysteries and murders and the lives of the upper class. Sherlock Holmes was a new experience ... Others were obviously inspired by this way of thinking as there are still huge Sherlock Holmes fans around today, and people see his adventures as classic books and are still being read by people all over the world. His popularity is probably just as popular today as it...

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... text "The Affair at the Victory Ball."" When Conan-Doyle was writing, televisions or computers hadn't been invented so people had a lot more time to read, this is perhaps the reason why the story "The Adventures of the Speckled band- has a slower pace and is more detailed. Both of the ... yet you are all wrong."" Yet when Holmes meets Miss stoner for the first time he offers he coffee and also says to her "You must not fear," he said leaning forward and patting her arm', showing his concern. Sherlock Holmes in comparison to Hercule Poirot, Holmes is an attentive, ... structure and langu...

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