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Its a MYSTERY!

• A Peek into the World of Sherlock Holmes
• Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Elements of Mystery

• THE CRIME IS PLANNED. Generally novels of the
  mystery genre begin with the planning of a crime.
  Most of the novels do not have crimes that happen
  by accident
• THE CRIME IS DISCOVERED. Someone enters a room
  and sees a body, a person is missing without a
  trace, or some other mode of discovery is
  employed. This spurs on the action.
• THE SLUETH ENTERS. This is when the detective
  arrives on the scene. The detective's job is to
  discover who committed the crime
• THE DETECTIVE DETERMINES IF THERE ARE ANY
  WITNESSES. An essential point of a novel, this
  helps the detective with a place to start.
• THE REVELANCY OF EACH PIECE OF EVIDENCE IS
  CONSIDERED. The sleuth looks at what they are
  presented with and begins to decide if those
  clues are important.
• SUSPECTS AND MOTIVES ARE CONSIDERED. This is the
  part of a mystery where the detective begins to
  pinpoint suspects and the reasons for the crime.
  Sometimes all of the clues appear to point to one
  person, but indeed, that person is not the
  culprit. They act as a distraction- a red
  herring. This then causes the sleuth to begin at
  the beginning.
• THE SLUETH FORMS A HYPOTHESIS. In a mystery novel
  the detective comes up with a reason why the
  crime was committed and who did it. Such a theory
  is a hypothesis. Then the detective character
  will try to prove it with further clues
• A CHASE SCENE MAY OCCUR. Generally this happens
  in movies. It is when the suspect, or
  perpetrator, runs from the police. These are
  generally high action scenes.
• REASON MUST PREVAIL. The suspect must have a
  reason for committing the crime, the detective
  can not accuse someone without them having no
  reason. This leads to a lack in conclusion of a
  mystery. It leaves unanswered questions
• JUSTICE SHOULD PREVAIL. Although readers tend to
  enjoy a happy ending, sometimes justice (what is
  right) does not prevail

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• BRIEF TIMELINE FOR NOVEL
• Arthur Conan Doyle was born on May 22, 1859, in
  Edinburgh, Scotland
• 1886 creates the characters of Sherlock Holmes
  and his assistant Dr. Watson
• Strand magazine published the first episode of
  The Hound of the Baskervilles in August of 1901.
  The magazine's circulation instantly rose by
  thirty thousand copies
• The novel became, and is to this day, a
  worldwide sensation.  
• The novel that Conan Doyle described as "a real
  creeper" was an instant success. This book
  combines elements of mystery, superstition,
  suspense, and horror  

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• THE GREAT DETECTIVE
• Doyle vacationed in Norfolk and while relaxing
  with friends they spoke of many things.  The
  focus of many of their conversations were about
  the local myths and legends.  Conan Doyle was
  especially interested in the tales of ghostly
  hounds that roamed the moors (open fields) of
  England. This prompted Doyle to develop and write
  the popular novel, Hound of the Baskervilles

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The best way of successfully acting a part is to
be it Sherlock Holmes in The Dying Detective

• The Actors
• William Gillette
• Basil Rathbone

• Jeremy Brett

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Art in the blood is liable to take the strangest
forms Sherlock Holmes in The Greek
Interpreter

• The Comics and Graphic Novels

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All this is amusing, though rather
elementary. Sherlock Holmes in A Case of
Identity

• Basil of Baker Street series
• Sherlock Chick series
• Snoopy
• Hemlock Holmes

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All this is amusing, though rather
elementary. Sherlock Holmes in A Case of
Identity

• What about Disney?