How do the last 2 Chapters of 'the Hound of the Baskervilles' show it to be a 'Classic British Detective' Story?

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How do the last 2 Chapters of ‘the Hound of the Baskervilles’ show it to be a ‘Classic British Detective’ Story?

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote the Sherlock Holmes novel ‘the Hound of the Baskervilles’ at the end of the 19th century. The novel is part of the ‘Classic British Detective’ genre. The genre is made up of the detective being amateur, it is often set in the country or wealthy surroundings, it is often class based, and doesn’t often contain violence. A ‘Classic British Detective’ always traditionally has a sidekick, is very intelligent and has one flaw to show that they too are not perfect. In the case of Sherlock Holmes his sidekick is Dr Watson, he is indeed incredibly intelligent, and he is addicted to opium.

 Another example of this genre is Agatha Christies’ Inspector Poirot, he too has a sidekick, Captain Hastings, as well as his weakness, though it not quite being as bad as Holmes’, is vanity.

 Holmes and Watson’s relationship is a strong one, and is held together by a grand admiration on Watson’s part. Watson’s admiration is proved in the quotation: ‘He had never said as much before, and I must admit that his words gave me a keen pleasure, for I had often been piqued by his indifference to my admiration and to the attempts which I have made to give publicity to his methods.’ This shows us that Watson is incredibly excited by the fact that Holmes has recognised him and that he has an extreme admiration for him that any compliment would be a pleasurable experience. Holmes thinks as Watson as his friend, companion and assistant if not his “conductor of light”. This means that Watson is not a genius but he occasionally gives Holmes inspiration to see unseen factors.

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 Watson is quite naive in a way as he sometimes gets carried away in his assessments and comes to wild conclusions ‘The night was very dark, so that I can hardly imagine how he could possibly have hoped to see anyone. It had struck me that it was possible that some love intrigue was on foot.’ Watson is also somewhat of a romantic ‘She was darker than any whom I have seen in England – slim, elegant and tall. She had a proud finely cut face, so regular that it might have been impassive were it not for the sensitive ...

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