The Speckled Band and Lamb to the Slaughter comparison

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Wide reading assignment:

Comparison between: "The Speckled Band" and "Lamb to the Slaughter"

In this assignment, I am going to compare the two murder mystery stories: "Lamb to the Slaughter', written in 1954 by Roald Dahl, and 'The Speckled Band', written in 1892 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Although both books are from the same genre, they have many differences. I will comment on these differences, and any similarities between the stories, and then come to conclusions based upon the comments I make.

The main thing to remember when comparing the two books is the fact that they were written at different times. This means that the language used, and the way in which this language is used, will be different in each book. For example, we see that in 'The Speckled Band', that the sentences are generally much longer than the modern day sentences, used in 'Lamb to the Slaughter'. For example, we see that Dr. Watson says "It is perhaps as well that the facts should now come to light, for I have reasons to know there are widespread rumours to the death of Dr Grimesby Roylott which tend to make the matter even more