Hound Of The Baskervilles
Explore how Conan Doyle's language in chapter 6 of "The Hound of the Baskervilles" creates tension and atmosphere. Deal with the description, Watson's narration and links to the rest of the novel. The book "The Hound of the Baskervilles" was written in the 1900s and is set in the 1880s by Conan Doyle who wrote the Sherlock Holmes story in a magazine called "The Strand". Because of this at the end of each instalment Conan Doyle would leave it on a cliff-hanger. The stories where always written as detective fiction and gothic horror which at the time people loved, especially the gothic horror. Chapter Six is en titled "Baskerville Hall", this tells us that Conan Doyle is switching from the urbanised London to the dark low populated countryside of Dartmoor. Also the title of Chapter Six reminds the reader of Chapter Two where the manuscript of the curse of the Baskervilles is explored when read by Holmes. This will cause tension for the reader, knowing that Watson, Dr Mortimer and Sir Henry are soon arriving at the place of the hound. Another way Conan Doyle creates tension is at the end of Chapter Five with Holmes saying "about sending you. It's an ugly business, watson, an ugly dangerous business, and the more I see of it the less I like it" which is used to create a thought of danger ahead, and it is a cliff-hanger at the end of one instalment so the reader would go out and
Hound Of The Baskervilles
English literature Unit 1:prose Task: To identify the ways in which Arthur Conan Doyle's novel, "The Hound of the Baskervilles" can be considered a piece of gothic literature. Gothic literature is a mysterious and grotesque style of fiction writing, often based on legends and myths. The gothic style of literature deals with eerie events and sombre settings. Gothic stories are usually set in forests; moors; hills or other remote areas, away from the boundaries of normality and civilization. The gothic period is believed to have begun in 1764 and the popularity of the genre continued to 1840. Around this time, a belief in supernatural occurrences and witchcraft arose; beliefs, which count towards the origins of gothic literature around this time, as people's interest the genre, grew. The first famous gothic author was Horace Walpole who wrote "The castle of Otranto." Many other well known gothic writers followed, including Ann Radcliffe; Edgar Allan Poe; Mary Shelley and Arthur Conan Doyle. Famous gothic titles include "The legend of Sleepy Hollow", "Frankenstein", "The Raven" and "Dracula." The settings of gothic stories include those of manors; halls; castles and other residences of wealthy characters, often lords and ladies. These buildings, from the way they are described, have a distinct gothic style of architecture. The architectural features of these buildings
Compare The Adventures of the Engineer's thumb by Arthur Conan Doyle and The Ostler by Wilkie Collins.
The Adventures of the Engineer's thumb-Arthur Conan Doyle. The Ostler-Wilkie Collins. Both stories build up suspense and anxiety. Arthur Conan Doyle's "Engineer's Thumb" conveys the feelings of a man who has lost his thumb whilst Wilkie Collins "The Ostler" is based upon a dream. The stories are written to shock the reader as they get caught up in the gripping storylines. Although the stories leave you tense and anxious they allow you to experience the events as they are written in 1st person. "I believe, been told more than once in the newspaper". Despite the stories being written in the late 1800's they are still modern today. Superstitions were believed to be serious in the 1800's as many superstitions became reality. In "The Ostler" Isaac's dream turned out to be real. Nowadays people don't take superstitions seriously as there are know real consequences. Maybe it was faint but more than likely it was their minds just playing tricks on them. "Engineers Thumb" describes to us how an inspector and his sidekick try vigorously to unveil the secrets of the wound whereas "The Ostler" shows how superstitions can become reality when "The Ostler" dreams he gets attacked only for it to become true with serious side effects. The openings of each story differ as "The Ostler" is more dramatic than the "Engineers Thumb". "Something curious", this grabs the reader's attention as
How does Conan Doyle create suspense and tension in the Sherlock Holmes stories?
How does Conan Doyle create suspense and tension in the Sherlock Holmes stories? Suspense is to create a state of excitement or anxious uncertainty about what may happen. This brings the audience more into the story and makes them want to continue reading. Crime fiction stories have and need suspense to draw in the readers and make the story much more interesting. This is what Conan Doyle is most noted for: his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 22nd May 1859, Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle graduated with a degree in medicine from Edinburgh University in 1881. Dr. Joseph Bell was one of his professors who was an expert in diagnosing disease using careful observation. Bell showed Doyle how to create deductions about patients by observing them closely. People suspect Bell to be one of the models for Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes first appeared in 1887 in 'A Study in Scarlet'. The Sherlock Holmes stories became very popular and famous. The Stand Magazine published the short stories in 1890 bit by bit, and this made the public want to read them more as the suspense made them buy the magazine again and again so they could find out what happened next. I will be explaining how Doyle uses tension and suspense in the Sherlock Holmes stories and how this
Explain what makes a good mystery story, based on your understanding of "The Red Room" by H.G. Wells, "The Speckled band" by Arthur Conan Doyle and "The Signalman" by Charles Dickens.
EXPLAIN WHAT MAKES A GOOD MYSTERY STORY, BASE ON YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF"THE RED ROOM"BY H.G.WELLS, "THE SPECKLED BAND" BY ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE AND "THE SIGNALMAN" BY CHARLES DICKENS. In this essay I will be explaining what makes a good mystery story. I will do this by analysing and commenting on the three stories: "The Red Room" by H.G Wells, "The Speckled Band" by Arthur Conan Doyle and "The Signalman" by Charles Dickens. The three stories have a few things in common; they were written at the same period of time, therefore follow the same type of writing style, they are mystery stories and as in most mystery stories the mystery is solved in the end. The fact that, the reader is supposed to be caught up in the stories and is supposed to be made to read on makes it important that tension and suspense are built up properly. It is extremely important in "The Red Room" that the reader is made to keep his attention on what is happening in the story. This is because it does not have a strong plot. Tension is built up superbly by the author by the usage of words such as "spiritual terrors' and `echoes'. Tension and suspense work together extremely effectively so when the author of "The Red Room" uses the words mentioned in long sentences suspense is built up and tension created. This makes the reader carry on reading, which is the purpose of the author.
Hound of the Baskervilles- Dairy writing (Mrs. Stapleton)
7 November 2011 English Coursework –Assignment 2 Hound of the Baskervilles- Dairy writing (Mrs. Stapleton) 20 October Dear diary: I am mentally and physically exhausted but I need to write this diary to record the experience of my ordeal. I must do it so that someday someone would know what my husband did to me, even if I disappear one day. Yesterday was another dull and boring day. It was raining outside. I could hardly sleep recently as I was worry-beaten. I had been thinking about Sir Henry’s safety. Did he receive the letter I sent to him while we were in London? Would he understand the message and keep away from my husband? Should I give him an explicit warning when my husband and others were away? How should I tell him? All these questions struggled in my mind. By the time Selden, the escaped prisoner, was dead, I already suspected my husband planning another crime. I still remembered he came home in great surprise and disappointment that night. Why my husband became a deceiver? Just then, my husband came in. I wanted to persuade him to stop threatening Sir Henry. I pretended nothing had happened at the beginning. However, that swindler soon realized something wrong. Seeing my apprehensive face, he grasped that I knew he was planning another crime. When I tried to coax him from torturing Sir Henry further, he became agitated and furious.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles At the start of the story the setting is described through the legend of Sir Hugo Baskerville. Sir Hugo is described in the legend as a "wild, profane and godless man" This suggests that his inhumanity and "evil" make him a potentially viable enemy who will stop at nothing. It is Sir Hugo that sets the tone for the setting. Sir Hugo uses his power and Baskerville Hall as a prison for the young girl. She manages to escape by "the aid of the growth of ivy which covered the south wall." The ivy indicated the age and wildness of the hall and its setting. The "moon" is "shining bright" and the act "which was liked to be done" on the moor adds to the sense of danger and isolation that we, as readers, encounter at the start of this tale. As grown men leave the impression of "screaming" and fear being associated with the moor, we are going to be given one final warning, "caution you to forbear from crossing the moor in those dark hours when the powers of evil are exalted" which tells us that this setting is both dangerous and a potential trap for those who dare to live there. We also learn about the death of Sir Charles. "The day had been wet" and the wild, untamed environment sets the tone perfectly for a mysterious death such as this. We are told that "there is a gate which leads out onto the moor." This gate is like a barrier between the moor and
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes is a well known today as he was in his own time. Everyone knows that's Holmes lived at 221b backer street, that he wore a deerstalker cap, smoked a hooked pipe and carried a large magnifying glass. We see Holmes using his magnifying glass in "The Speckled Band" and we hear his occasional remarks to Dr. Watson as he struggles like us, the readers to understand Holmes's brilliant deductions. We know Holmes has a hawk like nose because the book tells us he had "curled himself up in his chair with his tin knees drawn up to his hawk-like nose. Also in the "Red Headed League" they say he has long thin fingers. Holmes shows a unique attitude of questioning his clients and in the "Red Headed League" we as the readers see him showing tremendous attention to detail. Holmes's powers of observation, deduction and scientific approach to detail reflect throughout the Sherlock Holmes series. These powers are used in "The Speckled Band" when Holmes looks up details of the will to try and see if theirs a connexion between the will and the murder of Julia stoner. His close examination of the crime scene which include clues e.g. the bell pull, the ventilator and the leas which Holmes pick up on gave him the idea that there was an animal of some sort. We as the readers all ready know that Dr. Grimesby Roylott had exotic animals that are briefly shown in the
Sherlock Holmes
Yasfer Yousuf How does Conan Doyle make Holmes appeal to the audience? GCSE English and English Literature The Sherlock Holmes stories were first published in the 'Strand' magazine. Written by Arthur Conan Doyle the quickly became a favorite amongst the people. So popular that as soon as Conan Doyle killed Holmes off in 'the Adventure of the Final Problem' 20,000 people cancelled their subscription to the 'strand' magazine. When Holmes returned in the 'Hound of the Baskervilles' 30,000 people re-subscribed to 'strand' magazine. Due to the fact that the stories were published in magazines, first this created a large community of readers. A reason why the stories were successful is that Holmes appealed to the audience. In Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle had successfully created a realistic character. He succeeded because of his references to Victorian London and England. Examples of his references can be found in all his stories. In 'The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist', the investigation surrounds Miss Violet Smith. 'Yes sir, near Farnham, on the borders of Surrey' the Adventures of the Solitary Cyclist pg 2). Miss Violet Smith replies to Holmes's enquiry. In the 'Adventure of the olden Pince -Nez' Conan Doyle, uses real train routes and train times. Stanley Hopkins informs Holmes and Watson on how to get to the crime scene. 'There's a train from Charing Cross to
Sherlock Holmes
Pre 1914 Prose Case Study: The Short Stories Of Sherlock Holmes There are many great stories in the detective genre but my favourite has to be the stories of Sherlock Holmes. There isn't much I like more than kicking back after a hard days work a good book. I like to curl up on the sofa in front of the warm fire and a blanket, a glass of France's finest wine in one hand and my own copy of The Short Stories of Sherlock Holmes in the other. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born on 22nd May 1859 and was of a Scottish origin. He is now known as Conan Doyle and is mostly recognized for his fictional stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger. He was a great writer and his other work includes science fiction stories, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry, and non-fiction. Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A brilliant London-based detective, Holmes is famous for his intellectual expertise and also for his skillful use of deductive reasoning to solve difficult cases. He is arguably one of the most famous fictional detectives ever created, and also one of the most globally recognizable fictional characters. Two very well known stories are The Speckled Band and also The Red Headed League. The Speckled