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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
The last collection of Holmes stories, prior to his resurrection, culminating in the fatal final confrontation with Moriarty.
A worthwhile collection of works, made moreso with the insight provided by Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle, which served as an interesting biography of Doyle and how his experiences would influence the changing nature of Holmes, as well as the contradiction between Doyle and his meticulous, scientific-minded character.
These stories, as were those before, are told from Watson's perspective as he recaps his adventures with Holmes, not all of which are resolved successfully, both before and after he had separated from the premises at 221B Baker Street.
Interestingly, there is no indication at any point that the stories are building toward a final confrontation. While many of the stories refer to one another and none are necessarily chronological, this final story must have come as a shock to readers because there doesn't seem to be anything that presaged a final confrontation with a mysterious, disgraced professor, leader of a criminal syndicate, and purported "Napoleon of crime." While Holmes says he has spotted the threads of Moriarty's interference before, Doyle seems to have pulled him completely out of his hat to suit the dramatic occasion. Watson excuses this failure to mention Moriarty before as deliberately avoiding speaking about it, two years having passed since Holmes presumably went over the falls, and he only now brings it up to refute the claims of those who would defend Moriarty's character.
The final story is shockingly brief, considering the sheer weight time has given the character of Moriarty. He takes up a massive amount of space in the world of Sherlock Holmes, but in print he appears in just this one story, which is far shorter than the longest story in the collection and scarcely longer than the shortest.
I'm excited to move to the next story, the notorious and, according to Worsley, unexpectedly supernatural and gothic,The Hound of the Baskervilles, and the first Holmes story I ever read, long, long ago.
A worthwhile collection of works, made moreso with the insight provided by Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle, which served as an interesting biography of Doyle and how his experiences would influence the changing nature of Holmes, as well as the contradiction between Doyle and his meticulous, scientific-minded character.
These stories, as were those before, are told from Watson's perspective as he recaps his adventures with Holmes, not all of which are resolved successfully, both before and after he had separated from the premises at 221B Baker Street.
Interestingly, there is no indication at any point that the stories are building toward a final confrontation. While many of the stories refer to one another and none are necessarily chronological, this final story must have come as a shock to readers because there doesn't seem to be anything that presaged a final confrontation with a mysterious, disgraced professor, leader of a criminal syndicate, and purported "Napoleon of crime." While Holmes says he has spotted the threads of Moriarty's interference before, Doyle seems to have pulled him completely out of his hat to suit the dramatic occasion. Watson excuses this failure to mention Moriarty before as deliberately avoiding speaking about it, two years having passed since Holmes presumably went over the falls, and he only now brings it up to refute the claims of those who would defend Moriarty's character.
The final story is shockingly brief, considering the sheer weight time has given the character of Moriarty. He takes up a massive amount of space in the world of Sherlock Holmes, but in print he appears in just this one story, which is far shorter than the longest story in the collection and scarcely longer than the shortest.
I'm excited to move to the next story, the notorious and, according to Worsley, unexpectedly supernatural and gothic,The Hound of the Baskervilles, and the first Holmes story I ever read, long, long ago.
Cool bunch of stories. I’m well into Stephen Fry reading these. He’s gargling with sherry all the time.
mysterious
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Doyle was clearly having a hard time coming up with clever mysteries to challenge Holmes. The highlights are the introductions of Holmes' older brother, Mycroft, and Holmes' arch nemesis, Moriarty.
Adventure I. Silver Blaze
Adventure II. The Yellow Face
Adventure III. The Stock-Broker's Clerk
Adventure IV. The "_Gloria Scott_"
Adventure V. The Musgrave Ritual
Adventure VI. The Reigate Puzzle
Adventure VII. The Crooked Man
Adventure VIII. The Resident Patient
Adventure IX. The Greek Interpreter
Adventure X. The Naval Treaty
Adventure XI. The Final Problem
Adventure I. Silver Blaze
Adventure II. The Yellow Face
Adventure III. The Stock-Broker's Clerk
Adventure IV. The "_Gloria Scott_"
Adventure V. The Musgrave Ritual
Adventure VI. The Reigate Puzzle
Adventure VII. The Crooked Man
Adventure VIII. The Resident Patient
Adventure IX. The Greek Interpreter
Adventure X. The Naval Treaty
Adventure XI. The Final Problem