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Originally Posted by coderserdar
chapter two
sir arthur conan doyle
the creator of the most common detective in mystery novel world, Sherlock Holmes, the only consultant detective in world
sherlock holmes is so different from Hercule Poirot
because, he finds the murderer with physical clues like footprints, cigarettes, etc.
i think that hercule wins sherlock in a battle...
watson describes holmes like this
Knowledge of Literature – nil.
Knowledge of Philosophy – nil.
Knowledge of Astronomy – nil.
Knowledge of Politics – Feeble.
Knowledge of Botany – Variable. Well up in belladonna, opium and poisons generally. Knows nothing of practical gardening.
Knowledge of Geology – Practical, but limited. Tells at a glance different soils from each other. After walks, has shown me splashes upon his trousers, and told me by their colour and consistence in what part of London he had received them.
Knowledge of Chemistry – Profound.
Knowledge of Anatomy – Accurate, but unsystematic.
Knowledge of Sensational Literature – Immense. He appears to know every detail of every horror perpetrated in the century.
Plays the violin well.
Is an expert singlestick player, boxer and swordsman.
Has a good practical knowledge of British law.
when we look the partner of him, dr. watson, a wounded doctor from a ghazi bullet in afghanistan, he is curious about his homemate in baker street 221b, and he is used to show holmes' knowledge and geniusity to the readers,
and the other characters in his books are
lestrade and griegson : detectives of the Scotland Yard, in most cases they want help from Holmes
irene adler : the only woman who beats holmes with her intelligence
moriarty : the biggest enemy of the holmes, whole opposite of holmes, the consultant criminal
mycroft : the elder brother of holmes, he is working in intelligence service of united kingdom, and he is as smart as holmes
the books i can advise are
the study in scarlet
the sign of four
the hound of the baskervilles
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I agree that Sherlock Holmes is one of, if not the best, detectives in literature. He's the only one (that I know) that actually gets mail from his readers as well. Of course his creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle also had a keen mind. He actually put the techniques that his character used into practice and solved a few real world mysteries.