Summary of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle
Watson (Dr. Watson, Var. Trans. Watson) is Sherlock Holmes' constant companion. A doctor by training, a military surgeon who graduated University of London in 1878, serves as a chronicler of Holmes's exploits. During the Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1880), a rifle bullet shattered his shoulder. By his own admission, he couldn’t stand any noise. Arriving in London, he lived in a hotel for some time, then rented a room on Baker Street with Sherlock Holmes, who worked in the hospital’s chemical laboratory, whom he was introduced to as an eccentric, an enthusiast in some areas of science, but a decent man. Truthful, direct and courteous at the same time, possessing a sense of justice, reliable and touchingly attached to Holmes, V. is endowed with many wonderful qualities. His presence next to Holmes in the narrative elevates Holmes, who seems unattainable in his merits even against the backdrop of such decent person, like V. He compares Holmes to Poe's Dupin. But Holmes has a low opinion of Dupin and his methods. One of the techniques, as a result of which Holmes and V. are perceived as actually existing personalities, is precisely that they discuss literary characters, without including himself among them, thereby emphasizing his “authenticity”.
Moriarty (Professor Moriarty) is Sherlock Holmes' most powerful opponent. “His gentle and precise manner of expression makes you believe in his sincerity, which is not typical of ordinary criminals.” “He is very skinny and tall. His forehead is white, huge and convex, his eyes are deeply sunken... His face is clean-shaven, pale, ascetic - something still remains of the professor in him. Shoulders are stooped - must be from constantly sitting behind desk, and the head protrudes forward and slowly, like a snake, sways from side to side.”
He has prickly eyes. “He comes from a good family, received an excellent education and is naturally endowed with phenomenal mathematical abilities. When he was twenty-one, he wrote a treatise on Newton's binomial, which won him European fame. After this, he received a chair in mathematics at one of the provincial universities, and, in all likelihood, a brilliant future awaited him. But he has a hereditary attraction to inhuman cruelty. The blood of a criminal flows in his veins, and this cruelty has become even more dangerous thanks to his extraordinary mind. Dark rumors circulated about him in campus, where he taught, and in the end he was forced to leave the department and move to London, where he began to prepare young people for the exam officer rank. This is Napoleon underworld. He is the mastermind behind half of all the atrocities and almost all the unsolved crimes in London. Realizing that in Holmes he has acquired a worthy and dangerous opponent, M. admits that he experiences intellectual pleasure in observing his methods of struggle, that he would be upset if he had to use extreme measures against Holmes, and, not wanting to give up, invites Holmes to stop the investigation. Holmes emerges victorious from the intellectual battle, which develops into a hand-to-hand duel, but he has to hide for several more months, hiding from the retribution of M’s supporters.
Sherlock Holmes (Mr. Holmes) - a character in a series of detective stories and short stories, the prototype of which was Joseph Bell - teacher medical college in Edinburgh, who had extraordinary powers of observation and the ability to understand everyday situations with the help of deductive method, which surprised his students, one of whom was Arthur Conan Doyle. X. calls himself a consulting detective; he only takes on the most complex, most complicated cases, which Scotland Yard and private agencies refuse. Without leaving the room, he can unravel a crime that others have struggled with in vain. He is fundamentally different from the conventional, stupid and inept policemen and detectives from Scotland Yard, who are never destined to become professionals. For X. being a detective is least of all a way to make money. He approaches the solution of any problem as a philosopher, as an artist, as a poet. How more difficult problem, the more interesting she is to him. What makes X unique is the height of his personality qualities. A lover of Haydn and Wagner, who easily quotes Horace, Petrarch and Flaubert, X. is the author of works on psychiatry and chemistry. Watson testifies that X. had almost no idea about contemporary literature, politics and philosophy; he knew nothing about the theory of Copernicus or the structure solar system and told Watson that all this was unnecessary knowledge. According to X., a person only needs knowledge, which is a tool for understanding the world.
Watson (Dr. Watson, Var. Trans. Watson) is Sherlock Holmes' constant companion. A doctor by training, a military surgeon who graduated from the University of London in 1878, serves as a chronicler of Holmes's deeds. During the Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1880), a rifle bullet shattered his shoulder. By his own admission, he couldn’t stand any noise. Arriving in London, he lived in a hotel for some time, then rented a room on Baker Street with Sherlock Holmes, who worked in the hospital’s chemical laboratory, whom he was introduced to as an eccentric, an enthusiast in some areas of science, but a decent man.
Truthful, direct and courteous at the same time, possessing a sense of justice, reliable and touchingly attached to Holmes, V. is endowed with many wonderful qualities. His presence next to Holmes in the story elevates Holmes, who seems unattainable in his merits even against the background of such a decent person as V. He compares Holmes to Poe's Dupin. But Holmes has a low opinion of Dupin and his methods. One of the techniques, as a result of which Holmes and V. are perceived as actually existing personalities, is precisely that they discuss literary characters without including themselves among them, thereby emphasizing their “reality”.
Moriarty (Professor Moriarty) is Sherlock Holmes' most powerful opponent. “His gentle and precise manner of expression makes you believe in his sincerity, which is not typical of ordinary criminals.” “He is very skinny and tall. His forehead is white, huge and convex, his eyes are deeply sunken... His face is clean-shaven, pale, ascetic - something still remains of the professor in him. The shoulders are stooped - it must be from constantly sitting at a desk, and the head protrudes forward and slowly, like a snake, sways from side to side.”
He has prickly eyes. “He comes from a good family, received an excellent education and is naturally endowed with phenomenal mathematical abilities. When he was twenty-one, he wrote a treatise on Newton's binomial, which won him European fame. After this, he received a chair in mathematics at one of the provincial universities, and, in all likelihood, a brilliant future awaited him. But he has a hereditary attraction to inhuman cruelty. The blood of a criminal flows in his veins, and this cruelty has become even more dangerous thanks to his extraordinary mind.
Dark rumors circulated about him in the university town where he taught, and in the end he was forced to leave the department and move to London, where he began preparing young men for the officer examination. This is the Napoleon of the underworld. He is the mastermind behind half of all the atrocities and almost all the unsolved crimes in London.
Realizing that in Holmes he has acquired a worthy and dangerous opponent, M. admits that he experiences intellectual pleasure in observing his methods of struggle, that he would be upset if he had to use extreme measures against Holmes, and, not wanting to give up, invites Holmes to stop the investigation. Holmes emerges victorious from the intellectual battle, which develops into a hand-to-hand duel, but he has to hide for several more months, hiding from the retribution of M’s supporters.
Sherlock Holmes (Mr. Holmes) is a character in a series of detective stories and stories, the prototype of which was Joseph Bell, a teacher at a medical college in Edinburgh, who had extraordinary powers of observation and the ability to understand everyday situations using the deductive method, which surprised his students, one of whom was Arthur Conan Doyle. X. calls himself a consulting detective; he only takes on the most complex, most complicated cases, which Scotland Yard and private agencies refuse.
Without leaving the room, he can unravel a crime that others have struggled with in vain. He is fundamentally different from the conventional, stupid and inept policemen and detectives from Scotland Yard, who are never destined to become professionals. For X. being a detective is least of all a way to make money.
He approaches the solution of any problem as a philosopher, as an artist, as a poet. The more difficult the problem, the more interesting it is to him. What makes X unique is the height of his personality qualities. A lover of Haydn and Wagner, who easily quotes Horace, Petrarch and Flaubert, X. is the author of works on psychiatry and chemistry. Watson testifies that X. had almost no idea about contemporary literature, politics and philosophy; he knew nothing about the Copernican theory or the structure of the solar system and told Watson that all this was unnecessary knowledge. According to X., a person only needs knowledge, which is a tool for understanding the world.
Diamonds are not only expensive stones, but also good friends women. The Countess of Morcar has lost a diamond called a blue carbuncle from her hotel room. Before this incident John Horner
Hunchback
The Barclay family lived quietly and well in a city called Aldershot. James was a colonel in a military unit, and his wife Nancy was involved in the affairs of a charitable society. All life together and were considered a model couple and family. There were no children.
lost World
For the sake of the girl, journalist Edward Malone asks his superiors for a dangerous task, and he is sent to expose Professor Challenger, who claims to have found a plateau with prehistoric dinosaurs in South America.
Sign of four
The action takes place in London. Detective Sherlock Holmes has no orders. He tells Dr. Watson about his method. Sherlock is sure that thanks logical conclusions a lot can be proven.
Mazarin stone
The government, turning to detective Sherlock Holmes for help on a sensitive issue, was completely unaware of the scale of the kidnapping. The Minister of the Interior and the Prime Minister come to the detective and his assistant for help.
Marakot's Abyss
This work tells the story of three people who decide to dive off the coast of Africa. According to Professor Maracot, he was able to discover the deepest depression in the Atlantic.
Variegated ribbon
In one of April days An alarmed young lady, whose name is Ellen Stoner, approached Sherlock Holmes and told the detective and his friend her story.
Dancing men
The investigation of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson began with a letter from Mr. Hilton Cubitt from Norfolk, which was accompanied by a note with a picture of dancing men. The gentleman asked them to unravel their secret.
Holmes's last case
After getting married, Dr. Watson began to see his friend less often. One fine evening, Sherlock Holmes visited a friend and told him about the genius of the criminal world.
Empty house
Three years have passed since the death of Sherlock Holmes. In the capital of England, the police discovered the body of Ronald Adair. The murdered man was an earl, and also an avid gambler, a member of all card clubs in London.
Scandal in Bohemia
Everyone's favorite Sherlock Holmes is once again involved in a complicated and unusual case. The King of Bohemia comes to him for help. On the eve of his wedding, he is very concerned that he once had an affair with the famous opera diva Irene Adler
Hound of the Baskervilles
Sir Charles Baskerville lived on his family estate in Devonshire, England. For a long time, in his family, the belief about a monstrous dog was passed down to every generation.
Union of Redheads
Mr. Jabez Wilson, the owner of bright red hair, turns to Mr. Sherlock Holmes for help. He brings with him a newspaper from two months ago with a strange advertisement for a job for a man with red hair.
The first meeting of Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes in a house located on Baker Street. The doctor's move into the second room and their first joint investigation, which the Scotland Yard police could not unravel.
For the vast majority of readers, Arthur Conan Doyle is the author of detective stories and the literary father of detective Sherlock Holmes. But he has other works to his credit, albeit not as popular as the stories about the adventures of the great detective. These include the story " lost World», summary which we will try to explain to you.
Here Sir Arthur appears to readers as a science fiction writer. The author turns to the flora and fauna of the Jurassic period, making a bold assumption that dinosaurs could well have survived on our planet, still living in inaccessible and little-studied corners of the earth. At the time of writing the book, the least explored place on the planet was, however, there are still many places where “no one has gone before.” white man“, as the author’s contemporaries liked to say.
Conan Doyle - The Lost World
Let's begin to re-state the summary. The Lost World begins with a declaration of love. Budding reporter Edward Malone asks the hand and heart of his beloved Gladys. The girl refuses him for the reason that he is too ordinary for her exalted nature, and that only an outstanding and courageous person, capable of doing risky things for the sake of love, can hope to become her husband. Impressed by such a rebuke, our hero runs to the editor, demanding to immediately send him to the most risky place on Earth. So that he could make an outstanding report from there. The world-wise editor grants the request of the ambitious young man. The most dangerous assignment turns out to be the task of interviewing a scandalous famous professor Challenger, who became famous throughout London for his pathological dislike for the journalistic fraternity. Malone can only agree to this task, and after a small fight with the professor, he receives an invitation to attend a press conference at which Challenger is to make a sensational statement.
As all readers of The Lost World, the summary of which we present here, have already guessed, this statement is that dinosaurs did not go extinct. The professor himself saw them during his expedition, but was unable to preserve the evidence. The scientific community laughed at such a bold statement, but nevertheless decided to organize another expedition, consisting of Challenger’s opponent, Professor Summerlee, and independent public representatives. Naturally, our hero decides to become this very representative from the press. The second candidate was the famous hunter Lord John Roxton.
The composition of the commission has been approved, and a group of daredevils leaves for South America. There they are unexpectedly joined by Challenger, who decides to personally lead the expedition. After numerous adventures, they come to the foot of the plateau, on which the lost world is located.
The summary of the story does not imply detailed retelling twists and turns of the plot, interested person he himself will read them in the book, we will only outline them in general outline outline of the work. By the will of fate and a criminal conspiracy, our heroes find themselves cut off from the world on this mysterious plateau and forced not only to observe dinosaurs as researchers, but also to save their lives, which are actively being attacked by carnivorous lizards.
After numerous adventures, the expedition still manages to leave the lost world. A summary of their journey was recorded by our reporter, and he provided it to his editorial office immediately upon their return. A new conference is being held, now four people claim that dinosaurs are alive. But again there are skeptics who do not believe in this. If previously only Challenger’s words were questioned, now they also express distrust of the message of our heroic four. But Challenger, taught by bitter experience, presents a living pterodactyl to the audience, which completely confirms the veracity of his statements.
Our travelers are proclaimed almost national heroes, and the young lover hurries to his Gladys in order to repeat the attempt at a marriage proposal. Now he can count on reciprocity, since thanks to him a whole lost world was discovered.
Brief biography of Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle - outstanding English writer(doctor by training), author of many works of detective, adventure and scientific genre. He is best known for his series of short stories about Sherlock Holmes, a fictional private detective from London. The writer was born on May 22, 1859 in Edinburgh into a family of Irish Catholics who had achievements in art and literature. His mother, Mary Foley, had a passion for books and a talent for writing. From her he inherited a love of adventure and the gift of a storyteller. The writer's father, Charles Altemont Doyle, had a weakness for alcohol and was characterized by unbalanced behavior, which caused the family to experience serious financial difficulties. The boy's education was paid for by wealthy relatives. Upon reaching the age of 9, he was sent to a Jesuit private college, where he hated all religious and class prejudices.
Returning home, he transferred all the papers of his father, who by that time had completely lost his mind, to his name. Later, Arthur wrote about the dramatic events associated with his father in the story “The Surgeon of Gaster Marshes.” Soon, he entered the University of Edinburgh at medical department. His choice was influenced by a young doctor, B.C. Waller, who was a guest in their house. At the university, the future writer met R. L. Stevenson and J. Barry. Doyle's first story was called "The Mystery of the Valley of Sass" and was written under the influence of the works of E. A. Poe and B. Hart. Soon his second story was published - “ American history" In 1880, he served for some time as a ship's doctor on a whaling ship. He later described his impressions from this trip in “Captain” North Star"". A year later, he received a bachelor's degree in medicine and began practicing medicine in earnest. In 1885, Doyle married Louise Hawkins.
Beginning in 1890, he devoted himself entirely to literature. During this period the following works appeared: “The Sign of Four”, “ Trading house Girdlestone", "Study in purple tones", "White Squad", "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", etc. It was the stories about the observant London detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend Watson that brought the writer the greatest popularity. Readers were attracted by the detective's irony and his spiritual aristocracy. They demanded from the author more and more adventures of his favorite character. Doyle's medical knowledge came in handy again in 1900, when he participated in the Boer War. In 1906, his wife died of tuberculosis, and a year later he married Jean Leckie. With the outbreak of the First World War, Doyle wrote many articles on military theme. The writer died on July 7, 1930 as a result of a heart attack. A few years before this, he managed to publish an autobiographical book, “Memories and Adventures.”