英文读后感之舍洛克·福尔摩斯和公爵的儿子
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英文读后感之舍洛克·福尔摩斯和公爵的儿
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ABookofAllTimes
——ThoughtsgivenbySherlockHolmesandtheDuke’sSon
WritteninthefirstchapterofthebookPrideandPrejudiceisa nextraordinarysentenceofwhichevenapersonwhohashadonly abrieflookuponthebookwillnotfailtoreceiveadeepimpress ion-Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglemaninposs essionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawife.IntermsofSher lockHolmes,we’dbetteralterthesentenceinto “Itisafactuniversallyacceptedbyreadersthroughoutthew orldthatanexcellentbookinpossessionofourfamousdetecti veSherlockHolmesisundoubtedlyamasterpieceofalltimes.”Perhapsthisisoneofthemostobviousexplanationsfortheunr ivaledpopularityof“Holmesseries”inthefieldofdetectivestories.Overwhelmedbytherecommen dationsprovidedbymyfriends,IdecidedtotakealookonthisS herlockHolmesandtheDuke’sSonoriginallypublishedbyOxfordUniversityPress. Asawhole,thisbookisaboutacaseconcerningtheDuke’smissingson.Arthur,theDuke’
sson,wasfoundoutinacertainmorningtohavedisappeared,ac companiedwithwhichwasalsothedisappearanceoftheGermant eacher.TheschoolmasterDr.Huxtablethenturnedtothefamou sdetectiveofthetimeSherlockHolmesforhelp.Realizinghow
toughandimportantthecaseis,Holmesimmediatelymadeuphis mindtoacceptthecaseandfollowedDr.HuxtablebacktoMackle tonbytrain.Havingformedaroughideaaboutthewholematter, Holmesprobedintothecaseimmediatelyandhadacarefulinves tigationoftheentireareashortlyafterthearrival,duringt heprocessofwhichhediscoveredthebodyoftheGermanteacher Heidegger.Finally,primarilyduetohisprominentabilityas adetective,hemanagedtounravelthemysteryandobtainedthe twelvethousandpoundspromisedbytheDuke. Havingoncestartedreadingthisfiction,Iwascompletelyimm ersedinthemysteriousstorypresentedbythebook.Asthesayi nggoes,
“Wellbegun,halfdone”.Atthebeginningofthestory,justl ikemanyotherdetectivestories,theauthorgivesusabriefde scriptionoftheconditionbythewordsofaclient.However,un likeotherones,thisstoryfirstdelineatestheclient’sstrangebehavioratlengthtoindicatetheseverityoftheinc identinordertoattractthereaderstocontinuereadingit.As isknowntoall,vividdepictionisessentialtodetectivestor iessinceitcanhelpthereadersunderstandeachfigure’scharacteristicsandvisualizethescenes,thusmakingthest orymoreauthenticandattractive.Therefore,tryingtoprese nta“realworld”
tohisreadership,SirArthurConanDoyle,authoroftheorigin al
“Holmesseries”,hasskillfullyarrangedtheplotsofthewh olestoryfromtheperspectiveofDr.Watson,acharacternotso specializedindiscoveringthetruthhiddenbehindtheenigma tichappeningsasHolmesbutsoloyaltoSherlockHomesasafrie ndthathealwaysaccompaniesHolmeswhereverhegoes.Inthisw ay,heelaboratelydepictedeverysceneandcharacterinthebo