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ABookofAllTimes

——ThoughtsgivenbySherlockHolmesandtheDuke’sSon

WritteninthefirstchapterofthebookPrideandPrejudiceisanextraordinarysentenceofwhichevenapersonwhohashadonlyabrieflookuponthebookwillnotfailtoreceiveadeepimpression-Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawife.IntermsofSherlockHolmes,we’dbetteralterthesentenceinto“ItisafactuniversallyacceptedbyreadersthroughouttheworldthatanexcellentbookinpossessionofourfamousdetectiveSherlockHolmesisundoubtedlyamasterpieceofalltimes.”Perhapsthisisoneofthemostobviousexplanationsfortheunrivaledpopularityof“Holmesseries”inthefieldofdetectivestories.Overwhelmedbytherecommendationsprovidedbymyfriends,IdecidedtotakealookonthisSherlockHolmesandtheDuke’sSonoriginallypublishedbyOxfordUniversityPress.

Asawhole,thisbookisaboutacaseconcerningtheDuke’smissingson.Arthur,theDuke’sson,wasfoundoutinacertainmorningtohavedisappeared,accompaniedwithwhichwasalsothedisappearanceoftheGermanteacher.TheschoolmasterDr.HuxtablethenturnedtothefamousdetectiveofthetimeSherlockHolmesforhelp.Realizinghowtoughandimportantthecaseis,HolmesimmediatelymadeuphismindtoacceptthecaseandfollowedDr.HuxtablebacktoMackletonbytrain.Havingformedaroughideaaboutthewholematter,Holmesprobedintothecaseimmediatelyandhadacarefulinvestigationoftheentireareashortlyafterthearrival,duringtheprocessofwhichhediscoveredthebodyoftheGermanteacherHeidegger.Finally,primarilyduetohisprominentabilityasadetective,hemanagedtounravelthemysteryandobtainedthetwelvethousandpoundspromisedbytheDuke.

Havingoncestartedreadingthisfiction,Iwascompletelyimmersedinthemysteriousstorypresentedbythebook.Asthesayinggoes,“Wellbegun,halfdone”.Atthebeginningofthestory,justlikemanyotherdetectivestories,theauthorgivesusabriefdescriptionoftheconditionbythewordsofaclient.However,unlikeotherones,thisstoryfirstdelineatestheclient’sstrangebehavioratlengthtoindicatetheseverityoftheincidentinordertoattractthereaderstocontinuereadingit.Asisknowntoall,vividdepictionisessentialtodetectivestoriessinceitcanhelpthereadersunderstandeachfigure’scharacteristicsandvisualizethescenes,thusmakingthestorymoreauthenticandattractive.Therefore,tryingtopresenta“realworld”tohisreadership,SirArthurConanDoyle,authoroftheoriginal“Holmesseries”,hasskillfullyarrangedtheplotsofthewholestoryfromtheperspectiveofDr.Watson,acharacternotsospecializedindiscoveringthetruthhiddenbehindtheenigmatichappeningsasHolmesbutsoloyaltoSherlockHomesasafriendthathealwaysaccompaniesHolmeswhereverhegoes.Inthisway,heelaboratelydepictedeverysceneandcharacterinthebook,Apartfromthespecialstart,theendingofthewholestory,beingdramaticbutreasonable,iscertainlyanoutstandingone.Afterall,excepttheauthorhimself,whoknowsthattheDuke’sseeminglyordinarysecretaryisinfacttheDuke’sbastard?Inaddition,whoknowsthattheDukeactuallyhasalreadybeenacquaintedwiththewholethingbeforeHolmessolvesthiscomplicatedproblem?Yet,surprisingasitis,thisendingseemssonaturalthatitfitsalltheplotsofthestoryperfectlywell.Whileenjoyingthiswonderfulstory,Icoulddonothingbutadmirethewonderfuldesignofthismasterpieceaswellastheauthor’sgorgeouswritingskill.Closin