英文读后感之舍洛克·福尔摩斯和公爵的儿子

第第页英文读后感之舍洛克·福尔摩斯和公爵的儿子abookofalltimes——thoughtsgivenbysherlockholmesandtheduke’sson

writteninthefirstchapterofthebookprideandprejudiceisane*traordinarysentenceofwhichevenapersonwhohashadonlyabrieflookuponthebookwillnotfailtoreceiveadeepimpression-itisatruthuniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawife.intermsofsherlockholmes,we’dbetteralterthesentenceinto“itisafactuniversallyacceptedbyreadersthroughouttheworldthatane*cellentbookinpossessionofourfamousdetectivesherlockholmesisundoubtedlyamasterpieceofalltimes.”perhapsthisisoneofthemostobviouse*planationsfortheunrivaledpopularityof“holmesseries”inthefieldofdetectivestories.overwhelmedbytherecommendationsprovidedbymyfriends,idecidedtotakealookonthissherlockholmesandtheduke’ssonoriginallypublishedbyo*forduniversitypress.

asawhole,thisbookisaboutacaseconcerningtheduke’smissingson.arthur,theduke’sson,wasfoundoutinacertainmorningtohavedisappeared,accompaniedwithwhichwasalsothedisappearanceofthegermanteacher.theschoolmasterdr.hu*!thenturnedtothefamousdetectiveofthetimesherlockholmesforhelp.realizinghowtoughandimportantthecaseis,holmesimmediatelymadeuphismindtoacceptthecaseandfolloweddr.hu*!backtomackletonbytrain.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,e*cepttheauthorhimself,whoknowsthattheduke’sseeminglyordinarysecretaryisinfacttheduke’sbastard?inaddition,whoknowsthatthedukeactuallyhasalreadybeenacquaintedwiththewholethingbeforeholmessolvesthiscomplicatedproblem?yet,surprisingasitis,thisendingseemssonaturalthatitfitsalltheplotsofthestoryperfectlywell.whileenjoyingthiswonderfulstory,icoulddonothingbutadmirethewonderfuldesignofthismasterpieceaswellastheauthor’sgorgeouswritingskill.closingmyeyes