Sherlock Holmes Lesson 1

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 Lesson 1
14-11-2023

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Sherlock Holmes

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Sherlock never says ''Elementary, my dear Watson''
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True
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False

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01:08
Sherlock Holmes is always right
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True
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False

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Sherlock Holmes was based on a real person
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True
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False

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There were more than 200 adaptations of Holmes
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True
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False

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Palimpsest
writing material used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased

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Why do you think Sherlock Holmes' stories are so popular?

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Why is Sherlock so popular?
1. Holmes was one of the first fictional detectives.
2. Conan Doyle believed that in a mistery story you must give the reader all the elements to find the solution.
3. He used fingerprints and other clues that were new at that time.
4. Readers love Holme's ability to deduce lots of information from small details.
5. Loyal friendship with Dr. Watson.

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Who is the author?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle  (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for ''A Study in Scarlet'', the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson.

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How many stories are there?
Traditionally, the canon of Sherlock Holmes consists of the 56 short stories and four novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
In this context, the term "canon" is an attempt to distinguish between Doyle's original works and subsequent works by other authors using the same characters. 

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Victorian England 1832-1901
Not only was Sherlock based on a real person, but he was created during the era of Victorian England, and the story takes place in the same time period. Naturally, this allows the bizarre detective to give us a peek into what it was like to be a person (or detective) in London in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

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The most important  periods of English Literature are:

Old English (Anglo-Saxon Period): 450–1066
Middle English Period: 1066-1500
Renaissance: 1500-1600
Neoclassical Period: 1600-1785
Romantic Period: 1785-1832
Victorian Age: 1832-1901
Edwardian Period: 1901-1914
Georgian Period: 1910-1936
Modern Period: Early 20th century
Postmodern Period: Mid-20th century

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Victorian Era
Victorian era literature was characterized by depictions of everyday people, hard lives, and moral lessons. 

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7 interesting facts about Sherlock Holmes

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Holmes was inspired by a teacher
Conan Doyle was so impressed by Dr Joseph Bell, a lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, who could diagnose patients on sight, that he based Sherlock’s skills of perception on him.

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Lesson plans 
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A Study in Scarlet wasn’t popular
His first adventure was rejected by several publishers and printed in Beeton’s Christmas Annual, which was not a success.

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Sherlock Holmes is the most popular film character
…or at least, the most popular human character! He’s been in 226 films while Dracula has been in 239!

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And he’s been on film for more than 100 years
With the first silent version – Sherlock Holmes Baffled – made in 1900.

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Sherlock never says ‘Elementary, my dear Watson’
It feels like everything we know is a lie! While the detective says ‘elementary’ and ‘my dear Watson’ several times, he never puts the two together.

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Conan Doyle tried to kill Sherlock Holmes because he was bored
After two years of writing the popular stories, the author was sick of the detective, and complained ‘it takes my mind from other things’.

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The Sherlock Holmes Museum isn’t at 221b Baker Street
It’s actually at number 239.

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A Study in Scarlet
Open p.2 

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Homework
Read pp.2-33

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