Dr. Watson is a physician in general, civil practice. He is an old friend and assistant of Holmes', who shared rooms with Holmes before his marriage. Watson is not as smart as Holmes, but has his own talents, and is much more down-to-earth. He is more practical than his friend, concerned with details of daily life more than with theories and ideas, though those things hold a distant interest for him. He has his own life, but he is loyal to Holmes because he finds Holmes' eccentricities and mind interesting, and because they have been friends for some time.

Being with Holmes gives him a chance to see the ma

Sherlock Holmes himself is a detective with an unusual approach and personality. He has mood swings, is addicted to cocaine, plays the violin and makes quick deductions about what he observes that seem like magic to most people. He can be difficult to deal with, going from irritable to playful, and always a few steps ahead of everyone else mentally. It seems that he has trouble keeping himself in check at times, and gets into most trouble when he doesn't have something to occupy his amazing brain.

Another interesting character that appears in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is Helen Stoner, in "The Adventure of the Speckled Band." She first appears dressed in black and veiled, in Holmes' sitting room. She is very distressed, and when Holmes asks her what makes her shiver, assuming it is the cold, she answers, "It is fear, Mr. Holmes. It is terror." (Doyle, p. 120) She goes on to explain the history of her stepfather, who has turned violent, angry, getting into brawls and engaging in various strange behaviors, and how her twin sister died one night two years before, after talking of hearing odd whistling in the night.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of short stories. These stories are fictional. Each is an account of a case that Sherlock Holmes, alongside Dr. Watson, has worked on. They are mysteries, usually starting with a client coming to see Holmes in his Baker Street rooms, though some have more unusual beginnings, as in "The Man With the Twisted Lip" where Watson practically stumbles on a case in progress in an attempt to help a patient in his care home from an opium den.

I liked this book because it is interesting to read about how Sherlock Holmes solves problems, and because Watson is there to make sure every step of Holmes' work is explained. Even though the stories are unusual, they are realistic and clever. The best part of the book is the interaction between Holmes and Watson, however, not necessarily the cases themselves, and the character of Holmes, who is very complex. In some stories the plot seems to wander a little bit, with characters providing more background details than seems necessary, but this helps to make them more believable.

Holmes is disdainful of society in general, though he usually respects its rules and understands it, if only as an observer. This makes it even more interesting that he seeks to fight crime, and thus prote

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