The book that changed me was A study in scarlet which was the first Sherlock Holmes book written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1897. It follows the adventures of the detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr John Watson and how they go about solving the murders of two English citizens, before the Scotland Yard detectives do. Now the series has expanded to an eight book series constituting of short stories and novels. Which has led to it becoming an example of classic literature due to its high quality content instead of effective language techniques. This novel has introduced me to new interesting genres, why to examine in detail and to look for others concealed incentives.
A study of scarlet has expanded my horizons in terms of book genres. The genre of Sherlock Holmes consists of both short story and detective fiction which was eye opening, because before I only read fantasy books and autobiographies. But after reading Sherlock Holmes I discovered the enjoyment of detective fiction where mysteries are unfolded and attempting to solve cases before reading the conclusion of the novels.
Sherlock Holmes has underlined the importance of never
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Such as Sherlock being wary of the Scotland detective's ability to solve the murders of the two British men and so he along with Watson look into the same case. As a result he reveals the identity of the murderer to the other detectives due to him piecing together what the two deaths have in common in order to figure out what the intentions of the murderer were."Just give me a help with this buckle, cabman,” Gentlemen,” he cried, with flashing eyes, “let me introduce you to, the murderer of Enoch Drebber and Joseph Stangerson.”So a study in scarlet has taught me to be observant of people I meet and why I should check for their true