Did you know, Conan Doyle published majority of his works in "The Strand Magazine" where sections of novels came out weekly, or monthly. What a great way to read a mystery novel! Imagine the excitement, when a new section of the novel was published. Sherlock Holmes is sure to get you on your toes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle a master of writing mystery novels and short stories, uses deductive reasoning to make his novels very logical. Yet keeps the reader guessing. In his novel The Sign of Four (1890) Sherlock Holmes, the famous detective very famously quotes "...when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth".
What is the purpose of this blog you ask? It is to surround myself in the works of Conan Doyle, and to really ponder the question "Can his works be considered classics" if so why and how. I finished The Hound of the Baskervilles, and it was unlike anything I have ever read before. I am debating whether to read A Study in Scarlet(1887), the novel that started off the Sherlock Holmes series or The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1903-1904), the novel following The Hound of the Baskervilles, any suggestions? Over the next few months I hope unravel the question "Can Sherlock Holmes be considered classic literature?". I invite you to come along for the journey. All aboard!
