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ABookofAllTimes——ThoughtsgivenbySherlockHolmesandtheDuke’sSon

WritteninthefirstchapterofthebookPrideandPrejudiceisanextraordinarysentenceofwhichevenapersonwhohashadonlyabrieflookuponthebookwillnotfailtoreceiveadeepimpression-Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawife。IntermsofSherlockHolmes，we’dbetteralterthesentenceinto“ItisafactuniversallyacceptedbyreadersthroughouttheworldthatanEXCELlentbookinpossessionofourfamousdetectiveSherlockHolmesisundoubtedlyamasterpieceofalltimes。”Perhapsthisisoneofthemostobviousexplanationsfortheunrivaledpopularityof“Holmesseries”inthefieldofdetectivestories。Overwhelmedbytherecommendationsprovidedbymyfriends，IdecidedtotakealookonthisSherlockHolmesandtheDuke’sSonoriginallypublishedbyOxfordUniversityPress。

Asawhole，thisbookisaboutacaseconcerningtheDuke’smissingson。Arthur，theDuke’sson，wasfoundoutinacertainmorningtohavedisappeared，accompaniedwithwhichwasalsothedisappearanceoftheGermanteacher。TheschoolmasterDr。HuxtablethenturnedtothefamousdetectiveofthetimeSherlockHolmesforhelp。Realizinghowtoughandimportantthecaseis，HolmesimmediatelymadeuphismindtoacceptthecaseandfollowedDr。HuxtablebacktoMackletonbytrain。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，excepttheauthorhimself，whoknowsthattheDuke’sseeminglyordinarysecretaryisinfacttheDuke’sbastard?Inaddition，whoknowsthattheDukeactuallyhasalreadybeenacquaintedwiththewholethingbeforeHolmessolvesthiscomplicatedproblem?Yet，surprisingasitis，thisendingseemssonaturalthatitfitsalltheplotsofthestoryperfectlywell。Whileenjoyingthiswonderfulstory，Icoulddonothingbutadmirethewonderfuldesignofthismasterpieceaswellastheauthor’sgorgeouswritingskill。Closingmyeyes，Icaneven“see”thestoryhappeningjustlikewatchingafilm。NotuntilthendidIunderstandwhytheJapanesecartoonfilmDetectiveConanusedthis“Conan”asthenameofitshero。

AsfarasIamconcerned，nothingismoreadmirableandsurprisingintheheroSherlockHomesthanhisprofoundknowledgewhichhascertainlyassistedhimalotwhenhewasstudyingthecase。Takethebicycletyresforinstance，Holmesactuallyiscapableofrecognizing42differentvarietiesofbicycletyres。What’smore，accordingtohisotherstories，Holmeshasstudieddifferentkindsofnewspapers，cigarettes，people’sfootprintsandotherspecialthingsaswell。Therefore，heseemstohavethemasteryofanythingrelevanttothecaseshedealswith。Exceptforhisillimitableknowledge，Holmesalsospecializesinarrangingthefactsinorderandthenfindingthefactleadinghimtoagreatdiscoveryoreventhetruthitself。Fromhisspeaking“Everymysteryhasananswer”，wecanreadilyshapetheimpressionofamanwithgreatintelligenceandinflexiblewill。Inthiscase，aftergettingridofunrelatedfacts，SherlockHomeseventuallygraspedtheclueanddiscoveredtheamazingfact。

Needlesstosay，asaworld-renownedmasterpiece，SherlockHolmesandtheDuke’sSonhasattractedandisstillcharmingnumerousreadersfromallcornersoftheworldandpeoplefromallwalksoflife。The“Holmesseries”hasalreadysetupastandardagainstwhichallthefollowingdetectivefictionsaremeasured。SherlockHolmes，beyondalldoubt，hasbecomeanamefirmlyrootedinpeople’smemories。AlthoughDr。Watson’sclosingTheCaseBookofSherlockHolmesin1927wasagreatpitytothereaders，thediscontinuanceoftheentire“Holmesseries”mayhaveactuallyaddedtothelegendarystatureofSherlockHolmes。