Course Grade Sheet (Track your grade throughout the semester)
Individual Works
- Sherlock Holmes Stories
- First Day of Class Observations about Holmes stories
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"The Empty House," from The Strand magazine
- You will read this story (online) as it appeared in The Strand (Oct 1893). From the Internet Archive.
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Brief History of Detective Fiction - PowerPt Slides
"The Final Problem" and "The Empty House" - Stephen Knight Article - Summary
- Abstract: Takanashi, Kyoko article from PMLA
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Streaky Bacon: A Guide to
Victorian Adaptation
- A great resource for adaptation theory and essays on all types of adaptations. See the introductory essay link ("What is Streaky Bacon") and essay on the BBC Sherlock ("Articles" menu)
- New York Times Article on Sherlock Holmes
- Sherlock Holmes Pictures
- Deduction
- Induction
- Although Holmes is credited with amazing deductive powers, the stories reveal he uses both deductive and inductive reasoning. References to Holmes's powers of deduction may be rooted in a general sense of the term--to reach a conclusion by reasoning--rather than its meaning within the context of formal logic.
- Poe's "The Murders
in the Rue Morgue"
- Play close attention to the first three/four paragraphs, although reading the entire story is rewarding for a study of the Holmes stories. You will also find "The Purloined Letter" relevant and enjoyable.
Books
- The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, Nicholas Meyer
- Radical Adaptation: Essays on Radical Transformations of Original Works, Frus and Williams
- Arthur Conan Doyle, Jacqueline Jaffe
- Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
- IMBd Site: Info on characters & plot
- We looked at two clips (time marks): Opening (1-11mins); Game of Chess (1:44:48-1:58mins)
- The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection (Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce)
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
- IMBd Site: Info on characters & plot
- We looked at two clips (time marks): The Legend of the Hound (4-12:45mins); Conclusion (1:06-1:19:08mins)
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Season 1 (Episode: "Art,"
10/7/2001)
- About the Series
- Article about the Series (Its Cancellation)
- IMBd Site: Info on characters & plot
- CBS - Elementary (Watch Online. Episode: "Flight Risk," 11/8/12)
- BBC Sherlock, Season 1
- BBC Sherlock, Season 2 (A Scandal in Belgravia, 2012)
- House, M.D., Season 1 (Pilot episode, 11/16/2004)
- Guide to the series (Note: This site has commercial interests, but the information is helpful and sound.)
- IMBd Site: Info on characters & plot
Exams
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