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His mother, on the other
hand, was astrong, proud I
woman who came from a
distingu ished mi litary
family. She filled Arthur
with ideas of honour and
chivalry two ideas that are
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present in ali his writings and
actions.
In ]876 Arthur began his
medical studies at Edinburgh
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
National Portrait Gallery, London. University. Because he had
very \ittle money, Arthur
The Man who Created
worked for a doctor called
Mary Doyle.
Sherlock Holmes: Joseph Bell. Joseph Bell Conan Doyle's mother in 1891.
amazed 3 his students The Richard Lancelyn Green Collection.
because he could guess the
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
jobs and lifestyle 4 of his patients by simply observing them
carefuUy. Joseph Bell was Arthur's principal model for Sherlock
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Holmes.
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In 1880 Arthur accepted a job as ship's doctor on an arctic
Conan Doyle, their creator, was just as fascinating as his creations. whaler. 5 During the seven-month voyage of this ship Arthur had
Arthur Conan Doyle was born on 22 May 1859 in Edinburgh,
many exciting adventures: he saw the killing of Greeniand seals 6
Scotland. His father was a timid and impractical civil servant land
when Arthur was still a young man his father had to go to live in a
4. lifestyle: how aperson lives.
1. pl'Oud: dignified and self
mental hospital because he was an alcoholic and epileptic. respecting. 5. whaler: aship that looks and
hunts for whales.
2. chivalry: polite, kind and
unselfish behaviour. 6. seals : '1
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1. civil servant :somebody who works forthe government. 3. amazed: greatly surprised.
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and whales 1 and he himself almost drowned 2 in icy 3 arctic waters. mother about his plans to eliminate Sherlock Holmes forever she
After this Arthur finished his medical studies and started a wrote to him, 'You won't! You can't! You mustn't!' But in 1893
practice 4 in Southsea, England Arthur wrote a story called The Final Problem in which Holmes dies.
in 1882, but it was not a The reaction of readers was
success. Very few patients immediate. The Strand lost
carne, so Arthur had time to 20,000 readers, and people t,
write. One of the books he wrote thousands of letters to
wrote was a novel called A Doyle begging I him to bring
Study in Scar/et. This was the Holmes back to life. Many II
first Sherlock Holmes story. people even insulted him. One
To make money, Arthur sent a
woman wrote these eloquent
short story about Holmes to a words to Arthur: 'You Brute.'
popular monthly magazine Finally, in 1901 Arthur wrote
called the Strand. Holmes soon a serialised Sherlock Holmes
became a big success. The novel 2 called The Hound of
Strand immediately asked the Baskervilles; the Strand's
Arthur for more stories about
circulation increased by thirty
,
Sherlock Holmes, but from the
Beeton 's Christmas AnnuaI (1887) thousand copies. From then
The magazine Strand (1927) featuring
containing A Study inScarIet. beginning he had a strange a new Sherlock Holmes story. on Holmes appeared in the
The Richard Lancelyn Green Collection. relationship with his famous
The Stanley MacKenzie Collection. Strand until 1927, just three
creation: he did not think his
years before Arthur's death.
stories about Sherlock Holmes were serious and artistic enough. He But Arthur's life was not just Sherlock Holmes. He was very
wanted to write serious historic novels. So, from the beginning, active in public affairs. Arthur spoke in favour of a Channel
Arthur planned the death of Sherlock Holmes. When Arthur told his
1. begging: imploring, asking fervently.
1. whales: 3. icy: freezing cold.
2. serialised ...novel: these were novels that appeared achapter or afew
2. drowned; died in the water. 4. wproarcktisc.e; (here)place where adoctor chapters atatime in magazines. InVictorian times many novels were first
published this way.
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Tunnel, steel helmets Ifor Arthur died in Crowborough, Sussex, England on 7 July 1930,
soldiers and inflatable life one of the most famous and best loved men of his day.
jackets for sailors. He also
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used his real Holmesian 3
analytic skills to sol ve
The Sherlock Holmes Books
crimes and to defend
people who were unjustly The Sherlock Holmes stories were first published in the Strand
accused of cri mes (see,
magazine. The dates below say when these stories were first
Arthur Defends the
published as books.
The photograph of Frances Griffiths Underdog page 106).
and the fairies (1917), which Conan
Arthur also became an (1890) This is the first
A Study in Scarlet
Doyle believed was real.
Holmes novel and itappeared
important advocate of
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in amagazine called Beeton 's
spiritualism. Spiritualism
Christmas Annual
is the belief that it is possible to communicate with the spirits of
the dead. Arthur also believed in the existence of fairies, 4 and he The Sign of the Four (1890) anovel
said that some photographs of a little girl with fairies were real. (1892) Both The Blue
The Adventures of
He even wrote a book in 1922 called The Coming of the Fairies. Carbuncle and A Case of
Sherlock Holmes
Of course, Arthur, the creator of the most logical man in the Identity appeared in this
collection
world, Sherlock Holmes, was greatly ridiculed for these beliefs,
but Arthur did not seem to care. As always, he stuck to 5 his The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1894) The Yellow Face
beliefs with honour and with pleasant good humour. appeared in this volume.
(1905) acollection of stories
The Retum of Sherlock Holmes
(1902) a novel
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1. sleel helmels :
(1915) anovel
The Valley of Fear
2. inflalable life jackels : (1917) acollection of stories
His Last Bow
3. Holmesian: Sherlock Holmes is sofamaus that he has his own adjective! The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1927) acollection of stories
4. fairies : ~~
5. sluck la :did not change.
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D The originaI Sherlock Holmes
Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is correct,
tick (.1') A; if it is incorrect, tick (.1') B.
A B
EI Arthur Conan Doyle was a doctor. Arthur himself described
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Conan Doyle's two most famaus creations are Sherlock Holmes as 'a scientific detective'. Sherlock Holmes'
DD
Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson.
methods are very similar to the methods of a doctor. His
DD
2 Conan Doyle's father was a banker.
'detecting' work is like the 'diagnosing' work of a doctor. The
3 Conan Doyle's father was the model for 'clues' of the crime are like the 'symptoms' of a disease. In
Sherlock Holmes. DD fact, Arthur's model for Sherlock Holmes was a doctor called
Joseph Bell.
4 Conan Doyle wanted to ki11 Sherlock Holmes
because he did not think that his stories were Below is an example of a conversation between Dr Joseph
DD
serious and artistic enough.
Bell -the originaI Sherlock Holmes - and one of his patients.
5 When Conan Doyle published The HOLlnd
otthe Baskervilles the Strand's circulation a. Dr Bell - Well, my man you 've served in the army.
increased by tifty thousand copies. DD Patient - Aye, sir. ('Aye' means 'Yes' in Scotland and
various parts of northern England.)
6 Spiritualism is the belief that you can salve
any crime. DD
b. Dr Bell - And you have left the army recently?
Patient - Yes, sir.
c. Dr Bell - And you belol1ged to a Highland regiment?
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(A Scottish regiment - 'the Highlands' are the
mountainous region of northern and western
Sherlock Holmes is one of the world's most famous detectives. Scotland.)
People aliover the world go to London to visit his museum at 221 b Patient - Aye, sir.
Baker Street. We can visitit too without having to go to London!
d. Dr Bell - And you were an officer?
Ask your teacher to help you find iton the Internet and you can even
have a virtual tour of Sher/ock Holmes' study. Patient - Aye, sir.
Write a short report about your visit to the museum including the e. Dr Bell - And you wer~ statiol1ed at Barbados? (The
following things:
easternmost island of the West Indies.)
~ How the bui/ding became a museum. Patient - Aye, sir.
~ Describe Ho/mes' study: the furniture, style, colours and objects.
~ What is on the second and third floors.
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Now match the explanations given by Bell himself as to how
he was able to guess Somany things about this man by simply
observing him closely.
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1. He had an air ofauthority.
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2. His disease was elephantiasis, a disease which occurs TH\
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only in tropical countries, and which is also called
'Barbados Leg'.
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3. The man was Very respectful, but he did not remove
his hat. In the anny men do not remave their hat as a
sign of respect; they salute.
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4. He had a Scottish accent.
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5. The man had not been a civilian long enough to
have the habil ofremoving his hat as a sign ofrespect.
Dr. Joseph Bell.
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A c T 1 v 1 T 1 E s A c T 1 v 1 T 1 E
Before you read
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The characters of the first part of the story present the mselves
below. Match their presentations with the picture of each one.
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a. My name is Sherlock Holmes. I am a scientific detective.
I solve crimes by logical reasoning and with the help of
scientific instruments like forceps and magnifying
glasses. When I am at home I like to relax and be
comfortable.
At home I often wear my purple dressing-gown and
smoke apipe.'
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b. My name is DrJohn Watson. I am a doctor. My wife takes
good care ofme, and always brushes my hat. I am a good
observer, but, as my friend Holmes says, I do not reason
with what I see.
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c. My name is Peterson. I am a commissionaire. For my job
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Iwear a grand uniform that looks like a military uniform.
Iwork at a hotel where Iopen the door for clients and
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take messages. Ifound the hat and the goose, and took
them to my friend Sherlock Holmes. , P
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d. My name is Henry Baker. This is not a good time for me,
I often drink, and my wife doesn't love me anymore. You
can see this because my clothes are always dirty and my
hat is never brushed, Ihave lost my hat and my
Christmas goose.
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A c T 1 v 1 T 1 E s
Listen to this
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Listen to the first section ofPart I, and then number the sentences
below in the right order.
Then listen again, and fill in the blanks.
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a. 1sat down in an armchair and warmed my 1 in
front of the f~rebecause it was very cold outside.
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b. 12 my friend Sherlock Holmes on the second
morning of Christmas. When 1arrived he was sitting in PART 1
front of the fire, wearing his purple dressing-gown.
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c. 3 to the sofa was a wooden chair, and on the
chair was a dirty old hat. A magnifying glass and a
forceps were on the chair, so the was
4 ~ visited my friend Sherlock Holmes on the
probably part of one of Holmes' investigati~ns.
second morning of Christmas. When 1
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d. 'No, no. No crime,' said Sherlock Holmes, laughing. 'It is arrived he was sitting in front of the fire,
only one of those strange things that happen~ when four
wearing his purple dressing-gown. 1 Next to
million human beings within the smaU area
5
the sofa was a wooden chair, and on the chair was a dirty old
of a city. With so many people every imaginable
combination of events is 6 , and sometimes you hat. A magnifying glass 2 and a forceps 3 were on the chair, so
can find a problem that is striking and strange but not
the hat was probably part of one of Holmes' investigations.
criminal. Do you Peterson, the
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commissionaire?' 'You are busy,' 1said. 'Perhaps 1interrupt you.'
D 'Not at aU,' he replied,
e. 'You are busy,' 18 'Perhaps 1interrupt you.'
and indicated the hat. 'The
'Not at aU,' he repHed, and indicated the hat. 'The
problem is very but it is still interesting and problem is very simple, but
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maybe even instructive.'
it is stiU interesting and
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f. '1imagine,' 1said, 'that this hat is connected with a maybe even instructive.'
terrible 10 .'
1. dressing-gown: akind ofcomfortable jacket worn in the house.
2. magnifying glass :.~
3. forceps: ~
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