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Sherlock Holmes

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1. Summary

Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes in 1887 in a story entitled A Study in Scarlet. Doyle was so impressed by one of his lecturers at the medical school of Edinburgh University, Dr Joseph Bell, that he made his hero resemble him. After A Study in Scarlet, Doyle wrote The Sign of Four where Holmes and Watson, appeared. It was considered a brilliant work. From then on, Doyle knew he had to share his life with the famous detective and his faithful companion. He had created a man who fascinated thousands of people, eager to know how he was going to solve the most complex riddles the world had ever seen.

2. Keywords

- Arthur Conan Doyle
- detective
- Watson

3. Vocabulary

a clue: une preuve
at standstill: au point mort
sleuth: un détective
the ranks of the police: les rangs de la police
the culprit: le coupable
to be fond of: avoir de l'intérêt pour
to be eager to know: désirer connaître
to solve a riddle: résoudre une énigme
to get rid of: se débarasser
an armband: un brassard
a threatening letter: une lettre de menaces
to be stuck to his word: être coincé par une parole qu'on a donné
to grow: grandir
overcrowded: plein de monde
homelessness: sans abri
to dismantle: démanteler
robbers: des voleurs