1、第6頁 共6頁英文優(yōu)秀例文A Book of All TimesThoughts given by Sherlock Holmes and the Dukes SonWritten in the first chapter of the book Pride and Prejudice is an e_traordinary sentence of which even a person who has had only a brief look upon the book will not fail to receive a deep impression-It is a truth uni

2、versally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.In terms of Sherlock Holmes, wed better alter the sentence into “It is a fact universally accepted by readers throughout the world that an e_cellent book in possession of our famous detective Sherlock H

3、olmes is undoubtedly a masterpiece of all times.” Perhaps this is one of the most obvious e_planations for the unrivaled popularity of “Holmes series” in the field of detective stories.Overwhelmed by the remendations provided by my friends, I decided to take a look on this Sherlock Holmes and the Du

4、kes Son originally published by O_ford University Press.As a whole, this book is about a case concerning the Dukes missing son.Arthur, the Dukes son, was found out in a certain morning to have disappeared, acpanied with which was also the disappearance of the German teacher.The school master Dr.Hu_t

5、able then turned to the famous detective of the time Sherlock Holmes for help.Realizing how tough and important the case is, Holmes immediately made up his mind to accept the case and followed Dr.Hu_table back to Mackleton by train.Having formed a rough idea about the whole matter, Holmes probed int

6、o the case immediately and had a careful investigation of the entire area shortly after the arrival, during the process of which he discovered the body of the German teacher Heidegger.Finally, primarily due to his prominent ability as a detective, he managed to unravel the mystery and obtained the t

7、welve thousand pounds promised by the Duke.Having once started reading this fiction, I was pletely immersed in the mysterious story presented by the book.As the saying goes, “Well begun, half done”.At the beginning of the story, just like many other detective stories, the author gives us a brief des

8、cription of the condition by the words of a client.However, unlike other ones, this story first delineates the clients strange behavior at length to indicate the severity of the incident in order to attract the readers to continue reading it.As is known to all, vivid depiction is essential to detect

9、ive stories since it can help the readers understand each figures characteristics and visualize the scenes, thus making the story more authentic and attractive.Therefore, trying to present a “real world” to his readership, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the original “Holmes series”, has skillfull

10、y arranged the plots of the whole story from the perspective of Dr.Watson, a character not so specialized in discovering the truth hidden behind the enigmatic happenings as Holmes but so loyal to Sherlock Homes as a friend that he always acpanies Holmes wherever he goes.In this way, he elaborately d

11、epicted every scene and character in the book, Apart from the special start, the ending of the whole story, being dramatic but reasonable, is certainly an outstanding one.After all, e_cept the author himself, who knows that the Dukes seemingly ordinary secretary is in fact the Dukes bastard? In addi

12、tion, who knows that the Duke actually has already been acquainted with the whole thing before Holmes solves this plicated problem? Yet, surprising as it is, this ending seems so natural that it fits all the plots of the story perfectly well.While enjoying this wonderful story, I could do nothing bu

13、t admire the wonderful design of this masterpiece as well as the authors gorgeous writing skill.Closing my eyes, I can even “see” the story happening just like watching a film.Not until then did I understand why the Japanese cartoon film Detective Conan used this “Conan” as the name of its hero.As f

14、ar as I am concerned, nothing is more admirable and surprising in the hero Sherlock Homes than his profound knowledge which has certainly assisted him a lot when he was studying the case.Take the bicycle tyres for instance, Holmes actually is capable of recognizing 42 different varieties of bicycle

15、tyres.Whats more, according to his other stories, Holmes has studied different kinds of newspapers, cigarettes, peoples footprints and other special things as well.Therefore, he seems to have the mastery of anything relevant to the cases he deals with.E_cept for his illimitable knowledge, Holmes als

16、o specializes in arranging the facts in order and then finding the fact leading him to a great discovery or even the truth itself.From his speaking “Every mystery has an answer”, we can readily shape the impression of a man with great intelligence and infle_ible will.In this case, after getting rid

17、of unrelated facts, Sherlock Homes eventually grasped the clue and discovered the amazing fact.Needless to say, as a world-renowned masterpiece, Sherlock Holmes and the Dukes Son has attracted and is still charming numerous readers from all corners of the world and people from all walks of life.The “Holmes series” has already set up a standard against which all the following detective fictions are measured.Sherlock Holmes, beyond all