The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes福尔摩斯历险记

作者：柯南道爾(1859-1930)

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福尔摩斯历险记当中的十二个故事相互渗透，这是福尔摩斯系列的第三本书。其中讲述了夏洛克福尔摩斯的侦探经历，夏洛克福尔摩斯是一个神秘的天才，他揭开了他参与调查的每一桩案件背后的秘密。事件发生在19世纪末期的伦敦，小说不仅成功地创造了神秘的故事情节，而且围绕真实地址来写，其中包括英国海德公园，泰晤士河，汉诺威广场圣乔治教堂。并且用了一些虚构地址增加事件的趣味性。颇值得一提的是，生动的故事中再次展现了伦敦的交通工具。

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小说从著名的贝克街221B公寓展开，那是夏洛克福尔摩斯的住址，拜访他的那些人需要他的协助来解决各种问题。夏洛克福尔摩斯用逻辑思维来揭开每一个秘密背后的真相不足为奇，通过福尔摩斯的好朋友华生医生的视角来讲述故事，华生医生也是福尔摩斯的搭档，他在案件中担任检查工作，围绕事件的调查细我爱线报网节给出全面的报告结果。华生医生记录了每一次历险事件并将其分享给读者，他的记录成为福尔摩斯侦探成就的回忆录。这种类型的叙述只是提高了每一桩案件的神秘感，因为偶尔会有细节遗漏，从而给读者留下了下一步行动到底是什么的悬念。有趣的是，福尔摩斯对每一桩案件给出的逻辑解释，不过这让观众不觉间有了警觉性。家庭财富，声誉，社会地位和道德缺陷正是柯南道尔小说中探索悬念和秘密的一些主题。

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道尔运用了19世纪的英国行话读起来倍感愉悦，与此同时，也延用了通俗易懂的风格，很容易理解。对于那些第一次看到侦探抽烟斗，拉小提琴的人来说，这完全是一场难忘旅行的开始。