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Course Description

Sherlock Holmes: Fiction and Reality | Sherlock was created by Arthur Conan Doyle, the genius who developed the mysteries and invented the solutions to the crimes. Compare Doyles life with the fictional life of Sherlock Holmes. $33+ includes $32 fee. Note: Requires membership in Peer Learning Partnership (PLP). Biannual membership is $30.

Learner Outcomes

Identify and accurately place key events in Sir Arthur Conan Doyles life alongside major milestones in Sherlock Holmes fictional biography. Explain how Doyles historical context (late-Victorian/Edwardian Britain), education, and medical training shaped themes, settings, and problem-solving approaches in selected Holmes stories. Compare and contrast Doyles documented beliefs and public activities with Holmes ethics, methods, and worldview, using textual and biographical evidence. Evaluate primary and secondary sources (e.g., story excerpts, letters, biographies, historical background) for credibility and relevance and use them to support an evidence-based interpretation. Synthesize learning into a culminating argument (essay, presentation, or creative-critical project) that defends a claim about the relationship between Doyles life and the construction of Sherlock Holmes.
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