Sherlock Holmes in A Medieval Tale
Why is Lily telling Sherlock Holmes stories to teach the children to think about the who, what and why of any situation?
In what way can detectives instruct us?
It so happened that I fell in love with Doyle’s narratives of his iconic detective Sherlock Holmes back in childhood. Around the age of seven, maybe even a little earlier ... yes definitely, before the age of seven. Before school, I remember my father recounting The Hound of the Baskervilles.
At first, I was scared. Then it became interesting.
Yes, Mr. Holmes is a genius. But what about his back story?
It turns out that the perfect crime does not exist. There is always something not taken into account. But why? After all, Stapleton is not a stupid man! All the things he knew about biology, chemistry, history, what ideas he came up with... Speaking of Stapleton, was he not the schoolmaster? And he is the one making blunders supposedly?
Making blunders where?
In the portrait, on observation, on family resemblance. And more of course, but these are the blunders that struck my imagination. It turns out that there are so many interesting things around us! If only you attentively observe, compare, draw conclusions ... Sherlock Holmes’ main talent was to deduce important conclusions from small, often seemingly unimportant, clues.
As a matter of fact, Sherlock Holmes existed not only in fiction but also in reality. Let him be called a little differently; Professor Joseph Bell, a famous surgeon. Sherlock Holmes was real, or at least to some extent he was!
It turned out that what was once a bedtime story to me is no more than fiction. But is there a cue in it?
Observation - reflection - evaluation - conclusion! Is this formula equally true for science and for daily life?
Apparently, yes. And again, Holmes' rigorous mathematical thinking. You never know what they say! You never know what they are trying to convince you!
Watch, compare, calculate - and the result will surprise you and the others.
Who said detective stories can't teach us anything? Recreational mysteries with characters and situations inspired by real life that invite its readers to take part in it and enhance mental stimulation.
Extra knowledge is never superfluous. You simply never know what, when and how you might need it. Excess knowledge does not happen. Nowhere. And there is an opportunity to learn something everywhere.
And maybe this is what Aliya’s/Lily’s character is all about. Learning… If anything, I, Lina J. Potter, am still learning every day.
In what way can detectives instruct us?
It so happened that I fell in love with Doyle’s narratives of his iconic detective Sherlock Holmes back in childhood. Around the age of seven, maybe even a little earlier ... yes definitely, before the age of seven. Before school, I remember my father recounting The Hound of the Baskervilles.
At first, I was scared. Then it became interesting.
Yes, Mr. Holmes is a genius. But what about his back story?
It turns out that the perfect crime does not exist. There is always something not taken into account. But why? After all, Stapleton is not a stupid man! All the things he knew about biology, chemistry, history, what ideas he came up with... Speaking of Stapleton, was he not the schoolmaster? And he is the one making blunders supposedly?
Making blunders where?
In the portrait, on observation, on family resemblance. And more of course, but these are the blunders that struck my imagination. It turns out that there are so many interesting things around us! If only you attentively observe, compare, draw conclusions ... Sherlock Holmes’ main talent was to deduce important conclusions from small, often seemingly unimportant, clues.
As a matter of fact, Sherlock Holmes existed not only in fiction but also in reality. Let him be called a little differently; Professor Joseph Bell, a famous surgeon. Sherlock Holmes was real, or at least to some extent he was!
It turned out that what was once a bedtime story to me is no more than fiction. But is there a cue in it?
Observation - reflection - evaluation - conclusion! Is this formula equally true for science and for daily life?
Apparently, yes. And again, Holmes' rigorous mathematical thinking. You never know what they say! You never know what they are trying to convince you!
Watch, compare, calculate - and the result will surprise you and the others.
Who said detective stories can't teach us anything? Recreational mysteries with characters and situations inspired by real life that invite its readers to take part in it and enhance mental stimulation.
Extra knowledge is never superfluous. You simply never know what, when and how you might need it. Excess knowledge does not happen. Nowhere. And there is an opportunity to learn something everywhere.
And maybe this is what Aliya’s/Lily’s character is all about. Learning… If anything, I, Lina J. Potter, am still learning every day.
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