On Conan Doyle: Or, The Whole Art of StorytellingMichael Dirda
Must reading for Holmes fans, with a good dose of Professor Challenger thrown in. Michael Dirda reminds us of why we keep returning to Sherlock Holmes.
Starting no later than seventh grade, every student should be thoroughly schooled in the Sherlock Holmes canon. The results? Students with markedly better thinking, planning, and observational skills. Conan Doyle’s detective would be a worthy role model for young people—sans the cocaine use and the indoor marksmanship.
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