What are the main features of Sherlock Holmes as a man and as a detective ?

What are the main features of Sherlock Holmes as a man and as a detective? In this essay I shall seek to describe the character of Sherlock Holmes and compare it to his abilities and behaviour as a detective. It should serve as a testimony to the precision and mental ability of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in using his imagination in building detective cases and building a complex character like Sherlock Holmes. The Sherlock Holmes …

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