A comparison between Roald Dahls Lamb to the slaughter and Sir Arthur Conan Doyles The Speckled Band :: English Literature

A comparison between Roald Dahls Lamb to the slaughter and Sir Arthur Conan Doyles The mottle Band remove Mystery Coursework -A comparison between Roald Dahls Lamb to the slaughter and SirArthur Conan Doyles The Speckled BandFor my Murder Mystery Coursework I am going to be analyse two Murder Mystery stories, The Speckled Band, and Lamb to the Slaughter Lamb to the Slaughter was written by Roald Dahl. Roald Dahl is best known for writing childrens books, such(prenominal) as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Twits, and James and the Giant Peach. Roald Dahl was born in Llandaff, Wales in 1916 and lived until 1990. Dahl was also an author of series short stories for adults, which were later make into a TV series. His stories were so popular because they were unusual. They were called Tales From The Unexpected.One of Dahls more popular short fiction stories for adults is Lamb to the Slaughter. I am going to be exploitation this story in my comparison against a nonher Murder Myste ry called Speckled Band by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is best known for his Sherlock Holmes stories. Although he did many more, these prove to be the most popular to this very day. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh in 1859 and lived until 1930. The time in which Sir Conan Doyle lived, had a great influence on his work. Doyle served in the conspiracy African warfares as a doctor. This influenced him because when he returned to England he wrote The Boer War, and The War in South Africa Its Causes and Conduct which justified Englands participation. For these works he was knighted in 1902. During World War I he wrote the History of British Campaign in France, and Flanders as a tribute to British bravery. One of Doyles famous Sherlock Holmes story is The Speckled Band. This is the murder Mystery I am using to compare to Roald Dahls Lamb to the SlaughterMurder Mysteries are stories that are written to intrigue you, makeyou appreciation who has done it. The y certainly live up to the titleMurder Mystery because there is a murder and you have to find outwho has done it. typically a murderer is male, looks shifty, and has amotive that you dont find out until the end.You usually are told the story through the eyes of an inspector. Theysurvey the evidence, but you do not always see what they do.