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European Journal of Literature, Language and Linguistics Studies ISSN: 2559 - 7194 ISSN-L:2501 - 7194 Available on-line at: www.oapub.org/lit Volume 1 │ Issue 2 │ 2017 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.1069453 REFLECTION OF 19TH CENTURY VICTORIAN AGE THROUGH SIR CONAN DOYLE’S LITERARY PROLIFICACY A LEGEND WAS BORN Rudra Tapash1i, Saremi Sarvenaz2 1 Senior Lecturer, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Lincoln University College, Malaysia 2 Islamic Azadi University, Tehran, Iran Abstract: Detective stories and novels draw the attention of a wide array of readers. These were mouth- watering prospects whenever being catered to its readers and audiences over the decades. However, if we could go back through the time machine, we would see that late 18th and later half of 19th century developed the foundation of such kind of fictions and not to mention, afterward, detective fictions progressed leaps and bounds, as it rampaged its authority on the English literature. Although such stories are considered as potential crowd pullers but above all, if we intricate such stories and novels in depth, we would be able to see a sizeable reflection of 19th century Victorian Age and its social perspectives. Therefore, in this essay, we would like to emphasize primarily to illustrate the socio-economy of Victorian Era, in relevance to the contribution of detective fiction stories and novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Keywords: detective fiction, Victorian age, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes, British Empire Introduction Literature is the potential mirror of an era. However, the advent of detective fictions, novels was a touch different to intricate the overall legacy of colonial British Empire, until Sir Arthur Conan Doyle appeared into the center stage. In fact, he gave a new dimension to the i Correspondence: Tapash Rudra. No.2 Jalan Stadium, SS7/15, Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, 47301, Malaysia. Email: tapashrudra6@gmail.com, s.saremiii@gmail.com Copyright © The Author(s). All Rights Reserved 30 Rudra Tapash, Saremi Sarvenaz REFLECTION OF 19TH CENTURY VICTORIAN AGE THROUGH SIR CONAN DOYLE’S LITERARY PROLIFICACY A LEGEND WAS BORN English literature not only by creating the colossal image of Sherlock Holmes but also developed a concept to narrate an era by his prolific style. To fulfill our objective of this essay, we subdivided our writings into as many as four individual sections to be exact. In the first part, we illustrated a bit on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, how he stamped his authority in modern English literature. In the second portion, we continued with a short briefing on the background which triggered Sir Arthur to construct his everlasting character, Mr. Sherlock Holmes. In this portion, we also depicted Mr. Sherlock Holmes and how was he all about. The third and fourth sections are the true reflections of Victorian Age and British Empire of that time through the mesmerizing artistry of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. We concluded this essay by showcasing how detective fictions of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle should be read from a different angle to assimilate the social perspective of 19th century Victorian Age. For viewing / downloading the full article, please access the following link: https://oapub.org/lit/index.php/EJLLL/article/view/13 European Journal of Literature, Language and Linguistics Studies - Volume 1 │ Issue 2 │ 2017 31