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Situational Irony
Chapter 1
Explanation and Analysis:
The Hound of the Baskervilles is narrated by Dr. Watson and told in first person from his point of view. The overall style is formal and descriptive—evident in Chapter 1, for example, when Watson describes meeting Dr. James Mortimer:
The appearance of our visitor was a surprise to me since I had expected a typical country practitioner. He was a very tall, thin man, with a long nose like a beak, which shot out between two keen, grey eyes, set closely together and sparkling brightly from behind a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. He was clad in a professional but rather slovenly fashion, for his frock-coat was dingy and his trousers frayed.
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Chapter 6
Explanation and Analysis:
The Hound of the Baskervilles is narrated by Dr. Watson and told in first person from his point of view. The overall style is formal and descriptive—evident in Chapter 1, for example, when Watson describes meeting Dr. James Mortimer:
Unlock with LitCharts A+The appearance of our visitor was a surprise to me since I had expected a typical country practitioner. He was a very tall, thin man, with a long nose like a beak, which shot out between two keen, grey eyes, set closely together and sparkling brightly from behind a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. He was clad in a professional but rather slovenly fashion, for his frock-coat was dingy and his trousers frayed.
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