Comparing Sherlock Holmes and Darwin

Sherlock Holmes is written in fairly complex language, and this is similar to Darwin work which uses scientific language.  The purpose of Sherlock Holmes is for enjoyment, and to encourage people to think.  An element of uncertainty is emphasized when Holmes states "I drove along slowly, weighing in my own mind what it was best to do (96)".  Readers attempt to solve the mysteries while Sherlock Holmes does the same.  The Audience is adults.  Darwin's goal is to inform people about the existence if evolution and to state evidence.  Unlike Holmes it is not meant to entertain.  Although Darwin does, similarly to Sherlock Holmes, encourage people to think.  The audience is everyone willing to listen.  Both works are narrated with creates a personal atmosphere, but Darwin's language is much more descriptive and serious.  He writes "Believing that it is always best to study some special group, I have, after deliberation, taken up domestic pigeons (36)."  Sherlock Holmes is a collection of stories while Darwin merely states observations and facts.  Sherlock Holmes and On the Origin of Species are written in a distinct style, and they have several similarities and differences.