Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes is a character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He referred Sherlock Homes as a consulting detective. Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, forensic science and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic, which he employs when investigating cases for a wide variety of clients, including Scotland Yard.

Most are narrated by the character of Holmes’s friend D. John H. Wotson, who usually accompanies Holmes during his investigations and often shares quarters with him at the address of 221B Baker Street, London, where many of stories begin.

First appearing print is “A Study in Scarlet” in 1887. The characters popularity became widespread with the first series of short stories in The Strand Magazine beginning with “A Strand in Bohemia” in 1891. It released until 1927 with additional tales. Eventually the total was 4 novels and 56 sort stories.

These are four novels, 

1) A Study in Scarlet 

2) The Sign of the four 

3) The Hound of the Baskervilles 

4) The Valley of Fear

These are some of the short stories, 

1) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 

2) The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 

3) The Return of Sherlock Holmes 

4) His Last Bow 

5) The Case- Book of Sherlock Holmes

By the 1990’s there were already over 25000 stage adaptation, films, television productions and publication featuring the detective and the Guinness World Records list him as the portrayed human literary character in films and television history. He is not a fictional character among people but a real person.

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