Sherlock Holmes (/ ˈʃɜːrlɒk ˈhoʊmz /) is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a "consulting detective" in his stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic, which he employs when investigating cases for a wide variety of clients ...
Sherlock Homes is a fictional character created by the Scottish writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The prototype of the modern mastermind detective, Holmes first appeared in Conan Doyle’s A Study in Scarlet (1887).
Sherlock: Created by Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat. With Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Una Stubbs, Rupert Graves. In modern-day London, brilliant but eccentric detective Sherlock Holmes teams with war veteran Dr. John Watson to crack baffling crimes, outwit formidable foes, and aid Scotland Yard with razor-sharp deduction.
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Sherlock Holmes and his biographer Dr John Watson, as depicted in a Sidney Paget drawing in "The Adventure of the Empty House" Traditionally, the canon of Sherlock Holmes consists of the 56 short stories and four novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. [1] In this context, the term "canon" is an attempt to distinguish between Doyle's original works and subsequent works by other authors using ...
Why has Sherlock Holmes continued to captivate readers generation after generation, while other fictional detectives of the Victorian period have been forgotten? To investigate, Professor John Sutherland explores shilling shockers, arch criminals, and forensic science.
Arthur Conan Doyle's entire Sherlock Holmes works. The canon includes all the stories and novels listed on this page in a single document.