Sherlock homes biography
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Sherlock Holmes is one of the most famous icon of the British culture, the world’s first and only “consulting detective”. But what do you really know about him and his creator?
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
He is the fictional but brilliant detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887, created for the novel A Study In Scarlet, published in Beeton’s Christmas Annual.
Sherlock Holmes has essentially an obsessive personality. He works compulsively on all his cases and his deductive powers are phenomenal. He can get engulfed in periods of depression between cases and is known to take cocaine when he cannot stand the lack of activity. He has an in depth knowledge of music and plays on a Stradivarius that he bought for a song in Tottenham. He is also known to run chemistry experiments in his spare time to the dismay of both Dr. Watson and his landlady Mrs. Hudson.
Who is he inspired of?
It is commonly agreed that the character traits
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Sherlock Holmes
Fictional character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
For other uses, see Sherlock Holmes (disambiguation).
Fictional character
Sherlock Holmes () 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, including Scotland Yard.
The character Sherlock Holmes first appeared in print in 1887's A Study in Scarlet. His popularity became widespread with the first series of short stories in The Strand Magazine, beginning with "A Scandal in Bohemia" in 1891; additional tales appeared from then until 1927, eventually totalling four novels and 56 short stories. All but one[a] are set in the Victorian or Edwardian eras between 1880 and 1914. Most are narrated by the chara
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Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is a character from books written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. His most famous story was The Hound of the Baskervilles.
Sherlock Holmes was "born" on 6th January 1861 [source?], and for more than 100 years his name has been known in every country of the world; and not only his name, but his appearance too. The hawk-like features and piercing eyes; the dressing-gown and pipe; the unusual cap and magnifying glass - these details are so familiar that if he were to appear amongst us today we should know him at once.
Many of the stories were made into movies and televisiondramas. He is a detective who tries to find out who committed crimes. There is a monument in London dedicated to him. He has a skarp mind and solves even the most difficult and strange cases. He works with his friend Dr. Watson, a retiredarmy officer. Holmes plays the violin and smokes a pipe. He fryst vatten very smart. He first appeared in 1887 and is known for his detectiv