SHERLOCK HOLMES

BIOGRAPHY OF SHERLOCK HOLMES

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London detective, Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his forensic science skills to solve difficult cases.

Holmes, who first appeared in publication in 1887, was featured in four novels and 56 short stories. The first story:

A Study in Scarlet: appeared in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887.

The Sign of the Four: in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in 1890. The character grew tremendously in popularity with the beginning of the first series of short stories in Strand Magazine in 1891; further series of short stories and two novels published in serial form appeared between then and 1927. The stories cover a period from around 1880 up to 1907, with a final case in 1914.

All but four stories are narrated by Holmes's friend and biographer, Dr. John H. Watson; two are narrated by Holmes himself ("The Blanched Soldier" and "The Lion's Mane") and two others are written in the third person ("The Mazarin Stone" and "His Last Bow"). In two stories ("The Musgrave Ritual" and "The Gloria Scott"), Holmes tells Watson the main story from his memories, while Watson becomes the narrator of the frame story. The first and fourth novels, A Study in Scarlet and The Valley of Fear, each include a long interval of omniscient narration recounting events unknown both to Holmes and to Watson.

THE BOOKS

A Study in Scarlet (1890)
This is the first Holmes novel and it appeared in a magazine called Beeton's Christmas Annual.

The Sign of the Four (1890)
A novel with 56 stories of Sherlock Holmes.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892)
Both The Blue Carbuncle and A Case of Identity appeared in this collection.

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1894)
The Yellow Face appeared in this volume.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1905)

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902)

The Valley of Fear (1915)

His Last Bow (1917)

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1927)

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Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He loved literature as a child. By age 14, he had learned French so that he could read Jules Verne in the original!
He studied medicine at Edinburgh University. One of his professors, Dr Joseph Bell, was excellent at observation and deduction. He inspired the creation of Sherlock Holmes.
In the 1880s, Conan Doyle worked as an eye specialist in the south of England. He didn't have many patients, so he began writing stories..and created Sherlock Holmes!

"Elementary, my dear Watson"
This is one of the most famous quotes in the English language. Holmes says this to Watson when he explains deductions he was made. But the expressions is not in the books. It was first used in the 1929 film, the Return of Sherlock Holmes.


The Sherlock Holmes dead
In 1893, Conan Doyle Killed of Holmes in The Final Problem. But the public were so angry that eight years later, Conan Doyle brought him black!


That's the official movie trailer, enjoy it!

LOTTERY LUCK

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Itch:2to feel an irritating sensation on the skin