Sherlock Holmes
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Liberty911Dr. (or mister if you please) James Mortimer read it from an old paper written by a Baskerville.
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The Sherlock Holmes Museum is located at 221b Baker Street, London, NW1 6XE, England.Baker Street
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Doctor John H. Watson, MD.
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In 'A Scandal in Bohemia' Holmes comments: "I am lost without my Boswell." Holmes was referring to James Boswell who was an 18th...
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Switzerland, specifically the Reichenbach Falls near Meiringen during 'The Final Problem.' They also stayed in Norway for a time...
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No, he was a character of fiction created by Arthur Conan Doyle.
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A collection of 13 short stories originally published in 1903-1904, the book 'The Return of Sherlock Holmes was first published...
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Yes, Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character. However, many of the characters Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created for his Sherlock...
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote 56 short stories and four novels on Sherlock Holmes.
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Three of my favorites are as follows: Should I ever marry, Watson, I should hope to inspire my wife with some feeling which would...
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salads and not to much pork but back then they would probalb
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Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, (22 May 1859 - 7 July 1930), an Irish physician and writer who wrote Sherlock Holmes, was born...
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"I have, as you know, devoted some attention to this, and written a little monograph on the ashes of 140 different varieties of...
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Baker Street Irregulars
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Afghanistan
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There were four novels, and fifty-six short stories.
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St. Pancras.
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In none of the books does in mention Sherlock having a middle name. If you find one please state where. Dr. John H. Watson had...
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Stapleton's body was never recovered in the original story. He was assumed to be lost to Grimpen Mire.
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from there late twentys till death
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"On the death of Sir Charles we inquired for this young gentleman [Sir Henry Baskerville], and found that he had been farming in...
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Holmes himself said: "When a doctor does go wrong he is the first of criminals. He has nerve and he has knowledge. [Doctors]...
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There are a number of descriptions of the home in the various books. For the most part it is a bachelor's pad that is messy and...
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'A Study in Scarlet' was published in the 1887 Beeton's Christmas annual.
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He has a white splash of acid upon his forehead, and his ears are pierced for ear-rings.
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The following quotation is found in four variations throughout the stories making it the most used saying of Sherlock Holmes. ...
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They first met in 'A study in scarlet' when a mutual acquaintance named Stamford introduced them because they were both looking...
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Sherlock Holmes The Final Problem
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At the beginning of 'The Sign of Four,' Watson asks, 'Which is it today morphine or cocaine?' though we are not told of any...
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You must mean 'The Adventure of the Priory School,' so please check the link below.
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The Sherlock Holmes stories are all mysteries. They are detective stories where Holmes solves a mystery, often a murder. They...
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'The Gloria Scott' was first published in April 1893.
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221B Baker Street
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His photograph development in the cellar and the knees of his trousers.
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He was a cocaine addict, [and occasionally took morphine] he smoked, and often was untidy and (both purposely and non-purposely)...
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The story starts when a man drops dead in the moors. A beggar tries to rob him. Holmes is told of an almost identical murder....
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Doctor Mortimer
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I think that it depends on whether or not you believe that Sherlock Holmes was ever alive, or if he were simply a fictional...
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56 short stories & 4 novels
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"I was duly attached to the Fifth Northumberland Fusiliers as Assistant Surgeon." -- John H. Watson, M. D. IN THE 2ND SENTENCE OF...
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Well, other than his sidekick Watson, I always associate Sherlock Holmes with having a pipe, magnifying glass, and wearing a...
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they are best friends and dr Watson can sometimes be the sidekick
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If you mean what ILLEGAL drug did Sherlock Holmes take, it was cocaine (a 7% solution). ------ Cocaine was a LEGAL drug in...
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Simply because it involves forensics. When the minutiae mattered and a single detail could prove or disprove a man's alibi, the...
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle the author did kill off Sherlock In the story, 'The Final Problem' But everyone was mad and unhappy with...
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i think the final problem, as it builds up a lot of tension In 1927 'The Strand Magazine' ran a contest to see who could most...
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Watson was Sherlock Holmes partner while Sherlock was detecting
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1901, serialized in The Strand; 1902, published by George Newnes.
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Practice deductive reasoning and make a habit of looking at the small, minor details. Also, pick up only trivia and skills that...
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A private consulting detective.
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That would be The Woman. Her names was Irene Adler. She was the antagonist in A Scandal in Bohemia.
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Saxe-Coburg Square; Pope's Court; Fleet Street.
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In The Return of Sherlock Holmes we are told that he " has some knowledge... of baritsu, or the Japanese system of wrestling."
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Apart from sell a lot of books and inspire a lot of films, nothing really; it was only a story.
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No, they were not related. Sherlock Holmes was a character in fiction. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935) was a living person...
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crime fiction
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Dr. Roylott has spent a lot of time in Africa, studying mostly. That is also where he met his wife. He has these wild animals to...
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Sherlock Holmes, though portrayed as very brilliant, has himself said that if anyone knew his process of thought they would...
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They are not all the same, but some are similar. A Case of Identity, The Adventure of the Speckled Band, and The Adventure of...
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Sherlock Holmes. 4 vowels, 2 E's and 2 O's. The rest are consonants 2 S's, 2 H's, R, 2 L's, C, K, M...She, her, hers, lock,...
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Plot Summary Dr. Watson drops in on his friend Sherlock Holmes to find him in conversation with a man with fiery red hair, a Mr....
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Well, one of his cases he did with Dr. Watson was solving the mystery of Lord Black-Wood. There is hardly any room to tell you...
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Said for a baskerville to not go on the moor at dark.
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Other occupation? Dr. Watson was a medical doctor. He looked after patients. As a side line, he worked with Sherlock Holmes and...
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The climax occurs when the ventilator opens, the snake falls out, and Holmes starts whacking it with a cane.
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The Bar of Gold. By the way, opium was legal in Victorian England.
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The author was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He wrote the Sherlock Holmes stories, most of which were published in The Strand magazine....
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To Sherlock Holmes, Irene Adler was always *The* Woman. It was not that he was attracted or attached romantically to her but that...
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Holmes' arch enemy was Professor James Moriarty. Colonel Sebastian Moran, John Clay, and Doctor Grimesby Roylott would be three...
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Links below for the entire script and a plot summary.
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It depends on your point of view. In 'The Five Orange Pips,' Holmes says, "I have been beaten four times - three times by men and...
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Sir Henry: 'Is it possible that you could come yourself, Mr Holmes?'Holmes: 'If matters came to a crisis I should endeavour to...
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"THE woman," Irene Adler. "I have been beaten four times - three times by men and once by a woman." -- Sherlock Holmes, 'The...
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Sherlock Holmes's partner in solving crimes was Doctor John Watson
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Sherrinford (or Sherringford) Holmes is crossed out in the original 'Study in Scarlet' manuscript as is Ormond Sacker for Watson....
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The Adventure of the Speckled Band is told in the third-person point of view. This means that the book's characters, such as...
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In the Basil Rathbone movies, he said: "Elementary, my dear Watson." He said many things in the books. He tended to mutter to...
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OK So apparently You stupids cant answer The Question cause You to lazy to read It. I'm telling Ms. Adams You lazy Butt's. love...
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Holmes believed in the use of science in the detection and prosecution of crime. He had a laboratory that he used to test and...
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