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Lord Blackwood had a clip on his noose that shifted the weight to his waist and took a mixture of ancient herbs to give himself the appearance of being dead. The herbs momentarily stop one's pulse from being felt. The limestone outside of Lord Blackwood's grave wasn't shattered by supernatural force. Instead, it was shattered beforehand, and glued together by the honeycomb substance Holmes and Watson saw while going through the redheaded dwarf's quarters.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoConan Doyle resurrected Holmes as he was short of money. he brought him back in the story called "The Empty House". You find out that Holmes did not fall into the Reichenbach Falls, but he used his knowledge of baritsu (a martial art) to push Moriarty over. So he kept a low profile for a while then appeared again.
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∙ 12y agoHe survived because he was not thrown off the cliff. He climbed down and made it look like he had gone over the edge and died. This allowed him to escape being followed by Moriarity's henchmen.
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∙ 11y agoHe landed in the bed of a truck filled with John's favorite chips. He then proceeded to have Molly drag Moriarty down to the first floor and dump him out of a window. Moriarty too small to fool John? They stuffed Moriarty's clothes with the chips, put a Sherlock mask on him, and that's how Sherlock survived. He wasn't recognized because the chips turned him orange.
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∙ 13y agoHe didn't fall to his death at the falls as was assumed by Watson. He climbed away and went off and did other things in the world. He returned to capture one of Moriarity's key helpers.
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Was Sherlock Holmes lazy?
Sherlock Holmes did describe himself as being very lazy but his brother was even more lazy than he was.
What is the pattern of Sherlock Holmes's story?
Sherlock Holmes sometimes with Watson either being sent a letter or just a sudden visit then Sherlock asks the client to explain the situation Sherlock makes some deductions about his client they are usually surprised then he goes to investigate gets clues and captures the criminal. chronologically told out by the author.
What was Sherlock Holmes' professional title?
The great fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes, described himself as the world's first Consulting Detective. "Well, I have a trade of my own. I suppose I am the only one in the world. I'm a consulting detective, if you can understand what that is." -- Sherlock Holmes, 'A Study In Scarlet'
What colour were Sherlock Holmes' eyes according to Conan Doyle?
Sherlock Holmes' hair is raven black. This is its color in most physical appearances throughout the years, including all drawings (the traditional sketches being by Sidney Paget) and television shows such as Granada's version of the stories (starring Jeremy Brett as Holmes and David Burke/Edward Hardwicke as Watson). Only in the animated series called Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century was it a different color; that was blonde.
Who was the woman who impressed Sherlock Holmes?
To Sherlock Holmes, Irene Adler was always *The* Woman. It was not that he was attracted or attached romantically to her but that she was the only woman to outsmart him, the only others being a few men.
Was Sherlock Holmes lazy?
Sherlock Holmes did describe himself as being very lazy but his brother was even more lazy than he was.
What day does Sherlock Holmes stop being on at the cinema?
"Sherlock Holmes" was released in 2009. It's not in theaters unless you have a theater that shows old movies.
Where was Sherlock Holmes filmed?
Sherlock Holmes 2 is currently being filmed in the Chatham dockyards and can be found next to the Ropery. I was there breifly before being whizzed away by a security guard.
When did Sherlock Holmes meet Dr Joseph Bell?
{| |- | Sherlock Holmes, being a fictional character, never met Dr. Bell. Dr. Bell employed Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, as a clerk at the Edinborough Infirmary. He was quite adept at deducing things from small observations. |}
Does Sherlock Holmes really die in The Testament of Sherlock Holmes?
In the trailer, it shows a casket being lowered into a grave marked Sherlock Holmes: 18 something something to 1888. So it's safe to assume that he truly does die. But they could also do with this what Conan Doyle did after The Final Problem.
Are people still making Sherlock Holmes movies and books?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was the one who wrote the books of Sherlock Holmes back at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the twentieth century, and he is long dead. However, films are still being made, notably the Sherlock Holmes film of 2009 which is to be followed by a sequel in December of 2011 and the BBC series "Sherlock", setting Sherlock Holmes in moder day London, was released in 2010 and the next series will follow in 2012.
What is the pattern of Sherlock Holmes's story?
Sherlock Holmes sometimes with Watson either being sent a letter or just a sudden visit then Sherlock asks the client to explain the situation Sherlock makes some deductions about his client they are usually surprised then he goes to investigate gets clues and captures the criminal. chronologically told out by the author.
What was Sherlock Holmes' professional title?
The great fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes, described himself as the world's first Consulting Detective. "Well, I have a trade of my own. I suppose I am the only one in the world. I'm a consulting detective, if you can understand what that is." -- Sherlock Holmes, 'A Study In Scarlet'
What case did Sherlock Holmes do?
It depends on which 'case' that we're talking about. According to the novels, Sherlock Holmes "did" several dozens of cases, if not hundreds of thousands. There are many cases that the novels did not go into detail about, though were mentioned as being cases that he solved, or at least was apart of.
What colour were Sherlock Holmes' eyes according to Conan Doyle?
Sherlock Holmes' hair is raven black. This is its color in most physical appearances throughout the years, including all drawings (the traditional sketches being by Sidney Paget) and television shows such as Granada's version of the stories (starring Jeremy Brett as Holmes and David Burke/Edward Hardwicke as Watson). Only in the animated series called Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century was it a different color; that was blonde.
Who was the woman who impressed Sherlock Holmes?
To Sherlock Holmes, Irene Adler was always *The* Woman. It was not that he was attracted or attached romantically to her but that she was the only woman to outsmart him, the only others being a few men.
What drug did Sherlock Holmes use?
Sherlock Holmes used a seven percent solution of cocaine quite often. And there is a questionable mention of opium use I discovered while reading the "The man with the twisted lip". Holmes was prescribed morphine by a physician after being wounded in "The Adventure of the Illustrious Client."
