Sher

lockHol
mes
Ar
thurConanDoy
le

I
ntr
oduct
ion:

SirAr
thurConanDoy lecr eat
edtheiconi
candinf
luenti
alchar
acterSherl
ockHolmesinthelate
19thcentur
y.Explor
et hebooksandshor tst
ori
esinwhichthedetecti
veappears,
ananalysi
sof
Sherl
ockHolmesandot herchar
acter
s,andt
hebackgroundoftheauthor.The56shortst
ories
andfournovelswrit
tenaboutSher l
ockHolmesbySi rArt
hurConanDoy l
e.Formatt
edforyour
readi
ngpleasurebyAr thurandFranci
sBond.

Sherl
ockHolmesisthefict
ionaldetect
ivecr
eatedbyScotti
shAuthorSi rArt
hurConanDoy l
e
duri
ngthelat
e19thcentury.Oneoft hemostrecogni
zablefi
guresinEnglishli
ter
atur
e,Sher
lock
Holmesisaconsult
ingdetectiv
ewhol iv
esat221BBakerSt reeti
nVi ctor
ianLondonand
assi
stscl
ient
spri
vatel
ywi t
ht hehelpofhisf
riendandroommat e,Dr.JohnH.Wat son.
Wheneverthepol
i
cehav ediffi
cult
ysolvi
ngacase, t
heycomeseeki ngHol mes'sadvi
ce.

ConanDoy l
ebasedt hecharacterofSherlockHol mesonDr .JosephBel l,asurgeonatt heRoy al
Inf
irmaryofEdi nburgh,underwhom ConanDoy l
ehadwor kedasacl erk,thoughBel l i
sof t
en
quot edashavingwr itt
entoConanDoy l
ethat,'Youar eyourselfSherl
ockHol mes, andwel lyou
knowi t.
'ConanDoy l
ealsodr ewinspir
ationf r
om Si rHenryLittl
ejohnoftheUni versit
yof
EdinburghMedi calSchool.Asapol icesur geon,Litt
lej
ohncr eatedforConanDoy leal ink
betweent hestudyofmedi ci
neandt hest udyofcr ime.Weknowv eryl
ittl
ebiographi call
yabout
thecharacterSherlockHol mesot herthant hefactthathebecamei nterestedindet ectivework
duringhiscoll
egey ears,whenmostofhi scasesi nvolv
edhel pinghisfel
lowuni versitystudents.

Br
iefSummar
y:

Tradit
ional
ly
,thecanonofSherl
ockHolmesconsistsofthe56shortstor
iesandfournovel
s
writ
tenbySirArthurConanDoyl
e.I
nthiscontext
,theter
m" canon"i
sanat t
empttodist
ingui
sh
betweenDoy l
e'sori
ginal
worksandsubsequentworksbyotherauthor
susingthesame
character
s.

Sherl
ockHol mesi
sapr i
vatedetect
ivewhohaskeenpowersofobserv
ation.Hel
iv
esat221b
BakerStreeti
nLondon.Henoticesthi
ngsthatother
ssi
mpl
ydon'tandthenhedrawsaccurate
concl
usionsaboutwhathesees.Heexperiencesstr
ongmoodswings,pl
ay st
hevi
oli
n,andisa
masterofdeducti
vereasoni
ng.

Themov ementoffor
eigner
sandmoneyi nt
oandoutofLondonaremotif
sthatcarr
ythroughout
Sher
lockHolmes'advent
ures,aswel
lascharact
ers'
str
angeandoft
enunfor
tunateexperi
ences
whentravel
i
ngabroad.Anothermoti
fandthemeoftheHolmesstor
iesi
sopium use.

Ful
lSummar
y: