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  2. A Study in Scarlet - Wikipedia

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    The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in English literature. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes, a consulting detective, to his friend and chronicler Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his ...

  3. Sherlock Holmes - Wikipedia

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    Sherlock Holmes (/ ˈ ʃ ɜːr l ɒ k ˈ h oʊ m z /) 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 ...

  4. The Seven-Per-Cent Solution - Wikipedia

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    During the 1973 scriptwriters strike, Nicholas Meyer needed a project to occupy his time. [5] Meyer developed an interest in Sherlock Holmes as a teenager and off-and-on over the years had given thought to authoring a story where Sherlock Holmes meets Sigmund Freud, having learned of the founder of psychoanalysis from his psychiatrist father. [5]

  5. A Study in Pink - Wikipedia

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    Sherlock Holmes still lives at the same Baker Street address as in Conan Doyle's stories. [8] However, it was filmed at 185 North Gower Street. [7] Baker Street was impractical because of the number of things labeled "Sherlock Holmes", which would need to be disguised. [15] Filming on the pilot began in January 2009 on location in London and ...

  6. Adaptations of Sherlock Holmes - Wikipedia

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    BBC Cult Page for five original Sherlock Holmes short stories, posted in January 2004. List of Sherlock Holmes games at MobyGames "Brief and Incomplete History of Sherlock Holmes on TV" by the Sherlock Holmes Society of London. "The wide world of Sherlock Holmes | The Russian TV films". sherlock-holmes.org.uk. Archived from the original on 13 ...

  7. The Final Problem - Wikipedia

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    It appears in book form as part of the collection The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. The story, set in 1891, introduces the criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty. It was intended to be the final Holmes story, ending with the character's death, but Conan Doyle was later persuaded to revive Holmes for additional stories and novels.

  8. Sherlock Holmes (1939 film series) - Wikipedia

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    Dennis Hoey, as Inspector Lestrade in Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon. The writer David Stuart Davies concluded that Basil Rathbone was "the actor who has come closest to creating the definitive Sherlock Holmes on screen", also describing the choice as "inspired". [19]

  9. Canon of Sherlock Holmes - Wikipedia

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    Traditionally, the canon of Sherlock Holmes consists of the 56 short stories and four novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. [1] In this context, the term "canon" is an attempt to distinguish between Doyle's original works and subsequent works by other authors using the same characters.