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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 ...
Sherlock is a British mystery crime drama television series based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories. Created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, the show stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Doctor John Watson. Thirteen episodes have been produced, with four three-part series airing from ...
A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle. 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 first famous detective in fiction was Edgar Allan Poe's C. Auguste Dupin. [1] Later, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes became the most famous example and remains so to this day. The detectives are often accompanied by a Dr. Watson–like assistant or narrator.
Sherlock Holmes is an American detective television series syndicated in the autumn of 1954, based on the Sherlock Holmes stories of Arthur Conan Doyle.The 39 half-hour mostly original stories were produced by Sheldon Reynolds [1] and filmed in France by Guild Films, starring Ronald Howard (son of Leslie Howard) as Holmes and H. Marion Crawford as Watson.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [7] 1954 Radio series (BBC Light Programme) Richard Hurndall: The Sign of Four Parts 1–5 1959 BBC Light Programme Robert Langford Sherlock Holmes: 1967 South African Broadcasting Corporation Robert Hardy: Sherlock Holmes [8] 1970–1971 LP record series Robert Powell: A Study in Scarlet [9] 1974 BBC Radio 4 ...
Detective Inspector G. Lestrade (/ l ɛ ˈ s t r eɪ d / or / l ɛ ˈ s t r ɑː d /) [1] is a fictional character appearing in the Sherlock Holmes stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle.Lestrade's first appearance was in the first Sherlock Holmes story, the 1887 novel A Study in Scarlet.
The Sign of the Four, also called The Sign of Four, is an 1890 detective novel, and it is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes by British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 short stories featuring the fictional detective.