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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 ...
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.
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The original one-off production, which led to the later series, was released on DVD and VHS in the US in 2003, titled Dr. Bell and Mr. Doyle – The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes. In 2006, Stone Publishing House published a book, written by historian Dr. Robert Hume, aimed at schoolchildren titled Dr. Joseph Bell – the Original Sherlock ...
"The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual" is a short story by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. The story was originally published in The Strand Magazine in the United Kingdom in May 1893, and in Harper's Weekly in the United States on 13 May 1893. [1]
Crime Fiction came to be recognised as a distinct literary genre, with specialist writers and a devoted readership, in the 19th century.Earlier novels and stories were typically devoid of systematic attempts at detection: There was a detective, whether amateur or professional, trying to figure out how and by whom a particular crime was committed; there were no police trying to solve a case ...
Holmes spends much of his time on beekeeping, having set up an apiary on the property, and he begins to teach Mrs. Munro's son Roger about the practice. The story shifts between three narratives: Holmes' attempt to recall the true details of the last case he investigated before deciding to retire 35 years earlier.
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