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Various episodes of The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Knee Deep in June by poet James Wickham Riley

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based detective, Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess, and is renowned for his skilful use of “deductive reasoning” while using abductive reasoning (inference to the best explanation) and astute observation to solve difficult cases.

Conan Doyle wrote four novels and fifty-six short stories that featured Holmes. All but four stories are narrated by Holmes’ friend and biographer, Dr. John H. Watson; two are narrated by Holmes himself, and two others are written in the third person. The first two stories, short novels, appeared in Beeton’s Christmas Annual for 1887 and Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine in 1890. The character grew tremendously in popularity with the beginning of the first series of short stories in The Strand Magazine in 1891; further series of short stories and two serialised novels appeared almost right up to Conan Doyle’s death in 1930. The stories cover a period from around 1878 up to 1903, with a final case in 1914.

The word Sherlock has since entered the English language as to mean someone who is both highly intelligent and observant. It is also used sarcastically to mean someone who states the obvious.

The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton, part 1

The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton, part 2

The Adventure of the Six Napoleons, part 1

The Adventure of the Six Napoleons, part 2

The Adventure of the Three Students, part 1

The Adventure of the Three Students, part 2

Knee Deep in June by James Wickham Riley

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Book: The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle