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Arguably, the most famous historical murderer during any time in London is Jack the Ripper who committed his most heinous crimes between the publishing of the first two Sherlock Holmes novels: 'A Study in Scarlet' (1887) and 'The Sign of Four' (1890).
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What paper does Sherlock Holmes read?
The Times (London) though he often read the Daily Telegraph or the Standard among many others.
What was the boy Cartwright was instructed to do in The Hound of the Baskervilles?
Give Holmes news of Watson and give him(Holmes) food. He is also asked to search the neighbourhood hotels' waste-paper for a copy of the London Times newspaper with holes cut in it with scissors.
Why does sherlock holmes find the times newspaper article interesting in the hound of the baskervilles?
In chapter 4 of the novel, Holmes recognised that the type (font) contained in the anonymous message was from the London Times, and found the very article that included most of the words that were cut out to form the message though the word 'moor' was printed by hand. "The detection of types is one of the most elementary branches of knowledge to the special expert in crime . . . ." -- Sherlock Holmes, 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' (By the way, this is one of only eight times Holmes used the word 'elementary' in the entire series.)
What was the punishment for a murderer in Victorian times?
In Britain, the death penalty by hanging.
Where does Holmes send Cartwright in search of the cut up newspaper?
Holmes sends Cartwright to the offices of The Times, The Daily News, and The Thunderer (The Times).
Who outwitted Sherlock Holmes?
"THE woman," Irene Adler. "I have been beaten four times - three times by men and once by a woman." -- Sherlock Holmes, 'The Five Orange Pips'
When were the last four times London hosted the Olympics?
london has not hosted olympic for 3 times by completeing london olympic 2012, london will be the first city to host olympics for 3 times........
Was the agony column printed in the London times or the daily telegraph in 1917?
The London Times
What does London have now that London didn't have in shakespeare times?
How about: Heathrow Airport
In what stories did Sherlock Holmes say 'My dear Watson'?
By my count, Sherlock Holmes said that phrase 88 times in 35 of the 60 stories, and he wrote it as a salutation for a letter three more times. The list of stories would indeed be a long one. By the way, Holmes only said the word 'elementary' six times, and he wrote it twice though he never said: "Elementary, my dear Watson."
How many times is London bigger Manchester?
You can fit 13 Manchester's into London !
What marched on London from Norfolk in Victorian times?
Turkeys were marched on London in their thousands.
