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Does the phrase 'the curious incident of the dog in the night time' come from a Sherlock Holmes story?
In The Adventure of the Silver Blaze (SILV), Sherlock Holmes says something about the curious incident of the dog in the night time. What was curious was that the dog didn't bark as it would at an intruder it didn't know. It didn't bark because the person it saw was one it knew well.
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What does the phrase 'No xxxx Sherlock' mean?
It means that the answer is obvious and that it shouldn't take Sherlock Holmes to figure it out. It is a longer way of saying 'Hello, Captain Obvious!'
How many times is the phrase 'Elementary my dear Watson' quoted in Sherlock Holmes?
Never, it does not appear anywhere in the stories.
What does Holmes guess about Watson when they first meet a study in scarlet?
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson have a conversation about murder in the story "A Study in Scarlet". Holmes uses the phrase "a study in scarlet" to refer to his detective work.
What does Professor James Moriarty do in Sherlock Holmes?
Professor James Moriarty is a fictional character and the archenemy of the detective Sherlock Holmes in the fiction of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Moriarty is a criminal mastermind, described by Holmes as the "Napoleon of crime". Doyle lifted the phrase from a real Scotland Yard inspector who was referring to Adam Worth, one of the real life models of Moriarty. The character of Moriarty as Holmes' greatest enemy was introduced primarily as a narrative device to enable Conan Doyle to kill off Sherlock Holmes, and only featured directly in two of the Sherlock Holmes stories. However, in more recent derivative work he is often given a greater prominence and treated as Holmes' primary antagonist.But as we know, Holmes survived his fall from the waterfall - yay!"At the age of twenty-one he wrote a treatise upon the binomial theorem which has had a European vogue. On the strength of it, he won the mathematical chair at one of our smaller universities, and had, to all appearances, a most brilliant career before him." -- Sherlock Holmes, 'The Final Problem'
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."
Does the phrase 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' come from a Sherlock Holmes story?
"To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time." The phrase is said by Sherlock Holmes to Inspector Gregory when trying to give him some hints in the short story Silver Blaze.
What is the origin of the phrase the dogs that don't bark?
It comes from the Sherlock Holmes Story "Silver Blaze."
What does the phrase 'No xxxx Sherlock' mean?
It means that the answer is obvious and that it shouldn't take Sherlock Holmes to figure it out. It is a longer way of saying 'Hello, Captain Obvious!'
How many times is the phrase 'Elementary my dear Watson' quoted in Sherlock Holmes?
Never, it does not appear anywhere in the stories.
What did Sherlock say when he phone Watson?
The answer is...There are no police like Holmes.There are no police like holmes(math hw, eh?)
What does Holmes guess about Watson when they first meet a study in scarlet?
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson have a conversation about murder in the story "A Study in Scarlet". Holmes uses the phrase "a study in scarlet" to refer to his detective work.
What does Professor James Moriarty do in Sherlock Holmes?
Professor James Moriarty is a fictional character and the archenemy of the detective Sherlock Holmes in the fiction of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Moriarty is a criminal mastermind, described by Holmes as the "Napoleon of crime". Doyle lifted the phrase from a real Scotland Yard inspector who was referring to Adam Worth, one of the real life models of Moriarty. The character of Moriarty as Holmes' greatest enemy was introduced primarily as a narrative device to enable Conan Doyle to kill off Sherlock Holmes, and only featured directly in two of the Sherlock Holmes stories. However, in more recent derivative work he is often given a greater prominence and treated as Holmes' primary antagonist.But as we know, Holmes survived his fall from the waterfall - yay!"At the age of twenty-one he wrote a treatise upon the binomial theorem which has had a European vogue. On the strength of it, he won the mathematical chair at one of our smaller universities, and had, to all appearances, a most brilliant career before him." -- Sherlock Holmes, 'The Final Problem'
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."
When was the phrase No ... Sherlock first spoken?
After World War II, in some American boarding school, such as Middlesex or Groton, where young people would be ill-bred enough to say sht in conversation and well - read enough to know the name Sherlock (Holmes).
When did the phrase Elementary my dear Watson originate?
The first documented occurrence is in P. G. Wodehouse's comic novel Psmith, Journalist (1915) which was first published in serial format in 'The Captain' magazine in 1909-10.Well, Holmes never actually said that to Watson in any of Conan Doyle's books, although he came pretty close sometimes."Excellent!" I cried."Elementary." (Holmes)Although it cannot be exactly certain where the phrase originated from, or when, some people tend to believe it was first heard by the public in the 1929 film Return of Sherlock Holmes, where (in the final scene) Holmes (played by Clive Brook) popped out the famous line, "Elementary, my dear Watson, elementary."However, the phrase's popularity is most likely tied to "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" tv series; 14 Holmes films produced in 1942 to 1946, starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Watson. The phrase was used in almost every one of the fourteen films. It was probably then that the phrase got its fame.
Who is Sherlock Holmes's greatest opponent?
Professor Moriarty (Professor James Moriarty) Moriarty is a criminal mastermind, described by Holmes as the "Napoleon of Crime". Doyle lifted the phrase from a real Scotland Yard inspector who was referring to Adam Worth, one of the real life models for moriarty, Conan Doyle invented ''Moriarty'' to kill off Holmes however ''Moriarty'' was only in two of the Sherlock Holmes Novels, However, in more recent derivative work he is often given a greater prominence and treated as Holmes' primary antagonist. i hope i helped :)
Why did you not do it, elementary my dear Watson?
The phrase "elementary my dear Watson" is a famous quote from Sherlock Holmes, a fictional detective. In this context, it is used humorously to ask why something was not done in a simple or obvious way.
