Sherlock Holmes

In none of the books does in mention Sherlock having a middle name.

If you find one please state where.

Dr. John H. Watson had the middle initial "H.". Dorothy Sayers, the mystery writer and creator of Lord Peter Wimsey, said that the H. stood for "Hamish" - the Scots name for "James", since Mrs. Watson referred to her husband as 'James" in The Man with the Twisted Lip.

Some of Holmes clients had middle names, but Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes did not tell us theirs.

Gracie Fields once lived in Peacehaven, Sussex. She even opened an orphanage there for underprivileged children. Gracie lived in Capri, Italy at the time of her death.

The reader is not told.

It seems that Sir Conan Doyle wasn't that fond of Sherlock Holmes, nor was he pleased with the fact that his popularity greatly superseded that of his other writings.

There was a public outcry and Conan Doyle had to bring Holmes back from the dead by pretending Holmes hadn't fallen to his death after all but had pretended to die in order to escape his enemies.

Conan Doyle then wrote five more books (2 novels and 32 short stories) and then finished off Holmes with "His Last Bow", and then died 3 years later.....

The reader is not told.

Ash .

She was getting married

John H. Watson, M. D. mainly though Holmes writes 'The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier' and 'The Adventure of the Lion's Mane,' and 'His Last Bow' and 'The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone' are written in third person.

Colonel Sebastian Moran is an enemy of Sherlock Holmes. He first appeared in the short story "The Adventure of the Empty House."

In Australia, he would have been known as a bushranger. As he says in the story, the proper term in Britain was a highway robber.

Walking and talking on their way home, Watson and Holmes marvel at the self- control of their enemy, who held his tongue even after it became clear his hound had killed the wrong man. They wonder, now that the villain has seen Holmes, whether he will become more cautious or more desperate. Watson suggests that they arrest him at once, but Holmes reminds him that they have yet to establish the proof they need for a conviction.

Holmes has hope for tomorrow's interview with Lyons, but he also claims to have another plan in the works. He tells Watson not to tell Henry of Selden's death, and insists that he excuse himself from the dinner he and Henry were to attend at Stapleton's the next day.

After some light conversation with Sir Henry and the sad announcement of Selden's death to his sister, Holmes spies a portrait on the wall and learns that the thin cavalier in question is none other than Hugo Baskerville himself. Later that night, Holmes explains his interest to Watson, demonstrating the remarkable similarity between Hugo and Stapleton, thus establishing Stapleton's motive: as a Baskerville relative, Stapleton has designs on the inheritance.

The next morning, Holmes handles the removal of Selden's body and tells Sir Henry to keep his dinner appointment with Stapleton, excusing himself and Watson. Holmes tells the baronet that he and his friend are going to London, and though Sir Henry is understandably alarmed, Holmes tells him to trust him. He also insists that the baronet deliver the same message to Stapleton and that he walk home alone across the moor after dinner.

Later that day, at the train station, Holmes sends Cartwright back to London with instructions to send a wire from London, in Holmes' name, to Sir Henry. Holmes hears from another man, Lestrade, whom he intends to enlist later that night.

Meanwhile, Holmes and Watson head over to Laura Lyons' place, and Holmes tells her of Stapleton's secret marriage. Shocked and visibly upset, Laura demands proof, and Holmes produces a photo of husband and wife. Laura spills the beans: Stapleton had offered to marry her if she got a divorce, an endeavor that would require Sir Charles' assistance. The naturalist wrote Laura's letter to Charles and then insisted she miss the appointment, suggesting that he himself would pay the expenses. Stapleton even convinced Laura to keep quiet, telling her that she might get in trouble.

Analysis

After a long period of narration by Watson, the return of Holmes, like the unexpected appearance of the convict, can seem a bit jarring. Whereas Watson left things a bit looser, and more uncertain, after Holmes arrives, there is no more mystery left to solve. When he suddenly announces who the criminals are, we are left wondering how he solved the puzzle.

In this section, we learn that Stapleton is the culprit and that, in effect, all our speculations were useless since we did not have the key piece of information, Stapleton's identity and marital status. This allows the mystery to move much more quickly. Since Holmes knows what he is doing, how to get information out of people, and how to piece together the clues, the events follow one after the other and the denouement comes at an appropriate pace. If Watson's clue gathering allowed us a chance to participate, Holmes' tightlipped detection builds up the suspense even after the mystery's solved about what Holmes will do to catch the criminal. This section also recalls the themes of mistaken identity and entitlement. First, the convict is mistaken for Sir Henry because he is in his clothes, and as a result, the hound attacks him. Also, Holmes observes Stapleton's close resemblance to Hugo Baskerville. The villian's noble birth seems to make sense, because he feels like he is entitled to a large sum of money. Similarly, Beryl's rejection of Henry makes more sense, since she is not a lower-class woman rejecting a higher-class man, but rather, she is someone is already taken.

At the same time, this section reveals Holmes' own game of disguised identity. Holmes shows that he, a gentleman, lived like a convict. He looked for food and lived in a bare-bones dwelling. Even though Holmes also had clean collars and a willing helper-boy, the book still asks how Holmes could have managed in such dire conditions.

There are well over 100

Mrs. Hudson aka Mrs. Turner (possibly Martha, Von Bork's servant), STUD etc.

Madame Charpentier, STUD

Alice Charpentier, STUD

Mrs. Sawyer, alias of Jefferson Hope confederate, STUD

Lucy Ferrier, STUD

Mrs. McGregor, deceased traveller with John & Lucy Ferrier, STUD

Mrs. Mary Morstan Watson, SIGN

Mrs. Cecil Forrester, friend of Mary Morstan, SIGN

Mrs. Bernstone, housekeeper of the Sholtos, SIGN

Mrs. Mordecai Smith, SIGN

Mary Jane, Watson's careless maid, SCAN

Mrs. Irene Adler Norton, SCAN

Miss Mary Sutherland, IDEN

Mrs. Etheredge, friend of Mary Sutherland, IDEN

Miss Alice Turner, BOSC

Mary, Elias Openshaw's maid, FIVE

Kate Whitney, wife of Isa Whitney, TWIS

Mrs. Neville St. Clair, TWIS

Mrs. Henry Baker, BLUE

Mrs. Oakshott, BLUE

Mary Holder, BLUE

Miss Helen Stoner, SPEC

Miss Julia Stoner, SPEC

Mrs. Farintosh, former client of Holmes, SPEC

Mrs. Grimesby Roylott, SPEC

Miss Honoria Westphail, sister of Mrs. Roylott, SPEC

Mrs. Flora Millar Moulton, NOBL

Miss Hatty Doran, NOBL

Lady Clara St. Simon, sister of Lord Robert St. Simon, NOBL

Alice, Lady St. Simon's maid, NOBL

Lucy Parr, the Holder's maid, BERY

Miss Mary Holder, BERY

Miss Violet Hunter, governess to the Rucastle's, COPP

Miss Stoper, proprietor of Westaway's employment service, COPP

Mrs. Rucastle, COPP

Mrs. Toller, housekeeper for the Rucastle's, COPP

Miss Alice Rucastle, COPP

Edith Baxter, SILV

Mrs. Straker, the trainer's wife, SILV

Miss Susan Cushing, CARD

Miss Sarah Cushing, CARD

Mrs. Mary Browner, CARD

Mrs. Effie Hebron Munro, YELL

Lucy Hebron, YELL

Rachel Howells, second housemaid to the Musgraves, MUSG

Janet Tregellis, daughter of the Musgrave's head gamekeeper, MUSG

Annie Morrison, REIG

Mrs. Nancy Devoy Barclay, CROO

Miss Morrison, friend of Mrs. Barclay, CROO

Jane Stewart, the Barclay's housemaid, CROO

Sophy Kratides, GREE

Mrs. Tangey, NAVA

Miss Annie Harrison, NAVA

Mrs. Oldmore and maid, recent occupants of the Northumberland Hotel, HOUN

Mrs. Beryl Stapleton aka Mrs. Vandeleur, HOUN

Mrs. Barrymore, Sir Henry Baskerville's maid, HOUN

Mrs. Laura Lyons, HOUN

Mrs. Robert Adair, EMPT

Miss Hilda Adair, Ronald Adair's sister, EMPT

Miss Edith Woodley, fiancee of Ronald Adair, EMPT

Mrs. Stewart, probable victim of Professor Moriarty, EMPT

Mrs. Lexington, Mr. Oldacre's housekeeper, NORW

Mrs. Elsie Patrick Cubitt, DANC

Mrs. King, the Cubitt's cook, DANC

Miss Violet Smith, governess of Bob Carruthers, SOLI

Mrs. Dixon, Mr. Carruthers' houskeeper, SOLI

Lady Edith Appledore Holdernesse, PRIO

Mrs. Hayes, PRIO

Mrs. Peter Carey, BLAC

Countess d'Albert, CHAS

Miss Miles, CHAS

Lady Eva Brackwell, CHAS

Mrs. Marker, housekeeper of Professor Coram, GOLD

Susan Tarlton, housemaid of Professor Coram, GOLD

Anna, wife of Professor Coram, GOLD

Lady Mary Fraser Brackenstall, ABBE

Theresa Wright, Lady Brackenstall's maid, ABBE

Mrs. Pringle, housekeeper for Eduardo Lucas, SECO

Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope, SECO

Mrs. Ivy Douglas, VALL

Mrs. Allen, the Douglas' housekeeper, VALL

Miss Ettie Shafter, VALL

Mrs. Larbey, from Vermissa Valley, VALL

Miss Burnet, governess to the Garcia's aka Signora Victor Durando, WIST

Miss Violet Westbury, Cadogan West's fiancee, BRUC

Miss Brenda Tregennis, DEVI

Mrs. Porter, the Tregennis' cook and housekeeper, DEVI

Mrs. Warren, landlady of , REDC

unnamed helper of Mrs. Warren, REDC

Signora Emilia Lucca, REDC

Annie, Henry Peters' maid, LADY

Mrs. Shlessinger aka Mrs. Peters, LADY

Lady Frances Carfax, LADY

Miss Marie Devine, Lady Carfax's maid, LADY

Miss Susan Dobney, Lady Carfax's former governess, LADY

Mrs. Harold, benefactor of Count Negretto Sylvius, MAZA

Miss Minnie Warrender, MAZA

Mrs. Maria Pinto Gibson, THOR

Miss Grace Dunbar, governess of the Gibsons, THOR

Alice Morphy, CREE

Miss Edith Presbury, daughter of Professor Presbury, CREE

Miss Violet de Merville, daughter of General de Merville, ILLU

Miss Kitty Winter, ILLU

Mrs. Ferguson, SUSS

Dolores, maid to Mrs. Ferguson, SUSS

Mrs. Mason, nurse to the Ferguson's, SUSS

Mrs. Saunders, 3GAR

Isadora Klein, 3GAB

Mrs. Mary Maberley, 3GAB

Mrs. Susan Stockdale, Mrs. Maberley's maid and wife of Barney Stockdale, 3GAB

Miss Maud Bellamy, LION

Mrs. Amberley, RETI

Mrs. Merrilow, VEIL

Mrs. Eugenia Ronder, VEIL

Mrs. Evans Norlett, maid of Sir Robert Norberton's sister, SHOS

The dog he bought in London from Ross and Mangles, the dealers in Fulham Road. It was the strongest and most savage in their possession. He brought it down by the North Devon line, and walked a great distance over the moor, so as to get it home without exciting any remarks.

because he said in the text that if the owner of the opium den recognised him he would be dead

Mary Morstan

"At the present instant one of the most revered names in England is being besmirched by a blackmailer, and only I can stop a disastrous scandal." -- Sherlock Holmes, 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'

Barmaid in Bristol, bigamist.

He first asked, "How are you?", as they shook hands, and then added the famous line:

"You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive."

Violine.

'. . . There remain the people who will actually surround Sir Henry Baskerville upon the moor.'

___'Would it not be well in the first place to get rid of this Barrymore couple?'

___'By no means. You could not make a greater mistake. If they are innocent it would be a cruel injustice, and if they are guilty we should be giving up all chance of bringing it home to them. No, no, we will preserve them upon our list of suspects. Then there is a groom at the Hall, if I remember right. There are two moorland farmers. There is our friend Dr Mortimer, whom I believe to be entirely honest, and there is his wife, of whom we know nothing. There is this naturalist Stapleton, and there is his sister, who is said to be a young lady of attractions. There is Mr Frankland, of Lafter Hall, who is also an unknown factor, and there are one or two other neighbours. These are the folk who must be your very special study.'

Near the beginning of chapter 6, we find the following quote from Sherlock Holmes:

". . . I have made some inquiries myself in the last few days, but the results have, I fear, been negative. One thing only appears to be certain, and that is that Mr James Desmond, who is the next heir, is an elderly gentleman of a very amiable disposition, so that this persecution does not arise from him. I really think that we may eliminate him entirely from our calculations. . . ."

"It saved me from ennui," he answered, yawning. "Alas, I already feel it closing in upon me! My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplaces of existence. These little problems help me to do so." -- Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes. In Arthur Conan Doyle's original notes of A Study in Scarlet, he was named Sherrinford.