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Sherlock Holmes

Includes questions about this famous FICTIONAL detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Questions about Sherlock Holmes movies (which mostly ask about the actors rather than the stories) should be placed under "Movies."

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Where was the setting of the final problem sherlock holmes?

That would be the Rickenbacker Falls. They are located in Switzerland.

What kind of gun did Watson use in the Sherlock Holmes stories?

While it does match the time period for the use of the Beaumont-Adams, multiple references in the books themselves are made to loading revolvers (both Watson’s and Holmes’ himself, both revolvers which are described similarly) with cartridges. As the Beaumont-Adams revolver was a black powder, percussion cap revolver, it would not accept cartridges. Possibly an error on the part of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, but it is also possible he was writing Watson as carrying the Enfield Mark 1 service revolver, issued from 1880 to 1887, which Watson may have come to losses at the very end of the war. Because the last year of the second Anglo-Afghan war and the first year of the adoption of the Enfield Mark 1 overlap, and because the book makes references to being loaded with cartridges instead If cap and ball, it is most likely that Dr. John Watson’s revolver is indeed an Enfield Mark 1.

Where did Sherlock Holmes meet Mrs. Hudson?

In the book "A Study in Scarlet", Watson is introduced to Holmes in the St. Bartholemew's Hospital. Here is a passage from the book:

Near the further end a low arched passage branched away from it and led to the chemical laboratory.This was a lofty chamber, lined and littered with countless bottles. Broad, low tables were scattered about, which bristled with retorts, test-tubes, and little Bunsen lamps, with their blue flickering flames. There was only one student in the room, who was bending over a distant table absorbed in his work. At the sound of our steps he glanced round and sprang to his feet with a cry of pleasure. "I've found it! I've found it," he shouted to my companion, running towards us with a test-tube in his hand. "I have found a re-agent which is precipitated by hoemoglobin, and by nothing else." Had he discovered a gold mine, greater delight could not have shone upon his features.

"Dr. Watson, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Stamford, introducing us.

What is the name of Sherlock Holmes coat?

Is a classic inverness wool cape coat.

Holmes, particularly as made famous by Basil Rathbone, wore an Inverness Cape. It is a style popular in Scotland and still used almost exclusively by pipers when playing in poor weather.

Inverness jacket

Sherlock Holmes wore many overcoats in the books as illustrated by Sidney Paget in The Strand Magazine, and you can see some of these at the link below.

Did Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes movie use the same set pieces?

Yea, I was just watching it then. I think you are referring to the part at the start where he goes down the staircase. I thought that set was from Harry potter.

Who was his enemy professor of Sherlock Holmes?

Professer James Moriarty was the enemy of Sherlock Holmes. He is in the Final Problem and also in the Valley of Fear.

Here is a link in case you want to know more!

Name 4 writers who had written stories in this style before Conan Doyle?

Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Emile Gaboriau, Anna Katherine Green, and Fergus Hume all contributed to the mystery genre before Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

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.

Is Dr John H Watson real?

No, both Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are fictional characters invented by the author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Why did Sherlock Holmes never have any pets?

Pets would have required care and feeding and such, things that Sherlock Holmes might not have had time or inclinations for. Perhaps it is better that he did not have any as they might have died from neglect. Watson would've had to take care of him/her, grumbling all the way at Holmes and his lack of caring.

What is a deerstalker hat?

It is sort of like a baseball cap with two bills. It has a shorter bill on it and there is a bill on both front and back of the hat. It protects the back of the neck as well as shading the eyes.

It also has two flexible flaps on the sides that can be tied under the chin to cover the ears in cold weather, or tied above the crown to keep them out of the way when not in use. This type of hat is the one that is popularly associated with Sherlock Holmes, although such a hat is never described in any of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories. Holmes was described as one who was always properly dressed in the urban environment of London, so he would have only worn such a hat in rural areas while traveling cross-country.

What is the historical context in the speckled band?

For example it is when do u think the story is written so modern or old times and u tell that by the language which they use in the speckled band

What are 5 physical traits of Sherlock Holmes?

According to Dr. Watson, two of Holmes' physical traits were long, thin fingers and tufted eyebrows.

deep-set, grey eyes

hawk-like nose

rather over six feet in height

he was intelligent

he was clever

he was consulting detective

In the hound of the baskerville is the hound really real?

No, The hound that killed Charles Baskerville by giving him a heart attack and tried to kill Henry Baskerville was bought by Stapleton so it would look like the curse was real and nobody would suspect him when he tried to claim the baskerville fortune since he was in fact a Baskerville himself. So it was a hound but not the hound from the curse or legend as you might call it.

In which magazine did the character of Sherlock Holmes first appear?

{| |- | The first two short novels appeared in Beeton's Christmas Annual for 1887 followed by Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in 1890. The majority of the following stories were printed in The Strand Magazine. When he was 'killed off' at the Falls, many people cancelled their subscriptions. He was pretty much forced to explain away the death and bring him back to life. |}

Where does Watson live after meeting Sherlock?

They reside together in a flat at 221B Baker Street in London.

What is society under Sherlock Holmes' period?

Most of Holmes' work is during the Victorian Era, and his last case ends at the beginning of WW-1.

When did Doyle stop writing about Holmes?

Doyle's last story featuring Holmes was published in 1927, three years before Doyle died.

Why does Franklin include the story about the man with the speckled ax?

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What is durbin-Watson?

Durbin-Watson is a statistic that is used in regression analysis. Its main goal is to notate autocorrelation presences in prediction errors.