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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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Other than the deerstalker cap what is the type hat did Sherlock Holmes wear?

Holmes only wore the deerstalker hat on a few occasions in locations that would actually warrant a reason for wearing such attire. While in London, however, he normally wore hats that were more appropriate to the setting (likely top hats), just like any other gentleman would.

In the hound of baskervilles how did sir Charles die?

Sir Charles had a fatal heart attack while being chased by what appeared to be a large "hell hound." This hound allegedly killed his distant relative Hugo Baskerville as well. In all fairness it was Jack Stapleton's hound with phosphorus around the mouth to give it an unearthly appearance that really did him in. Thus the hound of the baskerville's.

What famous literary character did Arthur Conan Doyle create?

Sherlock Holmes is the chief character. Conan Doyle has also presented Mycroft Holmes, his brother who according to Sherlock is more brilliant than him, though an easy chair analyzer.

Also:

Professor Challenger

Brigadier Etienne Gerard

and a cast of hundreds more . . . .

The story of the blue kerlew hound?

the story of the blue kerlew hound is that in a small village in scottlen .The people of the villagefisher men and sheep herders.Thear village was a cold bleak place.It was winter there six months of the year.They were cut of from the rest of the world-and very superstitious.One day an unusual dog wanderd into the village.Te dog was ablue kerlew hound.Its fur was a dark shade of blue .The villagers did not like a stranger in there village Bad things started to happen. The lake did not have any fish in it anymore and the sheep starter to die. they blamed it on the dog .they said it had brought bad luck into the village.They tride to chase it away but it would not leave.They were afraid to kill it because of its evil powers.the villagers got a sorcerer.He tride 7 kinds of spells but they did not work.He tride a difrent spell that would made the dog lose its teeth. the dog only lost 1 tooth it ran away and was never saw again.the tooth could grant wishes everyone came to get ther wishes granted. One night on the hill were the sorcerer live ther were dog howls.7 people went up to go and look for the socerer.When they got up ther they saw the tooth in a pudell and then they saw the socerer torn to peaces ther were dog footprints around the house. they new that the dog came to get it's reveng. the blue kerler hound still romes the erath still looking for its tooth still. Every wish that someone makes sends sighns to the hound were the tooth is.Once it finds the person it will get it'sREVENGE

What possible reasons might the author have with beginning the story with a long discussion of the walking stick in the hound of the baskervilles?

The same reasons as for the discussions of the note mostly cut out of the Times (London) in the same story, Henry Baker's hat in 'The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle,' and Grant Munro's pipe in 'The Yellow Face.' It is also why Sherlock Holmes would always take the current facts and try to make some sense out of them while waiting for further developments. Holmes was very much impatient when it came to solving cases, and he just wanted to solve the puzzle as quickly as possible.

Holmes also took a certain joy in dramatically revealing something that was a total mystery to others while, at the same time, he seemed to be trying to teach Watson how to do it himself.

How did Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes become roommates?

After a mutual acquaintance named Stamford learned that they both were looking for a roommate to share expenses, he introduced them. They met the next day at 221B Baker Street to view the rooms that Sherlock Holmes found. The offer seemed good to Watson, so they became roommates.

Where did professor james moriarty live?

The reader is left to infer from the following conversation from 'The Valley of Fear' that Moriarty lived somewhere in London. Moriarty's younger brother lived in the West of England.

INSPECTOR MacDONALD: '. . . I thought you told me once, Mr Holmes, that you had never met Professor Moriarty.'

SHERLOCK HOLMES: 'No, I never have.'

INSPECTOR MacDONALD: 'Then how do you know about his rooms?'

SHERLOCK HOLMES: 'Ah, that's another matter. I have been three times in his rooms, twice waiting for him under different pretexts and leaving before he came. Once - well, I can hardly tell about the once to an official detective. It was on the last occasion that I took the liberty of running over his papers, with the most unexpected results.'

INSPECTOR MacDONALD: 'You found something compromising?'

SHERLOCK HOLMES: 'Absolutely nothing. That was what amazed me. However, you have now seen the point of the picture. It shows him to be a very wealthy man. How did he acquire wealth? He is unmarried. His younger brother is a station-master in the West of England. . . .'

What is Mr Stapleton's occupation?

Mr. Jack Stapleton was an entomologist, translation, one who studies insects.

What school did Sherlock Holmes attend in young Sherlock Holmes?

Twice Holmes mentions that he attended university/college, but he fails to mention which one. There have been volumes written on this very subject, but no one can say where with certainty.
It is purely speculation. The most popular theories are Cambridge and Oxford.
Sherlock Holmes is a fictitional character and did not got to any university.

Did Sherlock Holmes have a weapon?

{| |- | Sherlock Holmes was a versatile man. He was an expert at the single stick, a sort of fencing with a walking stick. He favored a 'loaded crop' meaning a stick that had some lead added to it to add weight. On at least several occasions, he used a revolver. |}

Why did Jabez Wilson go to China?

Sherlock Holmes knew that Jabez Wilson went to China because of the delicate pink fishes' scales in a tattoo on Wilson's right arm and a Chinese coin on his watch-chain, but the reader is not told why Wilson went to China. Perhaps it was pawnbroker's business.

What is reaction of Hilton cubitt to his wife's death in story of the dancing man?

Actually, it is Hilton Cubitt who dies from a gunshot wound to the heart (only one of the two of Holmes' clients to die as recorded by Watson). Mrs. Elsie Cubitt's reaction was to shoot herself with her husband's gun, but she recovered and remained a widow administering her husband's estate.

What is the plot summary of A Case of Identity?

A scoundrel faces the loss of his step-daughter's income, so he devises a plan to make her fall in love with a man who will forever only be for her a fond memory.

Why didn't Holmes ever tell Watson he was alive during those three years?

Holmes wanted to keep Watson safe. He was afraid that if Watson knew, others would find out. They might even attempt to torture Watson to find him.

What is dr watsons personality?

Level-headed. Driven. Focused. He tolerates the oddities of living and following Sherlock with grace, and is seen as the detective's 'emotion' half of the unbreakable duo. He is a gentleman, and he can never seem to hide his emotions well, seeing as they read easily from his eyes.

Did the Victorians like Sherlock Holmes?

They absolutely loved Sherlock Holmes! The Strand, a magazine, carried most of the stories. The supposed death of Holmes brought hundreds of cancellations.

The Engineers Thumb What type of engines did the engineer in the story specialize in?

Victor Hatherley was a hydraulic engineer concerned with the flow and conveyance of fluids not unlike the blood that flowed from his wound nor the leakage he discovered in the hydraulic press.