Sherlock Holmes

Of the many things Stamford says about Holmes, this is probably what you are asking about:

"It is not easy to express the inexpressible," he answered with a laugh. "Holmes is a little too scientific for my tastes - it approaches to cold-bloodedness. I could imagine his giving a friend a little pinch of the latest vegetable alkaloid, not out of malevolence, you understand, but simply out of a spirit of inquiry in order to have an accurate idea of the effects. To do him justice, I think that he would take it himself with the same readiness. He appears to have a passion for definite and exact knowledge."

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle actually wrote 60 stories about Sherlock Holmes.

Holmes says to Mortimer: "I observe from your forefinger that you make your own cigarettes." Holmes presumably noticed tobacco stains, or, perhaps, Mortimer let a few cigarettes burn until they scorched his fingers.

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"On the death of Sir Charles we inquired for this young gentleman [Sir Henry Baskerville], and found that he had been farming in Canada." -- Dr. Mortimer, 'The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Adventure of the Three Students takes place entirely on the grounds of the College of St Luke's in "one of our great University towns" probably either Oxford or Cambridge in the year 1895.

Tutor and lecturer, Hilton Soames, leaves an important document for an examination for the Fortescue Scholarship on his table before leaving to take tea with a friend. When he returns, the papers are scattered about his room along with several other very unique details making a case for Sherlock Holmes to solve.

Note: there is now a college of St. Luke's at the University of Exeter in the county of Devon, England; however, that college was founded much later than 1895.

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We are never told in the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories, but Hamish is speculated for it is a Scottish derivation of James, which is what Watson's wife calls him in 'The Man With The Twisted Lip.' "Hamish" was suggested by mystery writer Dorothy Sayers in her books "Unpopular Opinions" and "Studies in Sherlock Holmes"

From early in 'The Sign of Four' we alsoknow that the first initial ofWatson's deceased father and deceased older brother was also H,but no full name is everattached to the Hfor any of them in the stories.

The final Latin quote in "A Study in Scarlet" translates to "All's well that ends well." So basically, it's saying that as long as things turn out okay in the end, it's all good. Just like when you finally get that annoying popcorn kernel out of your teeth - all's well that ends well.

Usually, Holmes is very encouraging at first, making comments like - "Good... good...Excellent!" - "What do you make of this...." - Though after Watson has made his deduction, Holmes turns around and says something along the lines of, "I am afraid, my dear Watson, that most of your conclusions were erroneous."

From that point, Holmes will go off on his rant about where Watson went wrong in his deductions and almost with an arrogant pride, Holmes will point out what he (Sherlock Holmes) had deduced, and how easy it was for Holmes to have come to such an assumption.

The location of Holmes' bedroom is implicitly indicated as adjoining the sitting-room for in 'A Scandal in Bohemia,' "he vanished into the bedroom, whence he emerged in five minutes tweed-suited and respectable, as of old." No description of Holmes bedroom is ever given in any of the stories, so we have no indication in which direction the room is situated.

When Dr. Conan Doyle wrote a letter to his mother indicating he was considering killing Holmes off so he could concentrate on more important works, she responded with "You can't; You mustn't. Conan Doyle ignored his mother's statement and killed him off in the story "The Final Problem". The world responded with disbelief and clambered for his return, and more than 20,000 cancelled their subscription to The Strand Magazine as a result. Conan Doyle did not resurrect Holmes until "The Adventure of the Empty House". Even "The Hound of the Baskervilles", which was written before "Empty House", was clearly documented as a reminiscence from before Holmes' alleged death.

This is one of my favourite quotes from the books, and it is in 'The Naval Treaty':

__"You come at a crisis, Watson," said he[Holmes]. "If this paper remains blue, all is well. If it turns red, it means a man's life." He dipped it into the test-tube, and it flushed at once into a dull, dirty crimson.

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective was created in 1981.

Sherlock Holmes usually wore a collared shirt, a hat that looked some what like a top hat. Deerstalker hat, small top hat, or bowler hat, a hand woven tie, frock coat, trousers, Wellington dress shoes or boots, and, being the gentleman that he was, often seen with a cane or walking stick. The usual standard attire of the Victorian Londoner. Evening wear, top hats, dressing gowns, etc. etc.

Sherlock Holmes is most famous for his Inverness (the cape-like coat he wore) and his deerstalker (the hat). The Deerstalker cap and Inverness cape are travelling clothes, and, as such, were only depicted by Sidney Paget when Holmes was travelling. They have since been given disproportional importance by later actors.

Please see a limited selection of Sidney Paget drawings linked below.

Sherlock Holmes is the Ripper.

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Holmes believed in the use of science in the detection and prosecution of crime. He had a laboratory that he used to test and identify materials. Holmes wrote a monograph on identifying tobacco ash. And he experimented with cadavers to understand post mortum injuries and bruising.

At the beginning of 'The Sign of Four,' Watson asks, 'Which is it today morphine or cocaine?' though we are not told of any morphine use until 'The Adventure of the Illustrious Client' after Holmes is involved in a scuffle. Holmes' attending physician, Sir Leslie Oakshott, tells Watson when he arrives: "Two lacerated scalp wounds and some considerable bruises. Several stitches have been necessary. Morphine has been injected and quiet is essential, but an interview of a few minutes would not be absolutely forbidden." These are the only two references in the stories.

Dr. Roylott, Helen and Julia's stepfather.

(Julia is the sister who dies, Helen is the one who consults Sherlock.)

Most such works are not copyrighted as they were published prior to 1923 and thus all rights have expired. Once a work has entered the public domain it cannot be "recopyrighted".

"Elementary my dear Watson"

Jonas Oldacre is played by Jonathan Adams (1985) and James Oldacre is played by Fred Wright (1922).

They indicate that the assistant has been working at an activity on his knees such as digging a tunnel.

-by Diana Stefanyuk