Welcome to my Sherlock Holmes page. I hope you will enjoy my tribute to the world`s most popular literary detective.On this page you`ll be able to find general information about Holmes and Watson, information about Arthur Conan Doyle, the stories, pictures, sounds and a few good links. Pick a title from the menu on the left or just scroll down, please e- mail me with any questions or suggestions! Enjoy!
Sherlock Holmes is undoubtedly one of the world's most popular detectives. According to Holmes researches, he was born in 1854 in Yorkshire. When he was in his early twenties, he began to solve mysteries using his observation and deduction ability. He solved his first mystery in 1874 - a story known as the Gloria Scott. In 1878 he began his professional career as a consultant detective. In 1881 he met Dr. John H. Watson, and they decided to share rooms in 221b Baker Street ( which at the time had only 80 buildings!). Watson became his close friend and a devoted biographer. He also accompanied him at many of his adventures. From the late 1880s to early 1890s, Holmes devoted himself to breaking the criminal organization of his bitter enemy, Professor Moriarty. Later, he also worked for Queen Victoria and in 1902 he refused an offer of knighthood. He retired in 1903 and devoted himself to breeding bees. He did, however return to use his sharp detective skills when the German war approached, and led to the arrest of Prussian spymaster Von Bork.
Holmes`s character is based upon Josheph Bell Doyle, a lecturer at the Edinburgh Infirmary, and a relative of Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes was a violinist and an amatuer boxer. He had an extremely sharp brain, but was addicted to drugs, mostly cocaine. He is believed to have great knowledge of perfumes, tobaccos, and chemistrey. He was also very fond of art and history, especially the Middle Ages. Holmes also published a few monographs, mostly about tobaccos.
A lot was written about Sherlock Holmes`s devoted biographer, Dr. John H. Watson. He Was born in 1852, and got his medical degree from the London University in 1878. In 1880 he was wounded in Afganistan in the service of her Majesty, and returned to England. His joint living with Holmes were interrupted three times due to Watson`s marriages, and at least three more times for unknown reasons. They were finally separated in the early 1900s, as Watson carried on with his medical practice, and Holmes devoted himself to breeding bees.
Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of Sherlock Holmes, was born on May 22nd 1859, in Edinburgh. During the years 1876-1881 he studied medicine at the Edinburgh University. After receiving his degree he served as a ship's doctor on a voyage to the West African Indies. In 1882 he began to practice medicine in Plymouth and later moved to Southsea, where his writing career took off. The first Holmes story, A Study in Scarlet appeared in 1887 in the Beeton`s Christmas Annual, and the Sign of Four appeared in 1890. In 1889 a non-Holmes novel, Micha Clarke was published. Doyle got married in in 1885 to Louise Hawkings, and in 1890 he moved to Vienna to study eye medicine. He returned to London in 1891, but his practice failed and he devoted himself to writing. In July 1891 he began to write a series of Holmes stories for the Strand, beginning with A scandal in Bohemia. His stories became popular, but eventually he got tired of Holmes, as he wrote to his mother in 1893: "Holmes takes my mind for better things." Doyle "killed" Holmes in 1894 and traveled to Egypt in 1895 where he wrote The Tragedy of Korsko. When fighting broke between the British and the Derwishes, he became the war correspondent for the Westminster Gazette. He returned to London and wrote more novels: Rodney Stone, A duet with an Occasional Chorus, and Uncle Bernac. In 1900 he sailed to South Africa to serve in a hospital as fighting broke there. He then wrote the pamphlet The War in South Africa - Case and Conduct, which resulted in his being knighted in 1902. Holmes was eventually brought back to life in 1903, and his adventures had been written until 1927. In 1906 Doyle's wife died, and he was remarried in 1907 to Jean Leckie. In 1912 another famous hero, professor Challanger was introduced in the book the Lost World. Professor Challanger appeared later in the Poison Belt. As World War I broke in 1914 Conan Doyle joined the Volunteer Force, and in 1915 he began writing the  six volume history of The British Campaign in France and Flanders which was completed in 1920. Towards the end of his life, Doyle took interest in spiritualism and psychic matters. He died on July 7 1930, shortly after a heart attack. For more information, visit the Arthur Conan Society web page
There are 60 Holmes stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle, four novels and 56 short stories, gathered in five collections. Click the book to order it from the Amazon book store!
A Study In scarlet (1887)
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The Sign of the Four (1890)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1901-1902)
The Valley of Fear (1914-1915)
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892)
A Scandal in Bohemia, The Red Headed League, A case of Identity, The Boscombe Valley Mystery, The Five Orange Pips, The Man with the Twisted Lip, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, The Adventure of the Speckled Band, The Adventure of the Engineer`s Thumb, The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor, The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet, The Adventure of the Cooper Beeches
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1894)
Silver blaze, The Yellow Face, The Stock Broker`s Clerck, The Gloria Scott, The Musgrave Ritual, The Reigate Puzzle, The Crooked Man, The Resident Patient, The Greek Interpreter, The Naval Treaty, The Final Problem
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1905)
The Adventure of The Empty House, The Adventure of the Norwood Builder, The Adventure of the Dancing Men, The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist, The Adventure of the Priory School, The Adventure of Black Peter, The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton, The Adventure of the Six Napoleons, The Adventure of the Three Students, The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez, The Adventure of the Missing Three Quarter, The Adventure of the Abbey Arange, The Adventure of the Second Stain
His Last Bow (1917)
The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge, The Adventure of the Cardboard Bow, The Adventure of the Red Circle, The Adventure of the Bruce-Pardington Plans, The Adventure of the Dying Detective, The Disappearance of Lady Francis Carfax, The Disappearance of the Devil`s Foot
(The full text of the above stories can be found on the Baker street Connection.
The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes (1927)
The Adventure of the Illustrius Client, The Adventure of the Blanchard Soldier, The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone, The Adventure of the Three Gables, The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire, The Adventure of the Three Garridebs, The Problem of Thor Bridge, The Adventure of the Creeping Man, The Adventure of the Lion`s Mane, The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger, The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place, The Adventure of the Retired Colourman
Holmes is usually described as a tall, thin, normally dressed man, with a narrow face, large forehead and dark eyebrows. Pictures of Holmes first appeared in the Strand and were drawn by Sydney Edward Paget. Five orange pips, 1891 The Speckled Band, 1892 The Final Problem, 1893 All pictures appeared in Strand Magazine and are by Sydney Edward Paget Actor Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes Actor Clive Merrison as Sherlock Holmes
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Here is list of some of the Sherlock Holmes movies as listed in the Internet Movie Database A study in Scarlet (1914) with James Bragington as Sherlock Holmes A study in Scarlet (1933) with Regiland Owen as Sherlock Holmes The Sign of four (1932) with Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes The Sign of Four (1983) with Ian Richardson as Sherlock Holmes The Sign of Four (1987) with Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes Valley of Fear (1962) with Christopher Lee as Sherlock Holmes Hound of the Baskervilles (1914, German production) with Alwin Neu as Sherlock Holmes Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) with Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes Hound of the Baskervilles (1977) with Peter Cook as Sherlock Holmes Hound of the Baskervilles (1988) with Jeremy Brett as sherlock Holmes The following are short stories production by Granada Television, featuring Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes: Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984) Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986) Case Book of Sherlock Holmes (1990) Check out the BBC's complete Sherlock Holmes Production Website !
(click to hear the theme of granada`s sherlock holmes production)
>All quotes are taken from the Sherlockian Quotes Index When a woman thinks that her house is on fire, her instinct is at once to rush to the thing which she values most. . . A married woman grabs at her baby - an unmarried one reaches for her jewel box. ( A Scandal In Bohemia ) My sympathies are with the criminals rather than with the victim (The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton) Good old Watson! You are the one fixed point in a changing age. (His Last Bow) When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth (The Adventure of the Blanchedn Soldier) "Women are naturally secretive, and they like to do their own secreting.(wav.format)(rm.format) (A Scandal in Bohemia) We have shared this room for some years, it would be amusing if we finished up sharing the same cell (wav.format)(rm.format) ( The Empty House )
Links
Chris Redmond`s Sherlock Holmes Page - Has an excellent concentration of Sherlock Holmes resources on the web Baker street connection - has the full text for all the Sherlock Holmes stories (except for those included in the collection His Last Bow which is covered by copyright untill 2003) 221b Baker Street - Includes pictures, text, links and also a word search of the entire canon! Sherlock Holmes Shoppe - links, options to purchase sherlock holmes items, many features such as trivia questions and quick mysteries you can try to solve yourself Camden House - Interesting collection of pictures, sounds, links to downloadable holmes items for windows95 desktop Lee`s Sherlockian Page - a nice, personal tribute, has Sherlock Holmes cartoons! The Sherlock Holmes Society in London - The official home page of the society, which publishes a biennial journal The Sherlock Holmes Museum in London - general information about the museum, Holmes and Watson
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