Sherlock Holmes appears in 60 stories, published between 1887 and 1927. Seven million hardbacks and a 100 million paperbacks have been sold. There are translations in 62 languages, and books printed in Braille. Sherlock Holmes, big rival bestsellers are Shakespeare, the Bible and...Harry Potter!
The author: SIR CONAN DOYLE
Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He loved literature as a child. By age 14, he had learned French so that he could read Jules Verne in the original!
He studied medicine at Edinburgh University. One of his professors, Dr Joseph Bell, was excellent at observation and deduction. He inspired the creation of Sherlock Holmes.
In the 1880s, Conan Doyle worked as an eye specialist in the south of England. He didn't have many patients, so he began writing stories..and created Sherlock Holmes!
"Elementary, my dear Watson"
This is one of the most famous quotes in the English language. Holmes says this to Watson when he explains deductions he was made. But the expressions is not in the books. It was first used in the 1929 film, the Return of Sherlock Holmes.
Sherlock Holmes dead?
In 1893, Conan Doyle Killed of Holmes in The Final Problem. But the public were so angry that eight years later, Conan Doyle brought him black!
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