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How did Conan Doyle name Sherlock Holmes?

Well, according to some, Conan Doyle got the name Holmes from Oliver Wendell Holmes and the name Sherlock from a famous violinist. There are many different guesses on how Sherlock Holmes was named, but this is the one I think is true.


How old was Sherlock Holmes in the adventure of the Gloria Scott?

There is no definite answer to this question in any of the stories, but the best guess based on speculation would put Sherlock Holmes in his early twenties during this story.


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.


In Sherlock Holmes does black wood die?

Yes. He is hanged by a length of chain off a bridge during the battle with him at the end.


Was Sherlock Holmes haggard looking?

He is described as haggard looking a few times by Watson during cases, most notably during 'The Adventure of the Dying Detective.'


Did Sherlock Holmes fight in world war 2?

No, in the stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The movies where Basil Rathbone plays Holmes, Holmes does not fight, but assists Scotland Yard and Washington D.C. in their war efforts against the Nazis. The case 'His Last Bow' takes place during World War 1. Sherlock Holmes would have been about 85 when World War 2 started.


Did flashlights exist during Sherlock Holmes?

No. They used what was known as a dark lantern (aka bull's-eye) which had a shutter to hide the internal flame.


What was Sherlock Holmes education like?

By his own account, Sherlock Holmes attended university for two years, meaning he had a more than adequate education. The details of his education apart from that are not included in the canon, however, apart from Holmes' statement that his area of study was different from most of the other students. (My personal theory is that he studied chemistry at Oxford, which is more of a history/English school, as opposed to Cambridge, known for maths and science, but that's just me.)


Who portrayed Watson and Holmes in different films?

Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke portrayed Sherlock and Dr. Watson on tv from 1984-1994 Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce portrayed Sherlock and Dr. Watrson during the 1940s


Where did Holmes and Watson stay?

The characters of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson had an apartment at 221B Baker Street, London England. During many of their cases they stayed at various lodgings throughout England.


How did Jack the Ripper help the popularity of Sherlock Holmes?

Sherlock Holmes was introduced in A Study in Scarlet (1887), followed by The Sign of Four in 1890, but didn't really take hold of the public's imagination until Strand magazine, newly founded in 1891, published a series of short stories called "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes." From that point on the public couldn't get enough of Holmes and his always reliable confidant, John H. Watson, a retired military doctor. During the 71 days in 1888 that Jack the Ripper killed 5 prostitutes in Whitechapel, the police did not have the detective skills that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote about in his Sherlock Holmes stories. This made Sherlock Holmes the hero in those days.


Who were Agatha Christie's parents?

We are not told who Sherlock Holmes' parents were, but we do have these clues to his ancestry: In 'The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter' we find this exchange: __"In your own case," said I, "from all that you have told me it seems obvious that your faculty of observation and your peculiar facility for deduction are due to your own systematic training." __"To some extent," he answered, thoughtfully. "My ancestors were country squires, who appear to have led much the same life as is natural to their class. But, none the less, my turn that way is in my veins, and may have come with my grandmother, who was the sister of Vernet, the French artist. Art in the blood is liable to take the strangest forms." __"But how do you know that it is hereditary?" __"Because my brother Mycroft possesses it in a larger degree than I do." In 'The Adventure of the Norwood Builder' Watson writes: "A young doctor, named Verner, had purchased my small Kensington practice, and given with astonishingly little demur the highest price that I ventured to ask - an incident which only explained itself some years later, when I found that Verner was a distant relation of Holmes', and that it was my friend who had really found the money." ------ The Sherlock Holmes stories do not list the names of Holmes's parents. Later books, from authors other than Doyle, have speculated on who his parents might have been. One such speculation produced the names Siger and Violet based upon Holmes using the name Sigerson during his Great Hiatus and his fondness for clients named Violet.