Portal:Sherlock Holmes
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Hello, and welcome to the Sherlock Holmes portal. Here, there is information about the world's greatest "consulting detective", created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to adopt almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve difficult cases. Holmes first appeared in publication in 1887, and was eventually featured in four novels and 56 short stories. The first novel, A Study in Scarlet, appeared in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887 and the second, The Sign of the Four, in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in 1890. The character grew tremendously in popularity with the first series of short stories in The Strand Magazine, beginning with "A Scandal in Bohemia" in 1891; further series of short stories and two novels published in serial form appeared between then and 1927. The stories cover a period from around 1880 up to 1914. All but four stories are narrated by Holmes's friend and biographer, Dr. John H. Watson; two are narrated by Holmes himself ("The Blanched Soldier" and "The Lion's Mane") and two others are written in the third person ("The Mazarin Stone" and "His Last Bow"). In two stories ("The Musgrave Ritual" and "The Gloria Scott"), Holmes tells Watson the main story from his memories, while Watson becomes the narrator of the frame story. The first and fourth novels, A Study in Scarlet and The Valley of Fear, each include a long interval of omniscient narration recounting events unknown to either Holmes or Watson. |
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Elementary is an American crime drama series that presents a contemporary update of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes. The series was created by Robert Doherty and stars Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson. The first season premiered on CBS in September 2012 and season two began airing in October 2013. The series is set and filmed primarily in New York City.
The show follows Holmes, a recovering drug addict and former consultant to Scotland Yard, as he assists the New York City Police Department in solving various crimes. His indifference of police procedures often lead to conflict with Captain Thomas "Tommy" Gregson (Aidan Quinn) though the two have a mutual respect for one another. He is initially accompanied by Watson as his sober companion. She is a former surgeon and was hired by Holmes father to help him in his rehabilitation. However, they soon form a bond and she begins training as Holmes apprentice detective. Although the series portrays many crimes and culprits, it also features Holmes conflict with Moriarty and Irene Adler (Natalie Dormer). Other supporting roles include Jon Michael Hill as Detective First Grade Marcus Bell and Rhys Ifans as Mycroft Holmes, who wishes for Sherlock to return to England.
On 23 October 2012, CBS picked up Elementary for a full season. On 15 November 2012, the network ordered two additional episodes, bringing the total number of episodes to 24. On 27 March 2013, the series was renewed for its second season, which premiered on 26 September 2013 with an episode filmed on location in London.
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Irene Adler (Adler's wedding which Holmes attended pictured, illustrated in The Strand Magazine in 1891), also known as the woman, is a fictional character in the Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adler is introduced as the protagonist in "A Scandal in Bohemia". In her fictional chronology, she is an opera singer who performs contralto; she is from New Jersey. Adler becomes romantically involved with the King of Bohemia. Some years later, the King goes to Holmes and asks him to retrieve a compromising photograph, but Holmes has one of his career's rare failures. There is speculation about who Adler was based on, and although some believe that Lillie Langtry, the "Jersey Lily", is the model, it has also been speculated that Lola Montez, a lover of Ludwig I of Bavaria, who influenced his politics, and Ludmilla Stubel, the lover and wife of Archduke Johann Salvator of Austria, have both been suggested. Although Adler only has a major appearance in one short story, she is regarded as one of the most important characters in the Sherlock Holmes series. In derivative works, she is often used as a romantic interest, often for Holmes.
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The Sherlock Holmes silhouette at Baker Street tube station
Photo credit: Sunil060902
Baker Street tube station, where the famed Sherlock Holmes silhouette is made up of hundreds of tiny silhouettes. The large silhouettes such as this are on the Bakerloo platform at Baker Street.
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- ... that Undershaw (pictured) was built as the family residence of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes?
- ... that although "A Scandal in Belgravia", the first episode of the second series of Sherlock, was well-received by reviewers, the BBC got complaints for showing its nude scene too early in the evening?
- ... that acquisitions whilst Christopher Wright was Head of Manuscripts at the British Library included the archives of Punch magazine and that of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
- ...that French anarchist Théodule Meunier, responsible for several bombings in Paris in 1902, was featured as a Sherlock Holmes antagonist in René Réouven's L'Assassin du Boulevard?
- ... that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle compared the suffragette arson attack on the Nevill Ground to "blowing up a blind man and his dog"?
- ... that the University of Minnesota Libraries holds the world's largest collection on Sherlock Holmes and his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
- ... that H. A. Saintsbury met the thirteen-year-old Charlie Chaplin at the Green Room Club in 1903, to approve him for a part on stage?
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