10 Facts About Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a Scottish author and physician nationals. He first appeared in 1887, became a character in four novels and 56 short stories. He also has a lot adapted into feature films and serials.
And, here's 10 interesting facts about Sherlock Holmes:
1. Sherlock Holmes will initially called Sherrinford.
They chose the name Sherlock, perhaps because the name is carried by a cricketer. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Holmes, was a fan of cricket and the name 'Sherlock' seems to have entrenched in his memory. Doyle was also a cricketer, between the years 1899-1907 he played in top class match for Marylebone Cricket Club-quite appropriate, because Baker Street is located in the Marylebone district of London.
2. The first Sherlock Holmes novel is a work that failed.
The detective made his debut in the novel A Study in Scarlet (1887), written by Doyle at age 27 in just three weeks. As is known, Doyle was inspired by a professor of real life at the University of Edinburgh. The lecturer is Dr. Joseph Bell, which can diagnose a patient just by looking at them when they entered the operating room. Another important influence is the fictional detective work of Edgar Allan Poe and C. Auguste Dupin. Doyle wrote the book when he fought pursue surgery the doctor in Portsmouth. This novel was rejected by many publishers until it is published as the annual celebration of Christmas Beeton (named after the husband of Mrs. Beeton). This novel did not sell well, more or less as it sank without a trace.
3. Sherlock Holmes novel The second was the result of a dinner party along with Oscar Wilde.
The first person to admire this novel is the editor, Joseph Stoddart, he was editor of Lippincott's monthly magazine. At a dinner party in 1889, he convinced Doyle wrote a second novel by featuring detective, to be published serially in the magazine. Wilde, who was present at the dinner, also agreed to write novels for the magazine-only novel he wrote, The Picture of Dorian Gray.
4. Sherlock Holmes did not always wear a deerstalker hat.
Holmes wore a distinctive image of deer hunters are illustrations created for the celebrations that accompanied the short story, which appeared in the Strand magazine from 1891. It is beginning to appear Sherlock Holmes became a worldwide sensation. Sidney Paget, who drew the illustrations, has a picture of Holmes wearing the deerstalker, when the detective investigating a mystery in the small villages, but most people think of the detective always wear a hat when investigating cases.
5. Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character most filmed.
According to IMDb, Holmes has appeared in 226 films and has been played by different actors dozens since its first appearance in theaters at the end of the 19th century.
6. Sherlock Holmes is not a fictional character most frequently filmed.
If you do not include non-human characters (or partial human). Dracula has been filmed more often than the detective, ie 239 times. But, because Dracula is a partial human, half-vampire-half-human, then Holmes was intact human characters of fiction's most frequently filmed.
7. Sherlock Holmes did deduction.
Suppose, if we want to accurately analyze technical issues, Holmes usually use logical process known as abduction. The difference between deductive reasoning and abducative is that the latter is more based on the conclusions of the observation, in which conclusions are drawn is not always necessarily true. However, the deduction, the conclusions drawn from the data available it is always true. But because Holmes always has a reason that seems to be right, it could mean a deduction!
8. Holmes never said "Elementary, my dear Watson."
There is nothing in the canon of Conan Doyle novel and original story. Holmes said "Elementary!" And "my dear Watson" in a variety of plot, but the idea of putting them together then so memes, which may arise due to the effort to say 'dear'. The phrase was first recorded in the novel Psmith, Journalist, works. Wodehouse in 1915.
9. The Sherlock Holmes Museum at 221B Baker Street instead.
Although the museum in London using 221B legal address matches the address of the story. In fact the museum building is located between 237 and 241 Baker Street, so physically museum-if unofficial-is at number 239.
10. Other things about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes author.
Among his achievements seabreg among others, the legal campaign influence the formation of the High Court of Criminal. Not get knighted for his achievements in fiction, law, or medicine, but for journalistic work during the Second Boer War. A story he wrote in the 1880s popularized the myth of Mary Celeste. She wrote a historical novel valued higher than the fictional detective. Winston Churchill agreed, and loyal fans historical novel. Doyle also wrote science fiction novels, such as The Lost World (1912), which later inspired Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton, and appointed into a movie by Steven Spielberg (The Lost World is a sequel dedicated to honoring Doyle). He also completed a legal case: read Julian Barnes novel, Arthur and George to the most famous case in real life.
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