Posted by ANAINA ANN on Dec. 1, 2013, 11:42 a.m.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. By profession he was a doctor. He was the creator of the famous character Sherlock Homes. Sherlock Holmes was introduced in A Study in Scarlet (1887), followed by A Sign of Four in 1890, but didn't really take hold of the public's imagination until a series of short stories called "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" were published.
Residing in London at 221B Baker Street, Holmes's character and personality set him apart from all others. "Holmes, with his keen sense of observation, his lean face and hooked nose, his long legs, his deerstalker hat, his magnifying glass, and his ever-present pipe. This personality is what caught the reader's imagination."
Conan Doyle said that the character of Holmes was inspired by Dr Joseph Bell, for whom Doyle had worked as a clerk at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Like Sherlock Holmes, Bell was noted for drawing large conclusions from the smallest observations.
The first Sherlock Holmes film was produced in 1900. In 1939 the novels were developed as a series of films starring Basil Rathbone.
Sherlock Holmes is without doubt one of the most beloved figures in the history of mystery fiction. In all, Holmes and Watson were featured in four novels and 56 short stories.