Sherlock Holmes

56 short stories & four novels by Arthur Conan Doyle about a fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his faithful sidekick, Dr Watson, mainly set in late-Victorian London, though the later stories stretch to WW1

The canon:

The novels: A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Valley of Fear
The story collections: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, His Last Bow, The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes

Mary Russell universe: Laurie R King has written a series of novels in which an ageing Holmes is paired with a young Mary-Sue

Characters:
The Good Guys: Sherlock Holmes, Dr John Watson, Mary Morstan (Mrs Watson), Mycroft Holmes, Mrs Hudson, Inspector Lestrade
Notable Villains: James Moriarty, Irene Adler, Colonel Sebastian Moran, Richard Stapleton

Pairings: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson (H/W)

Abbreviations: Each story/novel has a four-letter code eg SIGN, BRUC

Adaptations
There have been thousands of adaptations for film, television & stage play. The most notable are:

• Rathbone films (1939-1946), starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes & Nigel Bruce as Watson
• Granada television version (1984-1993), starring Jeremy Brett as Holmes & David Burke & Edward Hardwicke as Watson
• recent BBC version of The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002), starring Richard Roxburgh as Holmes, Ian Hart as Watson, Richard E Grant as Richard Stapleton, Matt Day as Sir Henry Baskerville, John Nettles as Dr Mortimer & Geraldine James as Mrs Mortimer

For more information:

Camden House∞ -- complete illustrated e-texts
221B Baker Street∞
Sherlockian.net∞
Crackvan summary∞
The Old Briar Pipe∞

On the adaptations:
IMDb: Rathbone (1939)∞
IMDb: Granada (1984)∞
IMDb: The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002)∞
BBC site: The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002)∞

Archives:
Sacrilege∞ Holmes/Watson slash
Slash Cotillion (Sherlock Holmes)∞

Livejournals:
221B Baker St∞
Cox and Co∞
Dispatch Box∞
Rarelitslash∞

Categories

1890s - 1900s - 1910s - 1920s - Crime - Fandoms - Literature - Movies - Mystery - Television

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