Introduction

Sherlock Holmes was a fictional character made up by the Scottish author and physician, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Renowned for his cleverness, Holmes played a key part in solving crimes and mysteries, because his eyes took in every tiny detail to form an opinion of the person in question. Helped along by his faithful and trustworthy sidekick, Dr Watson, they became very popular books in the later part of Queen Victorias reign.

Dr Watson
Dr Watson and Sherlock Holmes met coincidentally as lodging partners sharing the same house at 221B Baker Street. Watson moves away with his newly found wife in 1887 though unfortunately she died and Sherlock and Watson once again share lodgings. Most stories were told from Watsons point of view and both men maintained a strong relationship.

Conan Doyle had intended for the role of Watson to be filled by two junior detectives, Sandifer and Philip.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was the third of ten siblings on 22nd May 1859. From 1876 to 1881 he studied medicine at the University of Edinborough. In 1882 he left the profession he had with a friend to set up his own medical business. Soon he married Louisa Hawkins but she suffered from tuberculosis and died 4th July 1906. With both of his wives he had five kids together. In 1890 he set up a ophthalmologist business and in his autobiography he wrote not a single patient crossed my door. Death Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was found in his home, clutching his heart on the 7th July 1930. He had suffered from a heart attack and his last words were to his wife: You are wonderful. His grave reads: Steel true Blade straight ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE Knight Patriot, physician, and man of letters

Contents
Introduction-page 2 Dr Watson-page 3 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle-page 4 Methods of Detection-page 5

Methods of detection
Holmes varies in his methods of detection. Sometimes he uses the knowledge he has already got and does some skilled guesswork, or works with his eyes. Sometimes he has even been known to use mixtures of the two and he quotes that from a drop of water a logician could infer the possibility of an Atlantic to a Niagara without seen or heard of one or the other. In a scandal of Bohemia, Holmes notes that Watson had been out in the rain lately and had a very clumsy servant girl. When an amazed Watson asks how he had deduced this Holmes merely answered that Watson had almost parallel scrape marks on his left shoe.