ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Sherlock Holmes, fictional character created by the Scottish writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The prototype for the modern mastermind detective, Holmes first appeared in Conan Doyle’s A Study in Scarlet, published in Beeton’s Christmas Annual of 1887.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictional detective with the knack for solving crimes through observation and reason was modeled after Dr. Joseph Bell, one of Conan Doyle’s medical school professors.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a writer and doctor, catapulted to fame by his stories featuring the master of logic and deduction, Sherlock Holmes. The enormous success of these detective tales allowed Conan Doyle to give up his medical practice in 1891 and dedicate himself to writing.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sherlock Holmes, a fictional character created by the Scottish writer Arthur Conan Doyle.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sherlock Holmes (born William Sherlock Scott Holmes) is the world’s only consulting detective, a profession he created for himself. He is based in London and often consulted by Greg Lestrade of New Scotland Yard, usually taking his best friend and flatmate, John Watson, on cases.