Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson

File:Sherlock_Holmes_Portrait_Paget.jpgSir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930), Sherlock Holmes's creator, in 1914The cover page of the 1887 edition of Beeton's Christmas Annual, which contains Holmes's first appearance (A Study in Scarlet)Holmes (right) and Watson in a Sidney Paget illustration for "The Adventure of Silver Blaze"Holmes and archenemy Moriarty struggle at the Reichenbach Falls; drawing by Sidney PagetHolmes examining a bicycle with Watson standing behind in "The Adventure of the Priory School" from 1904. Sidney Paget's illustrations in The Strand Magazine iconicised both characters.1891 Paget portrait of Holmes smoking his pipe for "The Man with the Twisted Lip"Sidney Paget illustration of Holmes examining a corpse for "The Adventure of the Abbey Grange"19th-century Seibert microscopeBritish Army (Adams) Mark III, the type probably carried by WatsonHolmes outfighting Mr Woodley in "The Solitary Cyclist"The popularity of Sherlock Holmes became widespread after his first appearance in The Strand Magazine in 1891. This September 1917 edition of the magazine, with the cover story, "Sherlock Holmes outwits a German spy", could be posted to troops free of charge.Statue of Sherlock Holmes near 221B Baker Street, LondonBlue plaque at The Sherlock Holmes Museum 221b Baker Street, LondonStatue of Holmes in an Inverness cape and a deerstalker cap on Picardy Place in Edinburgh (Conan Doyle's birthplace)

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