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34 entries in the Sherlock Holmes compendium.
Irene AdlerThe only woman who ever outsmarted the great detective.Eurus HolmesThe sister Sherlock forgot: a mind that turns every conversation into a trap.Sebastian MoranThe second most dangerous man in London, captured after shooting a wax effigy of Sherlock Holmes with a…Molly HooperThe Barts pathologist who occasionally assists Sherlock Holmes in his cases.James MoriartyThe spider at the centre of the web, orchestrating evil while remaining immune from suspicion.Charles Augustus MilvertonThe king of blackmailers who was shot dead by a former victim in his own study.Jack StapletonThe murderer of The Hound of the Baskervilles, who painted a savage hound with phosphorus to win an…James MortimerThe doctor who brings the Baskerville case to Sherlock Holmes.John SholtoA Major who buried a friend and hoarded a fortune, only to die in terror when the past returned.Tobias GregsonThe Scotland Yard inspector who comes closest to meeting Holmes on intellectual grounds.Victor TrevorHolmes's university friend whose family's past on the ship Gloria Scott triggered one of the detective's…Athelney JonesThe Scotland Yard inspector of The Sign of the Four.LestradeThe conventional Scotland Yard detective who relies on Sherlock Holmes.Dr. John WatsonThe loyal chronicler whose courage and medical skill complement Holmes' genius.Colonel Sebastian MoranThe man Holmes called the second most dangerous man in London.Dr. James MortimerThe doctor who brings the Baskerville legend to Baker Street.Miss Helen StonerA frightened young woman whose courage saved her from a deadly inheritance.Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle's consulting detective of 221B Baker Street, first seen in A Study in Scarlet in 1887.William GilletteAmerican actor-manager who shaped the modern image of Sherlock Holmes.Sherlock Holmes fandomInternational community of Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts.Arthur Conan DoyleCreator of Sherlock Holmes and advocate of spiritualism.Canon of Sherlock HolmesThe 60 original Sherlock Holmes works by Arthur Conan Doyle.Adaptations of Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes has been adapted across stage, film, radio, and television.Joseph BellScottish surgeon who inspired the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.DeerstalkerA cap with dual bills, linked to Sherlock Holmes.Inverness capeSleeveless weatherproof coat with a protective shoulder cape.Diogenes ClubA silent club for unsociable men, later tied to espionage.Sidney PagetIllustrator who gave Sherlock Holmes his iconic look.Reichenbach FallsSwiss waterfall famed as Sherlock Holmes's final battleground.Sherlock Holmes MuseumWorld's first museum dedicated to Sherlock Holmes.A Treatise on the Binomial TheoremFictional mathematical work by Sherlock Holmes's nemesis.The Dynamics of an AsteroidFictional book by Sherlock Holmes's nemesis, mentioned only once.The New Annotated Sherlock HolmesAnnotated collection of all Sherlock Holmes stories and novels.Mrs. HudsonThe landlady of 221B Baker Street.
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