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Holmes' observation of the significance of the "dog that didn't bark" in the presence of someone thought to be a stranger in ''Silver Blaze'' is an important lesson about the immense meaning of things
[[Image:Holmes.png|right|thumb|Dr. Watson and Holmes by Signey Paget ]]
[[Image:Holmes.png|right|thumb|Dr. Watson and Holmes by Signey Paget ]]
'''Sherlock Holmes''' is one of the greatest and best-known fictional characters in English literature. He was the central character in fifty-six short stories and four novels written by Sir [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]. Holmes is a "consulting detective" specializing in crime, and the stories are told by his friend and chronicler, the famous [[Dr. John H. Watson]]. Holmes is known for using his amazing art of [[deduction]] to solve what seem to be unsolvable crimes--though he would be the first to tell anyone who asked, as he frequently tells Dr. Watson, that he is only observing "elementary" facts that anyone having eyes to see, would see just as well. Frequently missed in sketches of Holmes' character, however, is the fact that he was a complete bore when it came to any subject but crime, and that he was addicted to the abuse of the drug [[morphine]].<ref>''A Study in Scarlet'', Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.</ref>
'''Sherlock Holmes''' is one of the greatest and best-known fictional characters in English literature. He was the central character in fifty-six short stories and four novels written by Sir [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]. Holmes is a "consulting detective" specializing in crime, and the stories are told by his friend and chronicler, the famous [[Dr. John H. Watson]]. Holmes is known for using his amazing art of [[deduction]] to solve what seem to be unsolvable crimes--though he would be the first to tell anyone who asked, as he frequently tells Dr. Watson, that he is only observing "elementary" facts that anyone having eyes to see, would see just as well.
Holmes' observation of the significance of the "dog that didn't bark" in the presence of someone thought to be a stranger in ''Silver Blaze'' is an important lesson about the immense meaning of things not seen or heard:
:The plodding Scotland Yard detective (Gregory): "Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention?"
:Sherlock Holmes: "To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time."
:Gregory: "The dog did nothing in the night-time."
:Holmes: "That was the curious incident."
== Real-life Basis ==
== Real-life Basis ==