| | The one love of Holmes' life was [[Irene Adler]], whom he called ''The'' Woman. Holmes never married.<ref name=World/> | | The one love of Holmes' life was [[Irene Adler]], whom he called ''The'' Woman. Holmes never married.<ref name=World/> |
| − | Sherlock Holmes lived at 221b Baker Street in London.<ref name=World/> When he was not being a consulting detective, Holmes could be found playing his violin, or taking [[cocaine]], an addiction that he never conquered.<ref>First fully disclosed in ''The Sign of Four'', Holmes injected "a seven-per-cent solution."[http://www.siracd.com/work_h_cocaine.shtml]</ref> | + | Sherlock Holmes lived at 221b Baker Street in London.<ref name=World/> When he was not being a consulting detective, Holmes could be found playing his violin, or taking [[cocaine]], an addiction that he never fully conquered, but in later life was able to manage, with Watson's help.<ref>First fully disclosed in ''The Sign of Four'', Holmes injected "a seven-per-cent solution." Then in ''The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter'', Watson discloses his efforts to bring Holmes' addiction under some semblance of control. Authors unknown, "[http://www.siracd.com/work_h_cocaine.shtml A Seven-Percent Solution]," ''The Chronicles of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle'', Perry Internet Consulting, 2007. Retrieved November 8, 2007.</ref> |