Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is one of the greatest and most well known fictional characters of all-time. He was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote fifty-six short stories and four novels featuring Holmes. Holmes is a criminal detective, and the stories are told by his friend and chronicler, the famous Dr. Watson. Holmes is known for using his amazing art of deduction to solve what seem to be unsolvable crimes. The first Holmes story, A Study in Scarlet, was published in 1887. It is interesting to note that Doyle actually killed Holmes off in His Last Bow, but due to the outcry of his readers he brought him back. One of the most widely read stories is The Hound of the Baskervilles. Sherlock Holmes greatly influenced other writers of detective stories. Some authors, such as Larry Millet, have even written their own Holmes books. There have also been movies made of him.