Sherlock Holmes Coloring Book

"Sherlock Holmes" is a fictional detective character created by British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes became one of the most famous and influential literary characters, and his adventures contributed to the formation of the detective fiction genre.

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1. Creator: The character of Sherlock Holmes was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a Scottish writer and physician. The first Holmes story appeared between 1887 and 1893, and was later collected in novels and short story collections.
2. Characteristics of the character: Sherlock Holmes is a detective with extremely sharp mental deductive skills. He is an expert in analyzing traces, evidence and human behavior. His powers of perception and deduction allow him to solve the most complex criminal puzzles.
3. Friend and colleague: Dr. John Watson, a former soldier and doctor, serves as the friend and narrator of most Sherlock Holmes stories. It is Watson who reports on the detective's adventures and his solutions to cases.
4. 221B Baker Street: The place where Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson live is the famous 221B Baker Street address in London. This is where the famous apartment is located, where many of the story's scenes take place.
5. Known cases: The character of Sherlock Holmes appears in four novels and fifty-six short stories. Some of his best-known cases are "Baskervilles," "The Sign of Four," "The Sign of Three" and "The League of Red Hair."
6. Cultural influence: The character of Sherlock Holmes has had a huge impact on literature, film, television and pop culture. His detective methods became the model for many later characters and productions.
7. Screenings: Sherlock Holmes has lived to see numerous film, television, theater and computer game adaptations. His character has been portrayed by different actors and in different contexts.
8. Variety of interpretations: There are different interpretations of the character of Sherlock Holmes, which differ in style, era and context. He can be seen both as a classic character and in modern terms.
9. A model for literary detectives: Sherlock Holmes established many of the conventions characteristic of literary detectives, such as working with clues, analyzing evidence and solving logical puzzles.

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1. Inspiration: Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, drew inspiration for the character from several sources, including Joseph Bell, one of his professors at the University of Edinburgh, who had a remarkable ability to deduce.
2. Aliases: Conan Doyle was not sure that his name, Arthur, was too familiar, so he considered writing his works under the pseudonym "Sherlock" Holmes. In the end, he decided to use his full name.
3. Author's dissatisfaction: Although the Holmes character brought great popularity to Conan Doyle, the author was sometimes weary of it. At one point he even decided that he wanted to kill Holmes, which he realized in the short story "The Last Problem." However, he later decided to bring the character back to life, at the request of his readers.
4. Autobiographical elements: Some literary scholars argue that the character of Dr. John Watson contains some autobiographical elements of Conan Doyle, including his experience as a doctor and participant in wars.
5. First story: The first short story featuring Sherlock Holmes, titled "The Wronged Woman," appeared in 1887 in Beeton's Christmas Annual magazine.
6. Hidden Zodiac Sign: In one of the stories, "The Sign of the Four," Holmes discovers a mystery through the zodiac sign on his skin. Surprisingly, it later turned out that Conan Doyle made a mistake and gave Holmes the wrong zodiac sign.
7. Popularity in the United States: Sherlock Holmes gained immense popularity in the United States, and his character became almost a cult. Many American readers mistook the fictional detective for a real person.
8. Place of birth: Although Sherlock Holmes is known as a London detective, in one of his short stories ("The Cone Hat") Conan Doyle revealed that Holmes was born in Wittenberg, Pennsylvania.
9. Different interpretations: Over the years, the character of Sherlock Holmes has received many interpretations on screen, including roles played by such actors as Basil Rathbone, Jeremy Brett, Robert Downey Jr. and Benedict Cumberbatch.
10. Sherlock Holmes Museum: London is home to the Sherlock Holmes Museum, which recreates the fictional detective's apartment at 221B Baker Street. The museum is a popular place visited by fans of the character.