He modeled Sherlock Holmes after a professor at the University of Edinburgh, Dr. Joseph Bell, who emphasized the importance of observation in diagnosis. He would often demonstrate this to his students by deducing the occupation and lifestyle of patients purely by his observations.
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The Mazarin Stone
(1994)
(short stories "The Adventure of the Three Garridebs" and "The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone" from volume "The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes" / as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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The Red Circle
(1994)
(short story "The Adventure of the Red Circle" from volume "His Last Bow" / as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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The Golden Pince-Nez
(1994)
(short story "The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez" from volume "The Return of Sherlock Holmes" / as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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The Dying Detective
(1994)
(short story "The Adventure of the Dying Detective" from volume "His Last Bow" / as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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The Eligible Bachelor
(1993)
(short story "The Noble Bachelor" / as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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The Last Vampyre
(1993)
(short story "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire")
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The Master Blackmailer
(1992)
(short story "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton" from volume "The Return of Sherlock Holmes")
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The Creeping Man
(1991)
(short story "The Adventure of the Creeping Man" from volume "The Case-book of Sherlock Holmes / as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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The Illustrious Client
(1991)
(short story "The Adventure of the Illustrious Client" from volume "The Case-book of Sherlock Holmes" / as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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The Final Problem
(1985)
(short story "The Adventure of the Final Problem" from volume "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" / as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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The Red Headed League
(1985)
(short story "The Red-Headed League" from volume "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" / as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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The Resident Patient
(1985)
(short story "The Adventure of the Resident Patient" from volume "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" / as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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The Norwood Builder
(1985)
(short story "The Adventure of the Norwood Builder" from volume "The Return of Sherlock Holmes" / as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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The Greek Interpreter
(1985)
(short story "The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter" from volume "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" / as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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The Blue Carbuncle
(1968)
(story "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" / as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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The Sign of Four
(1968)
(characters / as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle / novel "The Sign of Four")
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The Solitary Cyclist
(1968)
(characters / as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle / short story "The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist" from volume "The Return of Sherlock Holmes")
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He modeled Sherlock Holmes after a professor at the University of Edinburgh, Dr. Joseph Bell, who emphasized the importance of observation in diagnosis. He would often demonstrate this to his students by deducing the occupation and lifestyle of patients purely by his observations.
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