Sherlock holmes biography channel ten

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Content:

1. The Birth of a Literary Icon
2. Joseph Bell: The Inspiration for Holmes
3. The First and Last Encounters with Holmes
4. The Narrator and the Companion
5. The Legacy of Sherlock Holmes
6. The Canonical Holmes: A Man of Mystery
7. Holmes' Evolution as a Detective
8. The Holmes Family and Associates
9. Holmes' Eccentricities and Weaknesses

The Birth of a Literary Icon

Arthur Conan Doyle, a renowned author and physician, bestowed upon the world one of its most celebrated fictional characters: Sherlock Holmes.

This London-based consulting detective possesses unparalleled deductive abilities, meticulous logic, a knack for disguise, a love for playing the violin, and a curious disregard for knowledge irrelevant to his investigations.

Joseph Bell: The Inspiration for Holmes

Had it not been for Doyle's encounter with Joseph Bell in 1877, Holmes may never have come to life.

Bell, a respected surgeon and professor at the University