Canon of Sherlock Holmes
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Traditionally, the canon of Sherlock Holmes consists of the 56 short stories and four novels written by the British writer and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In this context, the term "canon" is an
Sherlock Holmes and his biographer Dr John Watson, as depicted in a Sidney Paget drawing in "The Adventure of the Empty House"
First edition cover of The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, published 1894.
Promotional poster for Sherlock Holmes: A Drama in Four Acts, first performed in 1899.
Cover of The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes, published 1954.
Dr. Watson
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Dr. John H. Watson is a fictional character in the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Along with Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson first appeared in the novel A Study in Scarlet. "The Advent
Dr. Watson (left) and Sherlock Holmes, by Sidney Paget
Watson reading bad news to Holmes in "The Five Orange Pips". One of Sidney Paget's iconic illustrations from The Strand magazine.
Watson and Holmes in a Sidney Paget illustration for "The Adventure of Silver Blaze"
Holmes (William Gillette, right) with Dr Watson (Bruce McRae, left), in the 1899 Broadway production of Sherlock Holmes