John George Wood, or Reverend J. G. Wood,, was an English writer who popularised natural history with his writings. His son Theodore Wood was also a canon and naturalist.
Reverend John George Wood, c. 1866, by Ernest Edwards
Mexican lapdog from: the Illustrated Natural History (Mammalia). The Rev J G Wood, 1853.
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a "consulting detective" in his stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observa
Sherlock Holmes in a 1904 illustration by Sidney Paget
The cover page of the 1887 edition of Beeton's Christmas Annual, which contains Holmes's first appearance (A Study in Scarlet)
Holmes (right) and Watson in a Sidney Paget illustration for "The Adventure of Silver Blaze"
Holmes examining a bicycle with Watson standing behind in "The Adventure of the Priory School" from 1904. Sidney Paget's illustrations in The Strand Magazine iconicised both characters.