"The Final Problem" is a short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring his detective character Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in The Strand Magazine in the United Kingdom, and McClure's Mag
Holmes and Moriarty, 1893 illustration by Harry C. Edwards in McClure's
The Reichenbach Falls, near Meiringen, Switzerland
Statue of Holmes outside the English Church, Meiringen
London-style Street sign outside the Sherlock Holmes Museum
Professor James Moriarty is a fictional character and criminal mastermind created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to be a formidable enemy for the author's fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. He was create
The Final Problem
…1893. It appears in book form as part of the collection The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. The story, set in 1891, introduces the criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty. It was intended to be the final Holmes story, ending with the character's death, but Doyle was later persuaded to revive Holmes for additional stories…
Professor Moriarty, illustration by Sidney Paget which accompanied the original publication of "The Final Problem"
Simon Newcomb (circa 1905), one possible model for Moriarty
George Boole (circa 1860), another possible model for Moriarty