Sherlock Holmes

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Sherlock Holmes

A fictional private detective, the hero of short stories and novels by A. Conan Doyle, who chose the surname in honor of the American writer O. W. Holmes. The name “Sherlock” in Russian has acquired the connotation of a common noun.

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No references found			I laughed incredulously as Sherlock Holmes leaned back in his settee and blew little wavering rings of smoke up to the ceiling. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context "You don't know Sherlock Holmes yet," he said; "perhaps you would not care for him as a constant companion. A Study In Scarlet by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context It can be imagined that my close intimacy with Sherlock Holmes had interested me deeply in crime, and that after his disappearance I never failed to read with care the various problems which came before the public. The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context			Sheremetev, Boris Sheremetev, Boris Petrovich Sheremetevskii Shereshevo Shergin, Boris Shergin, Boris Viktorovich shergottite Sheridan Sheridan County Sheridan tank Sheridan, Frances Sheridan, Philip Sheridan, Philip H Sheridan, Philip Henry Sheridan, Richard Brinsley sheridanite Sherif, Aziz Sheriff sheriff court Sheriff of Nottingham Sheriffmuir Sheripov, Aslanbek Sheripov, Aslanbek Dzhemaldinovich Sherley, Sir Anthony Sherlock Sherlock Holmes Sherlovaia Gora Sherman Sherman Antitrust Act Sherman County Sherman Reservoir State Recreation Area Sherman Silver Purchase Act Sherman's "March to the Sea" Sherman, Cindy Sherman, Henry Clapp Sherman, James S. Sherman, James Schoolcraft Sherman, John Sherman, Roger Sherman, Stuart Pratt Sherman, Thomas West Sherman, William Tecumseh Shermarke, Abdi Rashid Ali Sherpa Sherriff, Robert Cedric Sherrington Sherrington, Charles Scott Sherrington, Sir Charles Scott Sherry sherry topaz Sherry, Louis			Sheriffs Sales Sheriffs Telling Our Parents and Promoting Educated Drivers Sheriffs' Sale Sheriffs' Sale Sheriffs' Sale Sheriffs' Sales Sheriffs' Sales Sheriffs' Sales Sheriffs' Work Alternative Program Sheriffs’ Automobile Risk Program sheriffship sheriffship sheriffship sheriffships sheriffships sheriffships Sherifian post Sherifian post Sherifian post sherifs sherifs Sheripov, Aslanbek Sheripov, Aslanbek Dzhemaldinovich Sherkaner Underhill Research Labs, Inc. Sherley, Sir Anthony sherlock sherlock Sherlock anchor Sherlock Bay Nickel Corporation Sherlock Expense Evaluation Report Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes (character) Sherlock Holmes (character) Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Sherlock Holmes Journal Sherlock Holmes Pipe Club Sherlock Holmes Society Sherlock Holmes Society of London Sherlock Holmes Test Sherlock Homes Sherlock Homes Sherlockian Sherlockian Sherlockians Sherlockians Sherlocks Sherlocks Sherlovaia Gora Sherm Sherm Sherm Sherm Sherman Sherman Sherman Act Sherman Act Sherman Act of 1890 Sherman Act of 1890 Sherman Adams Sherman Anti-Trust Act Sherman Anti-Trust Act

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