London, 1878. Poor Dr Watson returns from India completely penniless and on the verge of despair when he meets Sherlock Holmes, a whimsical guy who also happens to be looking for a roommate. The pair ...

“A Study in Scarlet” is the first Sherlock Holmes’ story. It was published in 1887 in Beeton's Christmas Annual and at first it Doyle didn’t reach success, his novel was ...

Holmes and Watson, having made their debut in Doyle’s A Study in Scarlet in 1887, were famous enough by 1891 for Doyle’s friend JM Barrie to publish the first of several Sherlock skits.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle remains most well-known for his creation of Sherlock Holmes, and he wrote his first novel in 1887, A ...