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Ten More Facts about Sherlock Holmes

Both entertaining and educational, Interesting Literature provides more little-known facts about Sherlock Holmes.

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What connects Sherlock Holmes, W. G. Grace, Peter Pan, and the Mary Celeste? Our previous collection of Sherlock Holmes facts proved so popular when we posted it back in May that we decided to write a sequel. This seems especially timely since the hit BBC TV series Sherlock will be returning for a third series in a few weeks. So here we are: ten more facts about Sherlock Holmes and his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

1. The original name of Dr Watson was Ormond Sacker. In the early drafts for plot outlines, Doyle has Holmes’s friend and sidekick named ‘Ormond Sacker’ rather than the altogether more common and humdrum John Watson. Doyle must have realised that Watson’s everyman status was better served by a more down-to-earth and usual name, and altered it. Which brings us to our second fact …

2. Dr Watson’s first name was John – except for…

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Marie A Bailey

2 responses to “Ten More Facts about Sherlock Holmes”

  1. I read Sherlock Holmes before the movies came out and made him cool again, and loved the collections and stories. It’s pretty great that he’s addicted to drugs.

    At any rate, thanks for this! I wouldn’t have seen it without you.

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