The global importance and influence of Sherlock Holmes.

Book and other works.

The original Sherlock Holmes stories consist of fifty-six short stories and four novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Novels:

A Study in Scarlet (published 1887, in Beeton's Christmas Annual)

The Sign of the Four (published 1890, Lippincott's Monthly Magazine)

The Hound of the Baskervilles (serialised 1901–1902 in The Strand)

The Valley of Fear (serialised 1914–1915 in The Strand)

Short stories:

The 56 short stories are collected in five books:

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes(Contains 12 stories published in The Strand with original illustrations by Sidney Paget.)

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Contains 12 stories published in The Strand as further episodes of the Adventures with original illustrations by Sidney Paget.)

The Return of Sherlock Holmes(Contains 13 stories published in The Strand with original illustrations by Sidney Paget.)

His Last Bow (Contains seven stories.)

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (Contains 12 stories)

According to the “Guinness Book of World Records”, Sherlock Holmes is the most portrayed fictional character in films, 75 actors playing him in 211 movies!

Sherlock Holmes and his world are also used in video games. Here you can see the full list:

Sherlock (1984) (Philip Mitchell) (PC text adventure)

221B Baker Street (1987) (Datasoft) (PC and Mac)

Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels (1988) (Infocom)

Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective (1991) (ICOM Simulations)

Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vol. II (1992) (ICOM Simulations)

Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vol. III (1993) (ICOM Simulations)

The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel (1992) (Electronic Arts) (PC)

The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo (1996) (Electronic Arts) (PC)

Sherlock Holmes series: (Frogwares) (PC)

Sherlock Holmes: Mystery of the Mummy (2002) (Frogwares) (PC) (DS)

Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Silver Earring (2004) (Frogwares) (PC)

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2006) (Frogwares) (PC)

Sherlock Holmes versus Arsène Lupin (2007) (Frogwares) (PC)

Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper (2009) (Frogwares) (PC) (X360)

Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osbourne House (2010) (Frogwares) (DS)

The Testament of Sherlock Holmes (2012) (Frogwares) (PS3) (X360) (PC)

Sherlock Holmes 2: Checkmate (2011) (Sticky Game Studios) (PC and Mac online game)

The global importance and influence of Sherlock Holmes.

Although Sherlock Holmes is not the original fiction detective (he was influenced by Edgar Allan Poe's C.), his name has become a byword for the part. His stories also include several detective story characters such as the loyal but less intelligent assistant, a role for which Dr Watson has become the archetype. The investigating detective became a popular genre with many authors such as Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers after the Holmes death, with characters such as Hercule Poirot and Lord Peter Wimsey.

Sherlock Holmes, according to The NY Times, is the 3rd most read publication on the planet behind the Bible and the Dictionary.

Currently 5 million Sherlock Holmes books are printed in Europe and the U.S. every year.

Sherlock Holmes is required reading in schools across the globe including the UK, US, Japan and Russia.

There are 357 Holmes Societies around the world and thousands of dedicated Websites.

There are over 10,000 independent reference books, studies and investigative publications dedicated to Sherlock Holmes.

Holmes has appeared on stamps around the world, including Nicaragua, San Marino, UK, Canada & South Africa.

Sherlock Holmes stories have been translated into more than fifty languages, and made into plays, films, radio and television series, a musical comedy, a ballet, cartoons, comic books, and advertisement.

'Sherlock Holmes, the greatest detective that never lived and who will never die'

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