Sherlock Holmes: Biography

Holmes

The Life of Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective

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6 min readFeb 4, 2023

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Teenaged Sherlock nobserving the goings on in the Sussex countryside. Image by NightCafé

Sherlock Holmes was born in 1854, the second of three children, in a country manor house in Sussex, England. He showed a remarkable aptitude for logic and deduction from a young age, and his parents encouraged his interests in science and mathematics. He was also an excellent violinist, a talent that would later prove useful in his work as a detective.

Holmes attended university, where he studied chemistry and medicine, but soon found himself drawn to the more thrilling world of criminal investigation. He quickly gained a reputation as a brilliant detective, using his exceptional powers of observation, deduction, and scientific knowledge to solve the most complex of crimes.

Over the next several years, Holmes became one of the most sought-after detectives in England, working on a wide range of cases, from high-profile murders to complicated frauds. He worked alone, relying on his own intuition and intellect to uncover the truth, and his methods soon became legendary.

Doctor Watson and Sherlock Holmes in Baker Street. (Image by NightCafé)

A lucky meeting

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