First appearing in print in in A Study in Scarlet , the character's popularity became widespread with the first series of short stories in The Strand Magazine, beginning with "A Scandal in Bohemia" in ; additional tales appeared from then until , eventually totalling four novels and 56 short stories. All but one are set in the Victorian or Edwardian eras, between about and Most are narrated by the character of Holmes's friend and biographer Dr.
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Watson, who usually accompanies Holmes during his investigations and often shares quarters with him at the address of B Baker Street, London, where many of the stories begin. Though not the first fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes is arguably the best known, with Guinness World Records listing him as the "most portrayed movie character" in history.
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Holmes's popularity and fame are such that many have believed him to be not a fictional character but a real individual; numerous literary and fan societies have been founded that pretend to operate on this principle. Widely considered a British cultural icon, the character and stories have had a profound and lasting effect on mystery writing and popular culture as a whole, with the original tales as well as thousands written by authors other than Conan Doyle being adapted into stage and radio plays, television, films, video games, and other media for over one hundred years.
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Free Books - Spirit Fanfiction and Stories. Of those pirated editions, one stands out: This particular volume was owned by Eugene Field, a Chicago poet, bibliophile, and surprisingly, an outspoken critic of pirated editions. Recognizing the unauthorized volume for what it was, Doyle nevertheless obliged with an abrasive ditty:. This bloody pirate stole my sloop And holds her in his wicked ward. Lord send that walking on my poop I see him kick at my main-yard.
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Doyle also included a crude illustration of a flag bearing a skull and crossbones with a noose around the name of the publisher. And the thing that makes it really beautiful is that it is written in one of the most egregious examples of piracies you can find of his work. Fellow Sherlockian Glen Miranker wrote a reminiscence in the auction catalog about seeking out the addresses of long gone New York pirateers.
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I call it the Posnansky Effect. More information about the auction can be found here.