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'''Sherlock Holmes''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ʃ|ɜr|l|ɒ|k|_|ˈ|h|əʊ|m|z|}}) is a fictional detective created by British author [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]. Referring to himself as a "[[Private investigator|consulting detective]]" in
The character Sherlock Holmes first appeared in print in 1887's ''[[A Study in Scarlet]]''. His popularity became widespread with the first series of short stories in ''[[The Strand Magazine]]'', beginning with "[[A Scandal in Bohemia]]" in 1891; additional tales appeared from then until 1927, eventually totalling [[Canon of Sherlock Holmes|four novels and 56 short stories]]. All but one{{Efn|"[[His Last Bow (short story)|His Last Bow: The War Service of Sherlock Holmes]]"}} are set in the [[Victorian era|Victorian]] or [[Edwardian era|Edwardian]] eras, between about 1880 and 1914. Most are narrated by the character of Holmes's friend and biographer [[Dr. Watson|Dr. John H. Watson]], who usually accompanies Holmes during his investigations and often shares quarters with him at the address of [[221B Baker Street]], London, where many of the stories begin.
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