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A hound it was, an enormous coal-black hound, but not such a hound as mortal eyes have ever seen. Fire burst from its open mouth, its eyes glowed with a smouldering glare, its muzzle and hackles and dewlap were outlined in flickering flame. Never in the delirious dream of a disordered brain […]
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A hound it was, an enormous coal-black hound, but not such a hound as mortal eyes have ever seen. Fire burst from its open mouth, its eyes glowed with a smouldering glare, its muzzle and hackles and dewlap were outlined in flickering flame. Never in the delirious dream of a disordered brain […]
"'Danger is part of my trade,' I remarked.”
"'That is not danger,' said he. 'It is inevitable destruction. You stand in the way not merely of an individual, but of a mighty organization, the full extent of which you, with all your cleverness, have been unable to realize. You must stand clear […]
"'That is not danger,' said he. 'It is inevitable destruction. You stand in the way not merely of an individual, but of a mighty organization, the full extent of which you, with all your cleverness, have been unable to realize. You must stand clear […]
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"'Danger is part of my trade,' I remarked.”
"'That is not danger,' said he. 'It is inevitable destruction. You stand in the way not merely of an individual, but of a mighty organization, the full extent of which you, with all your cleverness, have been unable to realize. You must stand clear […]
"'That is not danger,' said he. 'It is inevitable destruction. You stand in the way not merely of an individual, but of a mighty organization, the full extent of which you, with all your cleverness, have been unable to realize. You must stand clear […]
“But in calling Moriarty a criminal you are uttering libel in the eyes of the law — and there lie the glory and the wonder of it! The greatest schemer of all time, the organizer of every deviltry, the controlling brain of the underworld, a brain which might have made or marred the destiny of […]
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“But in calling Moriarty a criminal you are uttering libel in the eyes of the law — and there lie the glory and the wonder of it! The greatest schemer of all time, the organizer of every deviltry, the controlling brain of the underworld, a brain which might have made or marred the destiny of […]
Mrs. Hudson, the landlady of Sherlock Holmes, was a long-suffering woman. Not only was her first-floor flat invaded at all hours by throngs of singular and often undesirable characters but her remarkable lodger showed an eccentricity and irregularity in his life which must have sorely tried her […]
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Mrs. Hudson, the landlady of Sherlock Holmes, was a long-suffering woman. Not only was her first-floor flat invaded at all hours by throngs of singular and often undesirable characters but her remarkable lodger showed an eccentricity and irregularity in his life which must have sorely tried her […]
I had neither kith nor kin in England, and was therefore as free as air — or as free as an income of eleven shillings and sixpence a day will permit a man to be. Under such circumstances, I naturally gravitated to London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire […]
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I had neither kith nor kin in England, and was therefore as free as air — or as free as an income of eleven shillings and sixpence a day will permit a man to be. Under such circumstances, I naturally gravitated to London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire […]
He swung a huge knotted lump of a fist under my friend's nose. Holmes examined it closely with an air of great interest. “Were you born so?” he asked. “Or did it come by degrees?” It may have been the icy coolness of my friend, or it may have been the slight clatter which I made as I picked up […]
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He swung a huge knotted lump of a fist under my friend's nose. Holmes examined it closely with an air of great interest. “Were you born so?” he asked. “Or did it come by degrees?” It may have been the icy coolness of my friend, or it may have been the slight clatter which I made as I picked up […]
“I have no data yet. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.”
— Sherlock Holmes, in “A Scandal in Bohemia”
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— Sherlock Holmes, in “A Scandal in Bohemia”
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November 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
“I have no data yet. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.”
— Sherlock Holmes, in “A Scandal in Bohemia”
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— Sherlock Holmes, in “A Scandal in Bohemia”
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“He makes one curious but profound remark. It is that the chief proof of man's real greatness lies in his perception of his own smallness. It argues, you see, a power of comparison and of appreciation which is in itself a proof of nobility. There is much food for thought in Richter.”
— Sherlock […]
— Sherlock […]
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“He makes one curious but profound remark. It is that the chief proof of man's real greatness lies in his perception of his own smallness. It argues, you see, a power of comparison and of appreciation which is in itself a proof of nobility. There is much food for thought in Richter.”
— Sherlock […]
— Sherlock […]
“Winwood Reade is good upon the subject,” said Holmes. “He remarks that, while the individual man is an insoluble puzzle, in the aggregate he becomes a mathematical certainty. You can, for example, never foretell what any one man will do, but you can say with precision what an average number […]
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“Winwood Reade is good upon the subject,” said Holmes. “He remarks that, while the individual man is an insoluble puzzle, in the aggregate he becomes a mathematical certainty. You can, for example, never foretell what any one man will do, but you can say with precision what an average number […]
“My dear Watson, you as a medical man are continually gaining light as to the tendencies of a child by the study of the parents. Don't you see that the converse is equally valid. I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their children. This child's […]
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“My dear Watson, you as a medical man are continually gaining light as to the tendencies of a child by the study of the parents. Don't you see that the converse is equally valid. I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their children. This child's […]
“For example, you have frequently seen the steps which lead up from the hall to this room.”
“Frequently.”
“How often?”
“Well, some hundreds of times.”
“Then how many are there?”
“How many? I don't know.”
“Quite so! You have not observed. And yet you have seen. That is just my point. Now, I […]
“Frequently.”
“How often?”
“Well, some hundreds of times.”
“Then how many are there?”
“How many? I don't know.”
“Quite so! You have not observed. And yet you have seen. That is just my point. Now, I […]
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“For example, you have frequently seen the steps which lead up from the hall to this room.”
“Frequently.”
“How often?”
“Well, some hundreds of times.”
“Then how many are there?”
“How many? I don't know.”
“Quite so! You have not observed. And yet you have seen. That is just my point. Now, I […]
“Frequently.”
“How often?”
“Well, some hundreds of times.”
“Then how many are there?”
“How many? I don't know.”
“Quite so! You have not observed. And yet you have seen. That is just my point. Now, I […]
“What *can* be the matter, then? Can you suggest no explanation?”
“I have devised seven separate explanations, each of which would cover the facts as far as we know them. But which of these is correct can only be determined by the fresh information which we shall no doubt find waiting for us.” […]
“I have devised seven separate explanations, each of which would cover the facts as far as we know them. But which of these is correct can only be determined by the fresh information which we shall no doubt find waiting for us.” […]
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“What *can* be the matter, then? Can you suggest no explanation?”
“I have devised seven separate explanations, each of which would cover the facts as far as we know them. But which of these is correct can only be determined by the fresh information which we shall no doubt find waiting for us.” […]
“I have devised seven separate explanations, each of which would cover the facts as far as we know them. But which of these is correct can only be determined by the fresh information which we shall no doubt find waiting for us.” […]
“How are you?” he said cordially, gripping my hand with a strength for which I should hardly have given him credit. “You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive.”
— Sherlock Holmes's first words to Watson, in “A Study in Scarlet”
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— Sherlock Holmes's first words to Watson, in “A Study in Scarlet”
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November 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
“How are you?” he said cordially, gripping my hand with a strength for which I should hardly have given him credit. “You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive.”
— Sherlock Holmes's first words to Watson, in “A Study in Scarlet”
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— Sherlock Holmes's first words to Watson, in “A Study in Scarlet”
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” Excellent!” I cried.
“Elementary,” said he.
— Watson and Sherlock Holmes, in “The Adventure of the Crooked Man”
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“Elementary,” said he.
— Watson and Sherlock Holmes, in “The Adventure of the Crooked Man”
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November 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
” Excellent!” I cried.
“Elementary,” said he.
— Watson and Sherlock Holmes, in “The Adventure of the Crooked Man”
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“Elementary,” said he.
— Watson and Sherlock Holmes, in “The Adventure of the Crooked Man”
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“And now here is my pocket Petrarch, and not another word shall I say of this case until we are on the scene of action.”
— Sherlock Holmes, in “The Boscombe Valley Mystery”
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— Sherlock Holmes, in “The Boscombe Valley Mystery”
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November 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
“And now here is my pocket Petrarch, and not another word shall I say of this case until we are on the scene of action.”
— Sherlock Holmes, in “The Boscombe Valley Mystery”
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— Sherlock Holmes, in “The Boscombe Valley Mystery”
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“I perceive, gentlemen,” said Mr. Sherlock Holmes, “that you are at present afflicted by an extraordinary novelty.”
The handsomer of our visitors asked in amazement how he knew this, but the big one only scowled.
“You forget that you wear a ring on your fourth finger,” replied Mr. Holmes […]
The handsomer of our visitors asked in amazement how he knew this, but the big one only scowled.
“You forget that you wear a ring on your fourth finger,” replied Mr. Holmes […]
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“I perceive, gentlemen,” said Mr. Sherlock Holmes, “that you are at present afflicted by an extraordinary novelty.”
The handsomer of our visitors asked in amazement how he knew this, but the big one only scowled.
“You forget that you wear a ring on your fourth finger,” replied Mr. Holmes […]
The handsomer of our visitors asked in amazement how he knew this, but the big one only scowled.
“You forget that you wear a ring on your fourth finger,” replied Mr. Holmes […]
“It's a wicked world, and when a clever man turns his brain to crime it is the worst of all.”
— Sherlock Holmes, in “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”
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— Sherlock Holmes, in “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”
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November 6, 2025 at 8:10 AM
“It's a wicked world, and when a clever man turns his brain to crime it is the worst of all.”
— Sherlock Holmes, in “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”
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— Sherlock Holmes, in “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”
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“There are some trees, Watson, which grow to a certain height, and then suddenly develop some unsightly eccentricity. You will see it often in humans. I have a theory that the individual represents in his development the whole procession of his ancestors, and that such a sudden turn to good or […]
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“There are some trees, Watson, which grow to a certain height, and then suddenly develop some unsightly eccentricity. You will see it often in humans. I have a theory that the individual represents in his development the whole procession of his ancestors, and that such a sudden turn to good or […]
“It is a singular thing, but I find that a concentrated atmosphere helps a concentration of thought. I have not pushed it to the length of getting into a box to think, but that is the logical outcome of my convictions.”
— Sherlock Holmes, in “The Hound of the Baskervilles”
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— Sherlock Holmes, in “The Hound of the Baskervilles”
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“It is a singular thing, but I find that a concentrated atmosphere helps a concentration of thought. I have not pushed it to the length of getting into a box to think, but that is the logical outcome of my convictions.”
— Sherlock Holmes, in “The Hound of the Baskervilles”
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— Sherlock Holmes, in “The Hound of the Baskervilles”
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The more _outré_ and grotesque an incident is the more carefully it deserves to be examined, and the very point which appears to complicate a case is, when duly considered and scientifically handled, the one which is most likely to elucidate it.
— Sherlock Holmes, in “The Hound of the […]
— Sherlock Holmes, in “The Hound of the […]
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The more _outré_ and grotesque an incident is the more carefully it deserves to be examined, and the very point which appears to complicate a case is, when duly considered and scientifically handled, the one which is most likely to elucidate it.
— Sherlock Holmes, in “The Hound of the […]
— Sherlock Holmes, in “The Hound of the […]
“Well, if dollars make no difference to you, think of the reputation. If you pull this off every paper in England and America will be booming you. You'll be the talk of two continents.”
“Thank you, Mr. Gibson, I do not think that I am in need of booming.”
— Neil Gibson and Sherlock Holmes, in […]
“Thank you, Mr. Gibson, I do not think that I am in need of booming.”
— Neil Gibson and Sherlock Holmes, in […]
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“Well, if dollars make no difference to you, think of the reputation. If you pull this off every paper in England and America will be booming you. You'll be the talk of two continents.”
“Thank you, Mr. Gibson, I do not think that I am in need of booming.”
— Neil Gibson and Sherlock Holmes, in […]
“Thank you, Mr. Gibson, I do not think that I am in need of booming.”
— Neil Gibson and Sherlock Holmes, in […]
“I may say that a good many of these papers have come through me, and I need not add are thoroughly untrustworthy. It would brighten my declining years to see a German cruiser navigating the Solent according to the mine-field plans which I have furnished.”
— Sherlock Holmes, in “His Last Bow” […]
— Sherlock Holmes, in “His Last Bow” […]
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“I may say that a good many of these papers have come through me, and I need not add are thoroughly untrustworthy. It would brighten my declining years to see a German cruiser navigating the Solent according to the mine-field plans which I have furnished.”
— Sherlock Holmes, in “His Last Bow” […]
— Sherlock Holmes, in “His Last Bow” […]
“You? Who are you? How could you know anything of the matter?”
“My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people don't know.”
— James Ryder and Holmes, in “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle”
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“My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people don't know.”
— James Ryder and Holmes, in “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle”
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October 31, 2025 at 7:24 AM
“You? Who are you? How could you know anything of the matter?”
“My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people don't know.”
— James Ryder and Holmes, in “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle”
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“My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people don't know.”
— James Ryder and Holmes, in “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle”
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“No, no. No crime,” said Sherlock Holmes, laughing. “Only one of those whimsical little incidents which will happen when you have four million human beings all jostling each other within the space of a few square miles. Amid the action and reaction of so dense a swarm of humanity, every possible […]
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“No, no. No crime,” said Sherlock Holmes, laughing. “Only one of those whimsical little incidents which will happen when you have four million human beings all jostling each other within the space of a few square miles. Amid the action and reaction of so dense a swarm of humanity, every possible […]
“To the man who loves art for its own sake,” remarked Sherlock Holmes, tossing aside the advertisement sheet of the Daily Telegraph, “it is frequently in its least important and lowliest manifestations that the keenest pleasure is to be derived.”
— From “The Adventure of the Copper Beeches” […]
— From “The Adventure of the Copper Beeches” […]
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“To the man who loves art for its own sake,” remarked Sherlock Holmes, tossing aside the advertisement sheet of the Daily Telegraph, “it is frequently in its least important and lowliest manifestations that the keenest pleasure is to be derived.”
— From “The Adventure of the Copper Beeches” […]
— From “The Adventure of the Copper Beeches” […]