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The Adventure of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons • Numerics • (Thierry), 249 221b , 12, 159–162, 201–202, “The Adventure of the Empty House,” 301, 304–305 21, 48, 59, 213, 298 “The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb,” 20, 142 • A • “The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez,” 22, 301 “The Abbey Grange,” 22 “The Adventure of the Illustrious Client,” Abbey National, 162 24, 48, 194–195, 309 acting, ’s, 42. See also “The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane,” 24, 93 individual actors in roles “The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone,” Adler, Irene (), 96, 280, 298 24, 159 “The Adventure of Black Peter,” 22 “The Adventure of the Missing Three- “The Adventure of Charles Augustus Quarter,” 22 Milverton,” 22, 137, 267 “The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor,” “The Adventure of Shoscombe Old 20, 308 Place,” 25 “The Adventure of the Norwood “The Adventure of the Abbey Grange,” 22 Builder,” 21 “The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet,” “The Adventure of the Priory School,” 22 20, 141 “The Adventure of the Red Circle,” “The Adventure of the Blanched 23, 141, 188 Soldier,” 24, 92, 298 “The Adventure of the Reigate Squire,” 20 “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle,” “The Adventure of the Retired 19, 141, 315 Colourman,” 25 “The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington “The Adventure of the Second Stain,” 22, 78 Plans,” 23 “The Adventure of the Six Napoleons,” “The Adventure of the Cardboard Box,” 22, 73 20, 97, 138, 189, 212 “The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist,” “The Adventure of the Copper Beeches,” 21, 137, 140 20, 140 “The Adventure of ,” “The Adventure of the Creeping Man,” 24 19, 47, 136, 157 “The Adventure of the Crooked Man,” COPYRIGHTEDThe Adventure MATERIAL of the Speckled Band (play) 20, 121 (1910), 262–263 “The Adventure of the Dancing Men,” “The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire,” 21, 137, 157 24, 210 “The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot,” 23, 210 “The Adventure of the Three Gables,” 24 “The Adventure of the Dying Detective,” “The Adventure of the Three Students,” 22 23, 48, 188–189 “The Adventure of the Two Collaborators” (Barrie), 251, 253–255

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“The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger,” 25 “The Adventure of the Yellow Face,” 20 • B • “The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge,” 23, 188 Baker Street, Holmes and Watson’s rooms The Adventures of Gerard, 60 on, 12, 159–162, 201–202, 301, 304–305 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Baker Street File, 278 “The Beryl Coronet,” 20, 141 (BSI), 243, 283–289, “The Blue Carbuncle,” 19, 141, 315 300, 317, 319 “The Boscombe Valley Mystery,” 19, 97, Baker Street Irregulars (characters), 136, 141, 212–213 120–121 “,” 19, 136, 140 (BSJ) (Web site), “The Copper Beeches,” 20, 140 11, 285, 317 “The Engineer’s Thumb,” 20, 142 Baker Street: The Musical (Coopersmith) “,” 19 (play) (1965), 263 list of stories, 18–20 Baker Street online group, 292 “The Man with the Twisted Lip,” 19, 73 The Baker Street Reader (Shreffl er), 319 “The Noble Bachelor,” 20, 308 Baker Street Studies (Bell), 201 “The Red-Headed League,” 19, 38, 136, Baker Street Tube station, 303–304 157, 191–192 Bardle, Inspector (character), 111 “The Speckled Band,” 19, 47, 136, 157 Baring-Gould, William S. (author) types of stories, 15 The Annotated Sherlock Holmes, 318 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (fi lm) Barker, Mr. (character), 116 (1939), 270 Barnes, Julian (author) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Arthur and George, 64 Brother (fi lm) (1975), 274 Barrie, J. M. (author) The Adventures of Turlock Loams Jane Annie or the Good Conduct Prize, (Ruyle), 252 250–251 Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes (ASH) The Speckled Band (play), involvement (Web site), 285 in, 262 Algar, Inspector (character), 111 “The Two Collaborators,” 251, 253–255 American Sherlock Holmes societies, Barrymore, John (actor), 265 329–340 bartitsu, 43 “The American Tale,” 52 Barton, Inspector (character), 112 The Annotated Sherlock Holmes (Baring- Barzun, Jacques (author), 238 Gould), 318 (Titus), 275 Arkin, Alan (actor), 274 Baskerville, Sir Henry (character), 166–168, armchair detective concept, 222 306, 308 Arsène Lupin versus Sherlock Holmes Baskerville Hall, 170 (Darlay and Gorsse) (play) (1910), 261 Baynes, Inspector (character), 112 Art in the Blood (online gallery), 292 The Beekeeper’s Apprentice (King), 246 Arthur and George (Barnes), 64 Beeton’s Christmas Annual, 14, 17, 54 ASH (Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes) Bell, H. W. (author) (Web site), 285 Baker Street Studies, 201 atheist, Holmes as, 213 Bell, Joseph (doctor), 14, 32–33, 52, 282 athletics, Holmes’s, 41, 43 Bellamy, Maud (character), 95

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Bennington, Manfred (author and Budd, George (doctor), 52–53 publisher), 244 Buddhist, Holmes as, 213 “The Beryl Coronet,” 20, 141 Bullard, Charley (safecracker), 131 Biddle (bank gang character), 137 burglary by Holmes, 41 The Big Sleep (Chandler), 183 Burke, David (actor), 279 Billy the page (character), 120 bus (omnibus), 80 birthday of Holmes, 284 Black Mask, 182–183 “Black Peter,” 22 • C • Blakely, Colin (actor), 273 Cabell, Richard (inspiration for Hound “The Blanched Soldier,” 24, 92, 298 legend), 175 Blessington, Mr. (character), 141 Cain, James M. (author) blood testing, forensic, 206 The Postman Always Rings Twice, 182 “The Blue Carbuncle,” 19, 141, 315 Caine, Michael (actor), 275 bobbies (police offi cer), 78–79, 107 calabash pipe, 45, 204, 261 Bock, Jerry (composer), 263 Cannon, P. H. (author), 242 Boer War, 63 canon of Holmes stories. See also The Book of the Queen’s Dolls’ House, 251 individual titles “The Boscombe Valley Mystery,” 19, 97, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 18–20 136, 141, 212–213 The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, 23–25, boxer, Holmes as, 43 189–195 Bradshaw’s Railway Guide, 80 categories, 15–16 Bradstreet, Inspector (character), 112 chronology issues, 299–300 “brain attic,” Holmes’s, 38–41, 325 debut of, 14 Bramah, Ernest (author), 220 elements. See story elements and Brett, Anthony Edward () structure (actor), 265–266 , 23, 188–189 Brett, Jeremy (actor), 161, 279–280, 282 introduction, 15 Brett Rathbone Sherlock Holmes Baker literary inspirations for, 30–32 Street Club, 292 The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, 20–21 The British Campaign in France and “modern.” See “modern” stories Flanders, 65 compared to short stories, 16, British empire, 71 146–159 British Museum (Web site), 314–315 The Return of Sherlock Holmes, 21–22 British Society for Psychic Research, 66 serialization of, 15 Brooke, Loveday (character), 222–224 structure. See story elements and Brookfi eld, Charles H. E. (actor), 258 structure brougham, 80 canonical chronology, 299–300 Brown, Father (character), 230–231 “The Captain of the Pole-Star,” 53 Browner, Jim (character), 138 “The Cardboard Box,” 20, 97, 138, 189, 212 Brownstein, Gabriel (author) Carfax, Lady Francis (character), 23, 140 The Man from Beyond, 243 , Thomas (character), 221 Bruce, Nigel (actor), 269, 271 Carr, John Dickson (author) “The Bruce-Partington Plans,” 23 “The Case of the Constant Suicides,” 17 BSI (Baker Street Irregulars), 243, 283–289, The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes, 245 300, 317, 319 The Life of Sir , 320

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Carrados, Max (character), 220–221 civilized-to-primitive theme in Hound of the case introduction, short story formula, 155 Baskervilles, 173 “A Case of Identity,” 19, 136, 140 class in Victorian England, 74–75, 86 The Case of Mr. George Edalji, 64 classifi cation of stories, 15–16 The Case of Oscar Slater, 64–65 Clay, John (character), 136 “The Case of the Constant Suicides” Cleese, John (actor), 274 (Carr), 17 clients, 139–142 The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes client’s problem, short story formula, “The Blanched Soldier,” 24, 92, 298 155–156 characteristics of, 190–191 cocaine addiction, 44–45, 93, 246 “The Creeping Man,” 24 Collier’s Weekly, 192 dark themes in, 189–191 Collins, Wilkie (author) “The Illustrious Client,” 24, 48, The Moonstone, 31 194–195, 309 The Woman in White, 31 introduction, 23–24 colonialism, 70–71, 73 “The Lion’s Mane,” 24, 93 Columbus, Chris (screenwriter), 275 “The Mazarin Stone,” 24, 159 comic strip parodies, 252 “The Problem of Thor Bridge,” 24 The Coming of the Fairies, 66 “The Retired Colourman,” 25 commemorative objects and places, 11–12. “Shoscombe Old Place,” 25 See also locations to visit “The Sussex Vampire,” 24, 210 commissionaire, 76 “The Three Gables,” 24 communication, Victorian era, 76–77 “,” 24, 191–194, The Complete Sherlock Holmes, 318 276, 301 Conan Doyle, Arthur. See Doyle, “The Veiled Lodger,” 25 Arthur Conan categories of stories, 15–16 Confessions of an English Opium-Eater Challenger, George (character), 60–61 (de Quincey), 32 Chamber’s Journal, 52 constables, 78–79 Chandler, Raymond (author) consulting detective, 34–36, 105 The Big Sleep, 183 Cook, Peter (actor), 274 characters. See also Holmes, Sherlock; Cooper, James Fenimore (author), 183 Watson, John H. Coopersmith, Jerome (playwright) Adler, 96, 280, 298 Baker Street: The Musical, 263 canonical (continuing), 198–201 “The Copper Beeches,” 20, 140 Mycroft, 86–87, 88, 222 cosmopolitan environment, 73 supporting, 78–79, 105–121, 200–201 Cottingly fairies, 66 victims, 139–142, 195 Cox, Michael (producer), 278 villains, 22, 134–138, 194, 267. See also cracksman compared to detective, 225–229 , James Crawford, H. Marion (actor), 277 chemical experiments, 205–206 “The Creeping Man,” 24 Chesterton, G. K. (author), 230–231 crime, post-WWI, 181–184 Christie, Agatha (author), 34, 182, 231 crime prevention story, 16 chronology of canon, 299–300 crime scene investigation, 36–37, 156–157 cigarettes, 205 Criterion Bar, 312–313 cigars, 205 “The Crooked Man,” 20, 121

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The Crown Diamond, 24 “The Disintegration Machine,” 61 (Giovanni) (play) dogcart (gig), 79 (1978), 264 doppelgänger, 129–130 The Crucifer of Blood (TV movie) Downey, Robert Jr. (actor), 276 (1999), 282 Doyle, Adrian Conan (author and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Arthur’s son) Night-time (Haddon), 242–243 birth of, 62 Cushing, Peter (actor), 161, 272, 278, 282 The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes, 245 hard-boiled detective genre, 183–187 The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 320 • D • Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes, damsels in distress, 140, 195 blocking of, 319 “The Dancing Men,” 21, 137, 157 Doyle, Arthur Conan (author). See also Dannay, Frederic (author and canon of Holmes stories publisher), 244 Bell, relationship to, 14, 32–33, 52, 282 The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes biographical sketch, 13–14 (TV series), 282 Budd, relationship to, 52–53 Darlay, Victor (playwright) death of, 67 Arsène Lupin versus Sherlock Holmes, 261 detective skills of, 63–65 Darwin, Charles (scientist) dramatizations by, 259, 262 The Origin of Species, 127, 211 early life, 49–54 Davies, David Stewart (author) early literary pursuits, 53–54 Starring Sherlock Holmes, 321 education, 51–52 death and rebirth of Sherlock Holmes, on Eille Norwood’s portrayal of 56–59 Holmes, 266 deduction and observation, 37–38, 214, favorite stories of, 25 326–327 Holmes, relationship to, 54–56 deerstalker cap, 206–207, 261 Houdini, confl ict with, 243 depression, Holmes’s, 44 invention of detective form, 183–184 Derleth, August (author), 244 killing off of Holmes, 56–57 A Desert Drama, Being the Tragedy of the knighthood, 63 Korosko, 62 Langham Hotel, relationship to, 311 details, importance of, 214 literary inspirations, 30–32 detective stories compared to murder marriages, 61–62 mysteries, 15, 16, 17 medical experience infl uences, 35–36 detectives modeled on Holmes. See rivals Moriarty inspiration, 130–133 of Holmes origins of Holmes stories, 14–15 “The Devil’s Foot,” 23, 210 other literary works, 58, 60–61 Devonshire Scenery, 172 parody with Barrie, 251 Dickens, Charles, 14 patriotism and public service, 63 Dietz, Steven (playwright) personal life, 61–63 Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure, 264 as playwright, 263 dime , 183 publication of Holmes stories, 54–56 “The Disappearance of Lady Francis rebirth of Holmes, 59 Carfax,” 23, 140

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Doyle, Arthur Conan (author) (continued) Edrickson, Alleyne (character), 61 Salt Lake City, relationship to, 316 Edwards, Birdie (John McMurdo) Sherlock Holmes, relationship to, 63–65 (character), 185–186 , 65–67 Elcock, Howard K. (illustrator), 192, 193 travels, 52, 62 “elementary” quote, 327 on writing, 56 Eliot, T. S. (poet), 10 WWI duty, 65 empire, British, 70–71 Doyle, Charles Altamont (father of Arthur), “The Empty House,” 21, 48, 59, 213, 298 13, 50–51 The Encyclopaedia Doyle, Denis Conan (son of Arthur), 62, 319 (Tracy), 321 Doyle, Henry (uncle of Arthur), 50 The Encyclopedia of Police Science, 108 Doyle, Jean (wife of Arthur), 62, 67 “The Engineer’s Thumb,” 20, 142 Doyle, John (grandfather of Arthur), 50 England as story environment, 69–75, 202 Doyle, Kingsley (son of Arthur), 61 English Men of Science (Galton), 127 Doyle, Louise “Touie” (wife of Arthur), 61 environment, story. See also locations to Doyle, Mary (mother of Arthur), 13, 50, 61 visit; “modern” stories Doyle, Richard “Dicky” (uncle of communication, 76–77 Arthur), 50 England, 69–75, 202 D’oyly Carte, Richard (producer), 250 introduction, 69 Dracula and Holmes , 241 , 72–75, 202 dramatic adaptations place as common thread, 201–202 fi lm. See fi lm adaptations Scotland Yard, 77–79 overview, 26, 257 transportation, 79–82 radio adaptations, 26 espionage stories, 16 stage. See stage adaptations Eugeni, Franco (mathematician), 133 Starring Sherlock Holmes (Stuart) Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of (book on), 321 the Deity (Paley), 211 television. See television adaptations exciting events, story element, 152 Drebber, Enoch (character), 136 exotic foreign infl uence, story element, 151 Dressed to Kill (fi lm) (1946), 271 The Exploits of , 60 dressing gown, 203–204, 300 The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle and Druce, Dixon (character), 219–220 Carr), 245 drug use, 44–45, 93, 246 Duvall, Robert (actor), 274 “The Dying Detective,” 23, 48, 188–189 • F • The Dynamiters (Stevenson), 32 “fan fi ction,” 236 fans of Sherlock Holmes, 11, 57–58, 198–199. See also societies, Sherlock Holmes • E • Farnsworth, Philo Taylor (radio The Earthquake Machine (Mitchelson and engineer), 276 Utechin), 241 Farvann (ghost hound legend), 167 Edalji, George (defendant saved by Faulkner, Alice (stage adaptation Doyle), 63–64 character), 259

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Feldman, Marty (actor), 274 Gillette, William (playwright and actor) Festival of Britain, 290 calabash pipe adoption, 45, 204 fi lm adaptations Sherlock Holmes: A Drama in Four Acts, introduction, 264–265 258, 259–261, 307 of The Lost World, 61 Giovanni, Paul (playwright) 1930s, 266–268 The Crucifer of Blood, 264 1940s, 269–272 “The Gloria Scott,” 20 1950s, 161, 272 “The Gold Bug” (Poe), 31 1970s, 273–275 “The Golden Pince-Nez,” 22, 301 1980s, 275 Gorgiano, Giuseppe (character), 141 overview, 26 Gorsee, Henri de (playwright) silent era, 265–266 Arsène Lupin versus Sherlock Holmes, 261 “,” 21, 47–48, 128, 299 gothic fi ction, Hound of the Baskervilles as, The Firm of Girdlestone, 54–55 168–169 Fish, Robert L. (author) Granada Television series, 161, Schlock Holmes, 251 278–280, 286 “The Five Orange Pips,” 19 The Great Boer War, 63 fl ashback, literary device, 151, 152, 172–173 “The Great Hiatus,” 297 Fleming, Ian (actor), 268 The Great Mouse Detective (fi lm) Foley, Mary (Mrs. C. A. Doyle), 13, 50, 61 (1986), 275 Folk Lore in Lowland Scotland, 167 “The Greek Interpreter,” 21, 38, 73, 86, 136 foreign infl uence, story element, 151 Green, Richard Lancelyn (editor), 237 foreign translations, 26 Gregory, Inspector (character), 112–113 Forrester, Inspector (character), 112 Gregson, Tobias (character), 78, 109, four-wheeler (growler), 80 110–111 Fox, Maggie and Katie (spirit mediums), 66 Greuze, Jean-Baptiste (artist), 125–126 fraud victims, 141–142 Grillparzer Morals-Police Association, 284 Freeman, R. Austin (author), 217–219 growler, 80 Freud, Sigmund (psychoanalyst), 246, 274 Grudeff, Marian (composer), 263 friendship of Holmes and Watson, 103–104 Gruner, Baron Adelbert (character), 194 Frohman, Charles (play producer), 259 “The Gully of Blueman’s Dyke,” 53 Futrelle, Jacques (author), 220 guns, use of, 41, 296 • G • • H • Gaboriau, Émile (author), 30, 31 Haddon, Mark (author) Galton, Sir Francis (author) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the English Men of Science, 127 Night-time, 242–243 Hereditary Genius, 127 Hagman, Larry (actor), 281 Gardner, Erle Stanley (author), 182 Hammer Productions, 272 gasogene, 161 Hammett, Dashiell (author) Gerard, Etienne (character), 60 The Maltese Falcon, 182 gig, 80 Thin Man, 182 Gilded Age, 180 hansom cabs and horses, 79–80, 81

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hard-boiled detective genre, 182–187 Doyle, relationship to, 63–65 Harding, Lyn (actor), 262, 266 dressing gown, 203–204, 300 Hardwicke, Edward (actor), 279 drug use, 44–45, 93, 246 Hargreave, Wilson (character), 113 early professional life, 90 Harnick, Sheldon (composer), 263 education, 87–90 Harte, Brett (author), 183 family history, 86–87 Hatherley, Victor (character), 142 “Great Hiatus” account of, 297 Have His Carcase (Sayers), 17 on heredity and moral character, 127–128 Hawkins, Louise “Touie” (wife of Doyle), 61 knighthood offer, 301 Hayward (bank gang character), 137 knowledge scope of, 38–41, 325, 327 heath/heather, 171 life purpose, 97 Hector, Louis (actor), 276 literary birth of, 54–56 Henry V (Shakespeare), 323 love life of, 95–96, 261, 298 Hereditary Genius (Galton), 127 methods. See investigative methods Heston, Charlton (actor), 282 moral character, 96–97 Hewitt, Martin (character), 216–217 Mrs. Hudson, relationship to, 118–119 Hicks, Seymour (playwright) myth compared to reality, 9–13 Under the Clock, 258 origins of, 29–30, 32–33 His Last Bow personality, 10, 44–46, 93–94, 198–199, “The Bruce-Partington Plans,” 23 204–205, 326 “The Cardboard Box,” 20, 97, 138, 189, 212 police, relationship to, 105–117 “The Devil’s Foot,” 23, 210 popular culture impact, 9–13, 25–27, 183 “The Disappearance of Lady Francis professional life, 90–91 Carfax,” 23, 140 profi le, 85–97 “The Dying Detective,” 23, 48, 188–189 quotes, 323–328 “His Last Bow,” 23, 48, 93, 138, 188–189 realness of to fans, 11, 57–58, 198–199 “The Red Circle,” 23, 141, 188 religious beliefs, 96–97, 211–214 “Wisteria Lodge,” 23, 188 research topics of interest, 38–41 “His Last Bow,” 23, 48, 93, 138, 188–189 retirement, 92–93 A History of Police in England, 77 rival literary detectives. See rivals of Hockensmith, Steve (author) Holmes Holmes on the Range, 243 smoking, 45–46, 204–205, 261 Hodgson, William Hope (author), 221 statue, 13 Holder, Alexander (character), 141 treatment of people and social class, 74 Holmes, Mycroft (character), 86–87, 88, 222 uniqueness in literature, 198–199 Holmes, Sherlock (character) villain assessment, 138 as actor, 42 Watson, relationship to, 90–91, 100–104, athletic abilities, 41, 43 310–311 birthday of, 284 Holmes on the Range (Hockensmith), 243 career trajectory, 91–92 Holmesians. See societies, Sherlock as common thread, 198–199 Holmes compared to other characters, 34–36 Hope, Jefferson (character), 136 as consulting detective, 34–36 Hopkins, Stanley (character), 78, 113 death and rebirth, 56–59 Hornung, Ernest William “Willie” detection lessons, 92 (author), 225

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horses and hansom cabs, 79–80, 81 Hunnicutt, Gayle (actor), 280 Hosmer Angel (James Windibank) Hunter, Ian (actor), 268 (character), 136 Hunter, Violet (character), 140 Houdini, Harry (magician), 67, 242, 243 Huston, John (actor), 281 hound, characterization, 166–168 The Hound of the Baskervilles absence of Holmes during, 165 • I • Baskerville Hall, 170 “The Illustrious Client,” 24, 48, 194–195, 309 Baskerville heir, 167–168 inconsistencies in stories, 295–296 characterization in, 166–168 India, 151 deductive method in, 38 inspector, 78–79, 107–115, 199–200 dramatic adaptations, 161, 270, 272, Internet-based Sherlock Holmes societies, 274, 282 290–292 as gothic fi ction, 168–169 investigative methods hellhound, 166–167 “brain attic” treatment of knowledge, introduction, 163 38–41, 325 novel form, 149 crime scene investigation, 36–37 plot, 163–165, 175–177 observation and deduction, 37–38, 214, setting, 169–172 324, 326–328 superstition compared to science, police, Holmes compared to, 106 164–165, 174–175, 209–210 quotable Holmes on, 324, 326–328 synopsis, 21, 48 in short story formula, 154 themes, 152, 172–175 summary of, 92 villain in, 137 writing of, 59 The Hound of the Baskervilles (fi lm) • J • (1939), 270 Jack the Ripper, 239–240, 272, 275 The Hound of the Baskervilles (fi lm) Jane Annie or the Good Conduct Prize (1958), 161, 272 (Barrie and Doyle), 250–251 The Hound of the Baskervilles (fi lm) Fan Club, 292 (1978), 274 Jessel, Raymond (composer), 263 The Hound of the Baskervilles (TV movie) Johnson, Shinwell (character), 194 (1983), 282 Jones, Athelney (character), 113 The Hounds of the Internet (Sherlockian Jones, Peter (character), 113–114 society) (Web site), 291 Jones, Philip K. (Sherlockian pastiche House (TV series), 325 scholar), 236 House, Gregory (character), 325 Joseph Smith Memorial Building, 316 The House of Fear (fi lm) (1945), 271 The House of Temperly: A Melodrama of the Ring (play) (1909), 263 • K • Houston, Donald (actor), 272 Kahn, Madeline (actor), 274 “How Watson Learned the Trick,” 251 Kemp, Wilson (character), 136 Howard, Ronald (actor), 277 King, Laurie R. (author) Hudson, Mrs. (character), 117–119, 246 200–201 The Beekeeper’s Apprentice, fan societies, 286 Hume, Fergus (author) The King is Dead (Queen), 17 The Mystery of the Hansom Cab, 32

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McLaughlin, Russell (producer), 276 Moffat (bank gang character), 137 McMurdo, John (Birdie Edwards) Monk, Adrian (character), 35 (character), 185–186 monographs, list of Holmes’s, 39 Meade, L. T. (author), 219–220 The Moonstone (Collins), 31 melancholy, Holmes’s, 44 moor, the, 171–172 The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Moore, Dudley (actor), 274 “The Crooked Man,” 20, 121 Moore, Roger (actor), 281 “The Final Problem,” 21, 47–48, 128, 299 Moran, Col. Sebastian (character), 134–135 “The Gloria Scott,” 20 Morcar, Countess of (character), 141 “The Greek Interpreter,” 21, 38, 73, 86, 136 Morell, Andre (actor), 272 “The Musgrave Ritual,” 20, 90, 96, 296, 314 Moriarty, James (character) “The Naval Treaty,” 21, 97, 212 brothers of, 133–134, 299 “The Reigate Squire,” 20 as criminal, 126–127 “The Resident Patient,” 20, 37, 137, as doppelgänger, 129–130 141, 306 in dramatic adaptations, 281 “Silver Blaze,” 20, 47 early life, 124–125 “The Stockbroker’s Clerk,” 20, 142 henchmen, 134–135 “The Yellow Face,” 20 heredity and moral character, 127–128 Memories and Adventures, 53, 54 Holmes’s suspicions, 124 Mencken, H. L. (publisher), 182 introduction, 123 methods, Holmes’s. See investigative legendary status, 128–130 methods minions of, 133–135 Metropolitan Police Force, 78, 107 real-life inspiration for, 130–133 Meyer, Nicholas (author) scandal for, 125–126 The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, 129, 245–246, Morley, Christopher (Sherlockian), 300 297, 320 Mormonism, 151 middle class, 74 morphine addiction, 44–45 Milverton, Charles Augustus (character), Morrison, Arthur (author), 216–217 22, 137, 267 Morrissey, Paul (actor), 274 The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes Morstan, Mary (character), 100, (Queen), 319–320 297–298, 307 missing persons stories, 16 movies. See fi lm adaptations The Missing Rembrandt (fi lm) (1932), 267 (fi lm) (1979), 161, 275 “The Missing Three-Quarter,” 22 murder mystery, 15–16, 139, 152 Mitchelson, Austin (author) “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (Poe), The Earthquake Machine, 241 17, 30, 34 “modern” stories. See also individual titles Museum Tavern (Alpha Inn), 315 The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, 24–25, Musgrave, Reginald (character), 90 189–195 “The Musgrave Ritual,” 20, 90, 96, 296, 314 His Last Bow, 23, 188–189 , 264–265 introduction, 179 “My Friend the Murderer,” 53 postwar crime, 181–184 “The Mystery of Sasassa Valley,” 52 Roaring Twenties, 180–181 The Mystery of the Hansom Cab (Hume), 32 , 22, 184–187 myth compared to reality, Sherlock Victorian era, 179–181 Holmes, 9–13 World War I, 180

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resources for Sherlockians, 317–321 Rogers, Charles (playwright) “The Retired Colourman,” 25 Sherlock Holmes, 26, 258–259 retirement, Holmes’s, 92–93 Round the Fire Stories, 58 The Return of Sherlock Holmes Roylott/Rylott, Grimesby (character), “The Abbey Grange,” 22 136, 262 “The Adventure of Charles Augustus Rutherford, William (Doyle’s professor), 52 Milverton,” 22, 137, 267 Ruyle, John (author) “Black Peter,” 22 The Adventures of Turlock Loams, 252 “The Dancing Men,” 21, 137, 157 “The Empty House,” 21, 48, 59, 213, 298 “The Golden Pince-Nez,” 22, 301 • S • “The Missing Three-Quarter,” 22 Saintsbury, H. A. (actor), 262 “The Norwood Builder,” 21 Salt Lake City, Utah, 315–316 “The Priory School,” 22 Saturday Review of Literature, 284 “The Second Stain,” 22, 78 Sayers, Dorothy L. (author) “The Six Napoleons,” 22, 73 Have His Carcase, 17 “The Solitary Cyclist,” 21, 137, 140 Holmes as inspiration for Wimsey, 230 “The Three Students,” 22 on Watson’s middle name, 98 The Return of the World’s Greatest Detective “” (TV movie) (1976), 281 Adler and Holmes, 96, 280, 298 revenge and murder as story element, 152 deductive display in, 38 Reynolds, Sheldon (producer), 277 dramatic adaptations, 263 Richardson, Ian (actor), 282 landlady name change, 119 Ritchie, Guy (director), 276 Langham Hotel, 311 rivals of Holmes synopsis, 18, 47 Brooke, 222–224 (fi lm) (1944), 270 Carnacki, 221 Schlock Holmes (Fish), 251 Carrados, 220–221 sci-fi /supernatural applications, 221 Druce, 219–220 scion societies, 286–289 Father Brown, 230–231 Scotland Yard Hewitt, 216–217 bobbies, 78–79, 107 introduction, 215–216 constables, 78–79 Lady Molly, 224 historical sketch, 77–79 “old man in the corner,” 222, 223 Holmes, relationship to, 105–117 Poirot, 231 inspectors, 79, 107–115, 111–115, 199–200 Raffl es, 225–229 Scott, George C. (actor), 273 Thorndyke, 217–219 the Scowers (characters), 137 Wimsey, 230 Second Afghan War, 99 robbery victims, 141 “The Second Stain,” 22, 78 Robertson-Kirk, Molly “Lady Molly” serialization of stories, 14–15 (character), 224 The Serpentine Muse, 285 Robinson, Bertram Fletcher (friend of servants in Victorian era, 117 Doyle), 175–176 setting, story. See environment, story Rodney Stone, 263

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The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Meyer), 129, Sherlock Holmes Museum (Web site), 161, 245–246, 297, 320 304–305 The Seven-Per-Cent-Solution (Meyer) (fi lm) Sherlock Holmes Pub, 308–309 (1976), 274 The Sherlock Holmes Reference Library Shadows Over Baker Street: New Tales of (Klinger), 318 Terror (Reaves and Pelan, eds.), 242 Sherlock Holmes Social Network (Web shag tobacco, 45 site), 292 Shakespeare, William (playwright) Sherlock Holmes Society of London (SHSL) Henry V, 323 (Web site), 289–290 Shaw, John Bennett (Sherlockian), 287 Sherlock Holmes’s War of the Worlds Shaw, Joseph “Cap” (editor), 182 (Wellman and Wellman), 242 Shay, Rev. Thomas (Moriarty sherlockholmesclub online group, 291 inspiration), 133 sherlockholmessittingroom online Sherlock Everywhere online group, 292 group, 292 Sherlock Holmes (Granada TV series), 161, Sherlockians. See societies, Sherlock 278–280, 286 Holmes Sherlock Holmes (fi lm) (1922), 265 Sherlock’s Last Case (Marowitz) (play) Sherlock Holmes (Ritchie) (fi lm) (2009), 276 (1987), 264 Sherlock Holmes (Rogers) (play) (1893), 26, shikari, 135 258–259 Sholto, Thaddeus (character), 307 Sherlock Holmes (TV series) (1964–1965), short story form, 16, 152–159. See also 277–278 individual titles Sherlock Holmes (TV series) (1968), 278 “Shoscombe Old Place,” 25 Sherlock Holmes (TV series) (1984–1995), Shreffl er, Philip A. (author) 278–280 The Baker Street Reader, 319 Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon The Twentieth Century Limited (fi lm) (1943), 270 Mystery, 242 Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror The War of the Worlds Mystery, 242 (fi lm) (1942), 270 SHSL (Sherlock Holmes Society of London) Sherlock Holmes Baffl ed (fi lm) (1900), (Web site), 289–290 26, 264–265 The Sign of the Four Sherlock Holmes: A Drama in Four Baker Street Irregulars in, 121 Acts (Gillette) (play) (1899), colonialism, 73 258, 259–261, 307 dramatic adaptations, 264, 267, 282 Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (fi lm) exotic foreign infl uence, 151 (1943), 270 Langham Hotel, 311 Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure Lyceum Theatre in, 307 (Dietz) (play) (2007), 264 novel form, 147–148 Sherlock Holmes in New York (TV movie) publication of, 14 (1976), 281 revenge and murder, 152 Sherlock Holmes in Washington (fi lm) synopsis, 17–18, 47 (1943), 270 The Sign of the Four (fi lm) (1932), 267 Sherlock Holmes International Society, 304 The Sign of the Four (TV movie) (1983), 282 The Sherlock Holmes Journal, 290 “Silver Blaze,” 20, 47 Silver Blaze (fi lm) (1937), 268

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