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'''[[TropeCodifier The]]''' GreatDetective. As {{Dracula}} is to vampires and Franchise/{{Superman}} is to superheroes, so Sherlock Holmes is to detectives.
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Created by Sir Creator/ArthurConanDoyle, Sherlock Holmes is a fictional PrivateDetective (or, Consulting Detective, [[InsistentTerminology the term he preferred]]), an analytical genius with generally unrivaled deductive powers (and a [[NoSocialSkills certain disregard of social norms]] [[note]]Though various adaptations tend to overplay this; in the stories, he can occasionally be TheSocialExpert[[/note]]). The original version lived in VictorianLondon, at 221B Baker Street.
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Created by Sir Creator/ArthurConanDoyle, Sherlock Holmes is a fictional PrivateDetective (or, Consulting Detective, [[InsistentTerminology the term he preferred]]), an analytical genius with generally unrivaled deductive powers (and a [[NoSocialSkills certain disregard of social norms]] [[note]]Though various adaptations tend to overplay this; in the stories, he can occasionally be TheSocialExpert[[/note]]). The original version lived in VictorianLondon, {{Victorian|London}} UsefulNotes/{{London}}, at 221B Baker Street.
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The literary canon of Sherlock Holmes as written by Creator/ArthurConanDoyle consists of fifty-six short stories and four novels. See '''[[Franchise/SherlockHolmes this page]]''' for more information about the various adaptations and non-Doyle Holmes works.
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The literary canon of Sherlock Holmes as written by Creator/ArthurConanDoyle consists of fifty-six short stories and four novels. See '''[[Franchise/SherlockHolmes '''[[DerivativeWorks/SherlockHolmes this page]]''' for more information about the various adaptations and non-Doyle Holmes works.
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'''Other recurring characters in the Holmes stories were:'''
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There have numerous audiobook recordings of the original canon. Here is a list of some of the most prolific, notable, or more highly regarded performers.
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* Creator/BasilRathbone (Recorded 5 selected Doyle stories for Caedmon Records in the 1960s, subsequently re-released by {{HarperColins}} Audio in 2008)
* Creator/PeterCushing (Recorded ''The Return of Sherlock Holmes'' for the Royal National Institute for the Blind in 1971. Was widely commercially released in 2011 by Cosmic Hobo Productions.)
* Douglas Wilmer (Narrated selected Doyle stories for Penguin Audio in 1997)
* {{Creator/Ian McKellen}} (Narrated ''Literature/TheValleyOfFear'' for BBC Audio)
* Creator/ChristopherLee (Narrated ''The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes'' for Harper Audio in the 1990s; re-released in the 2000s)
* Creator/DerekJacobi (Narrated the Doyle canon for {{AudioGo}}, and Creator/AnthonyHorowitz's ''Literature/TheHouseOfSilk'')
* Edward Hardwicke (Narrated selected Doyle stories for CSA Telltapes Ltd./The Audio Partners Publishing Corp; subsequently re-released by {{AudioGo}} and BBC Audio over the years)
* Creator/StephenFry (Narrated the entire Doyle canon for Audible, also wrote and read introductions for each story)
* Simon Vance (Narrated the Doyle canon, and numerous pastiches including Lyndsay Faye's ''Literature/DustAndShadow'')
* David Timson (Narrated the complete Doyle canon for Naxos Audio)
* Simon Prebble
* Walter Covell
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* Creator/PeterCushing (Recorded ''The Return of Sherlock Holmes'' for the Royal National Institute for the Blind in 1971. Was widely commercially released in 2011 by Cosmic Hobo Productions.)
* Douglas Wilmer (Narrated selected Doyle stories for Penguin Audio in 1997)
* {{Creator/Ian McKellen}} (Narrated ''Literature/TheValleyOfFear'' for BBC Audio)
* Creator/ChristopherLee (Narrated ''The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes'' for Harper Audio in the 1990s; re-released in the 2000s)
* Creator/DerekJacobi (Narrated the Doyle canon for {{AudioGo}}, and Creator/AnthonyHorowitz's ''Literature/TheHouseOfSilk'')
* Edward Hardwicke (Narrated selected Doyle stories for CSA Telltapes Ltd./The Audio Partners Publishing Corp; subsequently re-released by {{AudioGo}} and BBC Audio over the years)
* Creator/StephenFry (Narrated the entire Doyle canon for Audible, also wrote and read introductions for each story)
* Simon Vance (Narrated the Doyle canon, and numerous pastiches including Lyndsay Faye's ''Literature/DustAndShadow'')
* David Timson (Narrated the complete Doyle canon for Naxos Audio)
* Simon Prebble
* Walter Covell
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The literary canon of Sherlock Holmes as written by Creator/ArthurConanDoyle consists of fifty-six short stories and four novels. See '''[[DerivativeWorks/SherlockHolmes this page]]''' for more information about the various adaptations and non-Doyle Holmes works.
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The literary canon of Sherlock Holmes as written by Creator/ArthurConanDoyle consists of fifty-six short stories and four novels. See '''[[DerivativeWorks/SherlockHolmes '''[[Franchise/SherlockHolmes this page]]''' for more information about the various adaptations and non-Doyle Holmes works.
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The literary canon of Sherlock Holmes as written by Creator/ArthurConanDoyle consists of fifty-six short stories and four novels. See '''[[DerivativeWorks/SherlockHolmes this page]]''' for more information about the various adaptations and non-Doyle Holmes literary works.
