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Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th

centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of

Scottish born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-

based detective, Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess, and is

renowned for his skillful use of deductive reasoning (somewhat mistakenly -

see inductive reasoning) and astute observation to solve difficult cases. He

is arguably the most famous fictional detective ever created, and is one of

the best known and most universally recognizable literary characters in any

genre.