Sherlock Holmes was a brilliant London-based "consulting detective." Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess and is renowned for his skillful use of astute observation, deductive reasoning, and inference to solve difficult cases.

Besides his talent for deduction, Holmes was also a master of disguise, a skilled fighter in both hand-to-hand and weapon-based combat, profoundly knowledgeable in many sciences, and a skilled musician.

He was assisted by his friend Dr. Watson, who would chronicle their adventures, as well as by his landlady, Mrs. Hudson, such as when she carefully moved a bust of Holmes every quarter of an hour to fool a sniper, Colonel Sebastian Moran, into thinking the bust is actually Holmes.

The Baker Street Irregulars are street boys who are employed by Sherlock Holmes as intelligence agents. They assisted Holmes on cases such as the ''Study in Scarlet'', the ''Sign of Four,'' and the ''Adventure of the Crooked Man''.

Holmes had a brother named Mycroft Holmes who was a government official.

Sherlock Holmes's nemesis was Professor Moriarty, whom he clashed with on multiple occasions.

Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard detective would often consult Sherlock Holmes on many cases.

Irene Adler, while not technically a criminal and bearing no malice towards Holmes, outsmarts Holmes and evades his traps during the events of the Scandal in Bohemia. Sherlock Holmes refers to her afterwards respectfully as "the Woman".

Holmes has also had his share of crossovers with other characters in pastiche stories that have likewise lapsed into the public domain, including Arsène Lupin, Fantômas, and ended up siring a son with the daughter of A. J. Raffles.

All published appearances and works of Sherlock Holmes from before January 1, )-(95)}} are public domain in the US.

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* A Study in Scarlet (1887)
* The Sign of the Four (1890)
* The Hound of the Baskervilles (1901)
* The Lost Special (1908): features a criminal genius who could be Moriarty and a detective who could be Holmes, though neither is mentioned by name
* The Valley of Fear (1914)

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* The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1891)
* The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1892)
* The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1903)
* His Last Bow (1908)
* The Casebook Of Sherlock Holmes (1927)

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* The Late Sherlock Holmes (1893)
* Pursuit of the House-Boat (1897)
* A Double Barrelled Detective Story (1902)
* Sherlock Holmes arrive trop tard (1905)
* R. Holmes & Co. (1906): Centers on the supposed son of Sherlock Holmes and Marjorie Raffles'
* Arsène Lupin contre Herlock Sholmes (1910)
* The Footprints on the Ceiling (1920): printed in ''Rather Like... Some Endeavours to Assume the Mantles of the Great'' by Jules Castier

* Sherlock Holmes Comic Strip (1930)
* Sherlock Holmes #1-2
* Cartoons by McCutcheon #[nn]
* Captain Marvel, Jr. #2
* Kid Eternity #4, 8, 10
* Dick Tracy #54
* Four Color #1169, 1245
* Spectacular Stories Magazine #4

* Sherlock Holmes: A Drama in Four Acts (1899)
* The Speckled Band (1902)
* The Painful Predicament of Mr Sherlock Holmes (1905)

* Sherlock Holmes Baffled (1900)
* Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; or, Held for Ransom (1905)
* Nordisk Film Company Holmes Series (1908-1911)
* Sherlock Holmes in the Great Murder Mystery (1908). An adaptation of The Murders in the Rue Morgue, with Sherlock Holmes replacing C. Auguste Dupin.
* Arsène Lupin contra Sherlock Holmes (1910)
* American Biograph Holmes Series (1911)
* Sherlock Holmes Solves the Sign of the Four (1913)
* A Study in Scarlet (1914)
* Der Hund von Baskerville (1914)
* The Crimson Sabre (1915)
* The Crogmere Ruby (1915)
* Sherlock Holmes (1916)
* The Valley of Fear (1916)
* Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Series (1921-1923)
* The Hound of the Baskervilles (1921)
* Sherlock Holmes (1922)
* The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1929)
* The Hound of the Baskervilles (1929)

* Paramount on Parade (1930)
* The Speckled Band (1931)
* The Sign of Four (1932)
* Study in Scarlet (1933)
* The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)
* Murder at the Baskervilles (1937)
* Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943)
* The Woman in Green (1945)
* Terror by Night (1946)
* Dressed to Kill (1946)

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* The Speckled Band (1912)
* Silver Blaze (1912)
* The Beryl Coronet (1912)
* The Musgrave Ritual (1913)
* The Reigate Squires (1913)
* The Stolen Papers (1913) based on "The Naval Treaty"
* The Mystery of the Boscombe Valley (1913)
* The Copper Beeches (1913)

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* The Dying Detective (1921)
* The Devil's Foot (1921)
* A Case of Identity (1921)
* The Yellow Face (1921)
* The Red-Haired League (1921) based on "The Red-Headed League"
* The Resident Patient (1921)
* A Scandal in Bohemia (1921)
* The Man with the Twisted Lip (1921)
* The Beryl Coronet (1921)
* The Noble Bachelor (1921)
* The Copper Beeches (1921)
* The Empty House (1921)
* The Tiger of San Pedro (1921) based on "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge"
* The Priory School (1921)
* The Solitary Cyclist (1921)

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* Charles Augustus Milverton (1922)
* The Abbey Grange (1922)
* The Norwood Builder (1922)
* The Reigate Squires (1922)
* The Naval Treaty (1922)
* The Second Stain (1922)
* The Red Circle (1922)
* The Six Napoleons (1922)
* Black Peter (1922)
* The Bruce-Partington Plans (1922)
* The Stockbroker's Clerk (1922)
* The Boscombe Valley Mystery (1922)
* The Musgrave Ritual (1922)
* The Golden Pince-Nez (1922)
* The Greek Interpreter (1922)

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* Silver Blaze (1923)
* The Speckled Band (1923)
* The Gloria Scott (1923)
* The Blue Carbuncle (1923)
* The Engineer's Thumb (1923)
* His Last Bow (1923)
* The Cardboard Box (1923)
* The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax'' (1923)
* The Three Students (1923)
* The Missing Three-Quarter (1923)
* The Mystery of Thor Bridge (1923) based on "The Problem of Thor Bridge"
* The Stone of Mazarin (1923) based on "The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone"
* The Mystery of the Dancing Men (1923) based on "The Adventure of the Dancing Men"
* The Crooked Man (1923)
* The Final Problem (1923)

* Sherlock Holmes (1954)

*As of December 2013, a judge [http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20131229/23533825710/judge-says-that-sherlock-holmes-is-public-domain.shtml ruled] that Sherlock Holmes is [http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-01-21/edit-page/46375472_1_sherlock-holmes-arthur-conan-doyle-sherlockiana most definitely in the public domain].
*Since 2023, all stories written by Doyle, which constitute the canon of Sherlock Holmes, are in the public domain in virtually all countries.
* Between 1930 and 1931, Sherlock Holmes starred in a newspaper strip created by Leo O’Mealia and distributed by the Bell Syndicate. Later in 1931, the syndicate launched a Fu Manchu strip, also by O’Mealia, which ran until 1933.
* Though the Sherlock Holmes character and stories are in the public domain worldwide, Conan Doyle Estate Limited retains trademarks to the character and related story elements in certain mediums, depending on jurisdiction. Please read our FAQ for more info.

*[http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/h/holmes.htm International Hero]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes Wikipedia]
*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/sherlock-holmes/4005-63244/ ComicVine]
*[https://www.comics.org/character/name/sherlock%20holmes/sort/alpha/ Grand Comics Database]
*[https://www.arthurconandoyle.com/sherlockholmes.html The Official Site of the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Literary Estate]
*[https://bakerstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes Baker Street Wikia]
*[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sherlock-Holmes Encyclopedia Britannica]
*[https://www.sherlockian.net/ Sherlockian]
*[https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php/Main_Page The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia]
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