It is the day for one of the greatest detectives of all time: Sherlock Holmes
Originally, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had written the famed detective Sherlock Holmes in a short story 'A Study in Scarlette' between patients at his office. Modeling the detective after one of his professors at the University of Edinburgh. The story itself had been rejected a couple of times before finally being published, and although it did make Doyle some money and fame, it was just supposed to be a quick story and not an entire series. Doyle much preferred to write more "serious" literature, but the popularity of Sherlock Holmes had started to ruin it for him. As a way for more of his preferred rights to get noticed, Doyle killed off Sherlock, causing an uproar from the public. While the publishers and even Doyle's mother begged and pleaded for Doyle to bring Sherlock back, Doyle refused. That is, until eight years later, when Doyle finally realized that people didn't really care for him but rather his fictional counterpart, he had brought him back. For a total of 56 short stories and four novellas, Sherlock Holmes lived a wild and long life. --Salem Press Encyclopedia
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