Sherlock Holmes Interesting Facts: The Real People
Want to know some Sherlock Holmes interesting facts? Sherlock Holmes is the fictional detective sleuth created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (shown at left) in a series of short stories that appeared in Britain’s The Strand Magazine between 1887 through 1927. Through the use of superior deduction, criminal forensics, disguise and martial arts, Holmes has come down through history as one of the most enduring detectives in literary history and led the way for others, such as: Hercule Poirot, Charlie Chan, and Sam Spade. However, while these characters are entirely fictional, Doyle based his characters on real life people. Here’s a look at some of the real life people from the Sherlock Holmes series.
Five Real-Life Criminal Masterminds
The movies are full of criminal masterminds that are ruthless killers, elusive thieves, and impossible to catch. Names like Keyser Söze, Professor Moriarty, and the Penguin all are well-known to us, but are they based on real-life criminals? Are there people actually capable of running an underworld syndicate, causing mayhem throughout the globe? In fact, there are people just like that and they have been scamming and killing their way through the world for centuries! Obviously, they aren't so blatant in their looks or crimes. You won't find any of these criminal masterminds running around with green hair or clown makeup, but that doesn't mean they weren't as diabolical as a comic book villain. Here are five such criminals that qualify for some of the most genius of criminal masterminds. Read more...
Five Things You Didn’t Know About Sherlock Holmes
With the popularity of the latest Sherlock Holmes story, featuring Robert Downey, Jr. as the famous detective, people have found new interest in these nineteenth century stories. Sherlock Holmes has come down in our culture to mean a detective with amazing deductive skills, genius intelligence, and fantastic reason. Most people today, however, know nothing of this character, beyond what we see in the movies. Here are five things you probably never knew about this super sleuth. Read more...
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5 Real People Behind The Storybooks
Some of the best stories in literature contain characters that seem very real. That's because they were taken from people the author's actually knew or had read about. I've written about Lewis Carroll taking the character of Alice from one of his young friends (which is rather disturbing). See: The Dark Side of Wonderland: The Scandals of Lewis Carroll. Additionally, we've talked about the real Three Musketeers. Here are five more literary figures that were real people. Read more...
