Sherlock Holmes
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The first shot is Fielder watching her, like Sherlock Holmes looking for clues at a murder scene.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
The researchers demonstrated that the ousiometer can analyze material from remarkably different sources, including Jane Austen's novels, Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, the New York Times, Wikipedia, Twitter, and transcripts of talk radio programs.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
“If you’re a fan of the Sherlock Holmes canon, you’ll notice them.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026
His tales of Sherlock Holmes didn’t always present enough clues for readers—who could hardly be expected to compete with the brilliant detective—to deduce the solution on their own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
British author Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, called it “the most terrible August in the history of the world.”
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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