“It is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data.”
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, first published on 14 October 1892. It contains the earliest short stories featuring the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes, which had been published in twelve monthly issues of The Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. The stories are collected in the same sequence, which is not supported by any fictional chronology. The only characters common to all twelve are Holmes and Dr. Watson and all are related in first-person narrative from Watson's point of view.
“When a doctor does go wrong he is the first of criminals.”
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“Women are naturally secretive, and they like to do their own secreting.”
Arthur Conan Doyle book The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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“Art in the blood is liable to take the strangest forms.”
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“It's a wicked world, and when a clever man turns his brain to crime it is the worst of all.”
Arthur Conan Doyle book The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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“Never trust to general impressions, my boy, but concentrate yourself upon details.”
Arthur Conan Doyle book The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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“It is more than possible; it is probable.”
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“Come, Watson, come!" he cried. The game is afoot.”
Arthur Conan Doyle book The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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“The future was with Fate. The present was our own.
~ The Poison Belt”
Arthur Conan Doyle book The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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