Retirement life

1907 (53 years old): Leave London and go to Sussex to study beekeeping and enjoy the pastoral life after retirement. In July, he received the "Lion's Mane" case, which was a murder that occurred near Holmes's retreat and was narrated by Holmes himself. After living in seclusion, he occasionally spent weekends with Watson.

1912 (58 years old): Taking over the "Last Salute" case, he returned to the world at the invitation of the Prime Minister. He spent two years infiltrating the Fenian Brotherhood in Ireland in the United States. Later, the German intelligence agency was annihilated in one fell swoop. After the case was over, Holmes once again retired and traveled to Chicago.

1914 (60 years old): Returned to China and published "Practical Handbook of Beekeeping: Also on Research on Isolating Queen Bees".

1926 (72 years old): Published "Soldiers with Whitened Skin" in November and "Lion's Mane" in December of the same year.

Sherlock Holmes is a talented fictional detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle, a British detective novelist at the end of the 19th century. Holmes claims to be a criminal investigation consultant, which means that other police detectives or private investigators often turn to him for help when they encounter difficulties.

Holmes can often solve many difficult problems without leaving home, but most of the stories focus on more difficult cases that require Holmes to go out to investigate. Holmes is good at solving problems through observation, deductive reasoning and legal knowledge.

Arthur Conan Doyle wrote 4 novellas and 56 short stories in the Sherlock Holmes series. The first two articles were "A Study in Scarlet" published in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887 and "The Sign of Four" published in Lebencott's Monthly in 1890. The publication of a series of short stories in the Strand magazine in 1891 exploded Holmes' popularity.

But it was not until 1927 that Mr. Conan Doyle wrote another sequel. The story takes place approximately from 1875 to 1907. His last case occurred in 1914.

Extended information

Detective career

1877 (23 years old): Started to open a detective agency on Montague Street near the British Museum, using the few During the work break, I actively studied various sciences to lay the foundation for the future. Life was very difficult.

1878 (24 years old): The case of "Lame Ricketts and his hateful wife" was solved.

1879 (25 years old): Entrusted by his classmate Reginald Musgrave, he solved the "Musgrave Ceremony" case; and appeared in the London stage play "Hamlet" . Traveled to the United States with the group.

Returned from the United States in 1880.

1881 (27 years old): At St. Barromy's Hospital, through the introduction of his friend Stamford Jr., Holmes met the retired Dr. Watson, shared a room at No. 221B, Baker Street, and introduced Reiss. Tradd and Grayson got to know Watson, and soon after they solved the "Study in Scarlet" case.

1882 (28 years old): Became famous and comforted Helen Stoner with "the work itself is the reward".

1883 (29 years old): The "spotted tape" case was solved in April.

1887 (33 years old): He became famous in Europe for solving the "Dutch-Sumatra Company Case and the Grand Plan of Baron Maupotuiz". He also fell ill due to fatigue and went to Reigate-Banstead in Surrey to recuperate. In April, the "Reigate Mystery" and "Five Orange Cores" cases were solved. In July of the same year, the "Four Signatures" case was solved.

A few months before solving the "Four Signs" case, Holmes began taking cocaine, which greatly worried Watson. Watson married Mary Morstan, who was involved in the "Four Signs" case, and left Baker Street, but still often worked on cases with Holmes. Watson took on the "Single Lord" case a few weeks before his wedding.

1888 (34 years old): The "Uncanny Valley" case was solved in January. Holmes published several articles such as "On the Identification of Various Soots", "Footwork Tracking", and "The Influence of Occupation on Hand Forms". On March 20 of the same year, the "Scandal in Bohemia" case was solved, and the case of Irene Adler changed Holmes's view of looking down on women. And called Watson "my Boswell" for the first time. The case of the "Greek translator" was solved, and the articles he published were well received;

1889 (35 years old): On June 19, the case of the "Man with Crooked Lips" was solved, and later the case of the "Man with Crooked Lips" was solved. "The Hunchback", "The Stockbroker's Clerk" and "The Boscombe Glen Mystery". In July of the same year, the "Navy Agreement" case was solved, and this case was solved by Holmes to safeguard national interests. In September of the same year, the "Engineer's Thumb Case" was solved. In October of the same year, the "Hound of the Baskervilles" case was solved.

1890 (36 years old): On October 9, the "Red Hair Society" case was solved. In November of the same year, the "dying detective" incident occurred. In December, the "Sapphire" case was solved. From winter to spring, Holmes worked in France. In order to track down Moriarty, he and Watson went to Europe.

1891 (37 years old): "The last case" - On May 4, Holmes and his old enemy James Moriarty fought to the death at the Reichenbach Falls in Switzerland.

Later traveled under the pseudonym "Scott Eckersley".

1893 (39 years old): Settled in Montpellier and presided over the research on coal tar derivatives.

1894 (40 years old): April, "Empty House" case. Sherlock Holmes returns as a used book collector to uncover the truth behind a series of shootings. During this time, Watson's wife Mary Morstan passed away. In August, received the case of "Architect of Norwood". At Holmes's request, Watson sold the clinic in Kensington-Chelsea and moved back to 221 Baker Street to share with Holmes. In November, received the "Phnom Penh Pince-nez" case.

1895 (41 years old): In April, received the case of "three college students". Holmes and Watson lived in a university town for several weeks, studying the Magna Carta and taking on the "lone cyclist" case. In June, he received the "Black Peter" case. In November, he received the "Bruce Partington Project" case. Received a visit from Queen Victoria and was awarded an emerald brooch.

1896 (42 years old): Accepted the cases of "veiled tenant" and "missing central defender". Under Watson's supervision, Holmes stopped using cocaine for several years. During this period, Holmes often had sunken eyes and a gloomy face.

1897 (43 years old): Taking over the "Grange Manor" and "Devil's Foot" cases. As a result of working day and night, Holmes' health deteriorated. In the case, Holmes admitted that he had never been in love.

1898 (44 years old): Accepted the case of "Dancing Man" and "Retired Paint Dealer".

1902 (48 years old): In May, he took over the "Abbey School" case. After the case was concluded, Holmes received a reward of 6,000 pounds. In June, when he received the case of "Three People with the Same Surname", Holmes was very concerned about Watson who was attacked and injured by gangsters, and showed the emotion behind his cold face, which greatly moved Watson. In September, while taking the "distinguished patron" case, Holmes was attacked and injured.

1903 (49 years old): In January, received the case of "soldiers with whitened skin". Watson remarried and left Baker Street, and the case was written by Holmes himself. Xia, take on the "Crown Jewel Case". In September, he accepted the "Creeper" case. After the case was concluded, Holmes retired.

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