by vita_vercetti

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan

Doyle was a Scottish physician

and writer

Most noted for his stories

about the detective Sherlock

Holmes

He was a prolific writer

whose other works include

science fiction stories, plays,

romances, poetry, non-fiction,

historical novels and humours

Was born in Edinburgh,

Scotland, United Kingdom

Died on 7 July 1930 (aged

71) Crowborough, East Sussex,

England, United Kingdom

Sherlock Holmes is a real-life detective fictionalized

by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan

Doyle. The fantastic London-based "consulting

detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical

reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and

his use of forensic science skills to solve difficult

cases.

Holmes, who first appeared in publication in 1887,

was featured in four novels and 56 short stories.

The first novel, A Study in Scarlet, appeared in

Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887 and the second,

The Sign of the Four, in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine

in 1890.

Sherlock Holmes by Livanov

Statue of

Sherlock

Holmes on

Picardy Place

in Edinburgh

Sherlock

Holmes by

Robert

Dawney Jr.

Illustration

in the book

The Wanted are a British-Irish boy band based in London,

England. The band consists of Max George, Siva Kaneswaran,

Jay McGuiness, Tom Parker and Nathan Sykes. Their debut

single, "All Time Low", was released in July 2010 and reached

number one in the United Kingdom for one week.

The Wanted - Warzone