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| - | '''Sherlock Holmes''' is a [[fictional character|fictional]] [[detective]] of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in [[publication]] in 1887. He is the [[brainchild|creation]] of Scottish [[author]] and [[physician]] Sir [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]. A brilliant [[London]]-based detective, Holmes is famous for his [[intelligence|intellectual prowess]], and is renowned for his skillful use of "[[deductive reasoning]]" while using [[abductive reasoning]] (inference to the best explanation) and astute [[observation]] to solve difficult [[legal case|cases]]. | ||
| - | Conan Doyle wrote four novels and fifty-six short stories that featured Holmes. All but four stories are narrated by Holmes' friend and biographer, [[John Watson (Sherlock Holmes)|Dr. John H. Watson]]; two are narrated by Holmes himself, and two others are written in the third person. The first two stories, short novels, appeared in ''Beeton's Christmas Annual'' for 1887 and ''[[Lippincott's Monthly Magazine]]'' in 1890. The character grew tremendously in popularity with the beginning of the first series of short stories in ''[[Strand Magazine|The Strand Magazine]]'' in 1891; further series of short stories and two [[Serial (literature)|serialised]] novels appeared almost right up to Conan Doyle's death in 1930. The stories cover a period from around 1878 up to 1903, with a final case in 1914. | + | '''''Lippincott's Monthly Magazine''''' was a 19th century literary magazine published in [[Philadelphia]] from 1868 to 1915, when it relocated to New York to become ''[[Robert M. McBride|McBride's Magazine]]''. It merged with ''[[Scribner's Magazine]]'' in 1916. |
| - | The word Sherlock has since entered the English language as to mean someone who is both highly intelligent and observant. It is also used sarcastically to mean someone who states the obvious. | + | ''Lippincott's'' published original works, general articles, and literary criticism. It is indexed in the Reader's Guide Retrospective database, and the full-text of many issues are available online from Project Gutenberg, and in various commercial databases such as the American Periodicals Series from [[Proquest]]. |
| - | Holmes archenemy, the master criminal [[Professor Moriarty]], called "the [[Napoleon]] of crime" — a character believed to have been based on legendary London criminals like [[Jonathan Wild]] and [[Adam Worth]] — is a precursor to the contemporary [[psychopath]] as [[supervillain]]. | + | ==Early names== |
| + | * 1868–1870: ''Lippincott's Magazine of Literature, Science and Education'' | ||
| + | * 1871–1885: ''Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science'' | ||
| + | ==Notable authors== | ||
| + | ''Lippincott's'' published several notable authors of the day, including: | ||
| + | *[[Willa Cather]] | ||
| + | *[[Florence Earle Coates]], Philadelphia poet whose poetry was featured nearly five dozen times in ''Lippincott's'' between 1885 and 1915. | ||
| + | *[[Arthur Conan Doyle]]: ''[[The Sign of the Four|The Sign of Four]]'' (February 1890) | ||
| + | *[[Rudyard Kipling]]: ''[[The Light that Failed]]'' | ||
| + | *[[Oscar Wilde]]: ''[[The Picture of Dorian Gray]]'' (July 1890) | ||
| + | *[[Gertrude Atherton]]: ''Doomswoman'' (1892) | ||
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Lippincott's Monthly Magazine was a 19th century literary magazine published in Philadelphia from 1868 to 1915, when it relocated to New York to become McBride's Magazine. It merged with Scribner's Magazine in 1916.
Lippincott's published original works, general articles, and literary criticism. It is indexed in the Reader's Guide Retrospective database, and the full-text of many issues are available online from Project Gutenberg, and in various commercial databases such as the American Periodicals Series from Proquest.
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Early names
- 1868–1870: Lippincott's Magazine of Literature, Science and Education
- 1871–1885: Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science
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Notable authors
Lippincott's published several notable authors of the day, including:
- Willa Cather
- Florence Earle Coates, Philadelphia poet whose poetry was featured nearly five dozen times in Lippincott's between 1885 and 1915.
- Arthur Conan Doyle: The Sign of Four (February 1890)
- Rudyard Kipling: The Light that Failed
- Oscar Wilde: The Picture of Dorian Gray (July 1890)
- Gertrude Atherton: Doomswoman (1892)
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