Happy Sherlock Holmes Day !!
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional private detective created by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a “consulting detective” in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, forensic science, and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic, which he employs when investigating cases for a wide variety of clients, including Scotland Yard.
First appearing in print in 1887 (in A Study in Scarlet), the character’s popularity became widespread with the first series of short stories in The Strand Magazine, beginning with “A Scandal in Bohemia” in 1891; additional tales appeared from then until 1927, eventually totalling four novels and 56 short stories. All but one are set in the Victorian or Edwardian eras, between about 1880 and 1914. Most are narrated by the character of Holmes’s friend and biographer Dr. Watson, who usually accompanies Holmes during his investigations and often shares quarters with him at the address of 221B Baker Street, London, where many of the stories begin.
Lisa s Everyday Life 
Happy Birthday Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
He created a brilliant detective
Who was stunningly smart and perceptive
Solving murders and such
With a magical touch
Busting many a mental defective
Sir Arthur was born in the nation
Where scotch is the favored libation
In the neighborhood pubs
Serving whiskey and suds
Causing mental disorientation
In college he earned a degree
As a doctor, then took to the sea
Treating crewmen who whaled
With harpoons that impaled
Giant orcas attempting to flee
But what Arthur most wanted to do
Was write stories and publish them, too
So he changed his profession
To chase the obsession
He’d always been keen to pursue
Sherlock Holmes was the name that he chose
As the star of some masterful prose
That has charmed generations
Across many nations
And multiple area codes
Holmes was blessed with a marvelous brain
But had bouts of emotional pain
Which he tried to relieve
When he rolled up his sleeve
And injected himself with cocaine
Dr. Watson helped Holmes with his cases
And was frequently put through his paces
As the number one fan
Of his colleague, a man
Who put dastardly men in their places
Doyle once was a loyal Freemason
Until reaching the realization
That the men in control
Were consumed with the goal
Of ascending to world domination
Arthur died at age seventy-one
As a man who was counted among
The elites of his field
When his skill was revealed
In the yarns he so brilliantly spun
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