William S. Baring-Gould was one of our most knowledgeable Sherlockians and a scholarly, prolific writer.
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Sherlockian
Synonyms for "sherlockian" (3 found)
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3 translations across 2 languages.
French
2 entries- sherlockien adj (of or pertaining to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes)
- sherlockien noun (Sherlock Holmes scholar or fan)
Japanese
1 entries- シャーロキアン noun (Sherlock Holmes scholar or fan)
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Sherlockians generally praise two screen incarnations of Holmes: One is British actor Jeremy Brett's portrayal of the sleuth in TV series from 1984 to 1994, and the other is by Plummer in the 1979 film "Murder by Decree," which costars James Mason as Watson.
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But some Sherlockians have made a sport out of searching for the “real” 221B, parsing clues in the texts with the diligence of Holmes himself.
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To be a “Sherlockian” (in England, a “Holmesian”) is to do more than read Sherlock Holmes with delight; it is to enter a world of trivia questions, films, parodies, interlocking societies, little magazines, T-shirts, nostalgia, and a dedication bordering on mania.
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