Sherlock Holmes and London.

Kate Kuzmina,Natasha Trubitsina.

Story of creation.

Many years ago a young doctor began to write stories about a man who was a detective. Readers liked his stories because they were very interesting and the doctor decided to become a writer. The doctor was Conan Doyle wrote his and he wrote about Sherlock Holmes.

Conan Doyle wrote his first story about Sherlock Holmes in 1887. In this story the detective med his friend Dr. Watson. Holms and Watson lived at 221B Baker Street in London.

Baker Street 221BSherlock Holmes and Dr. John H. Watson lived at

Baker Street 221B, with their landlady Mrs. Hudson. They consisted of a couple of comfortable bedrooms

and a single large airy sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and illuminated by two broad windows.

It is now the home of the Sherlock Holmes Museum at the top end of Baker Street, near the Clarence Gate entrance to Regent’s Park. From here Holmes set out to

visit museums and galleries, went to concerts and recitals, occasionally (and reluctantly) attended a reception. And all his journeys were by cab or train – he

never used the Underground, although Baker Street Station was but a stone’s throw away.

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson

Dr. John Watson was sure assistant and best friend of Sherlock Holmes. He took his degree of Doctor of Medicine of the University of London. I had neither kith nor kin in England, and was therefore as free as air -- or as free as an income of eleven shillings and sixpence a day will permit a man to be. Under such circumstances I naturally gravitated to London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained.

Who’s Who Sherlock Holmes?He said that Sherlock Holmes was

certainly not a difficult man to live with:“He was quiet in his ways, and his

habits were regular. It was rare for him to be up after ten at night, and he had invariably breakfasted and gone out. Sometimes he spent his day at the chemical laboratory, sometimes in the dissecting-rooms, and occasionally in long walks, which appeared to take him into the lowest portions of the city. Nothing could exceed his energy whenthe working fit was upon him; but now and again a reaction would seize him, and for days on end he would lie upon the sofa in the sitting-room, hardly uttering a word or moving a muscle from morning to night.”

The likeness of Sherlock Holms

People which read book about Sherlock Holmes can without labor hear his likeness: “ In height he was

rather over six feet, and so excessively lean that he seemed to be considerably taller. His eyes were sharp

and piercing, and his thin, hawk-like nose gave his whole expression an air of alertness and decision. His chin, too, had the prominence and squareness which

mark the man of determination. His hands were invariably blotted with ink and stained with chemicals,

yet he was possessed of extraordinary delicacy of touch. “

London and stories about Sherlock Holmes.London and stories about Sherlock Holmes.

The Man with the Twisted LipThe Man with the Twisted Lip --- London Bridge --- London BridgeThe Red-Headed LeagueThe Red-Headed League --- King Street in the City --- King Street in the CityThe Live Orange PipsThe Live Orange Pips --- the hotels in the St Pancras area --- the hotels in the St Pancras areaA Case of IdentityA Case of Identity ------- the hotels in the St Pancras area ------- the hotels in the St Pancras areaThe Blue CarbuncleThe Blue Carbuncle ------ the Alpha pub in Brixton Road ------ the Alpha pub in Brixton RoadThe Adventure of Cardboard Box-The Adventure of Cardboard Box------- Baker Street------ Baker StreetThe Adventure of the Red CircleThe Adventure of the Red Circle -- Great Orme Street near -- Great Orme Street near the British Museumthe British MuseumThe Hound of the BaskervillesThe Hound of the Baskervilles --- Baker Street--- Baker Street    

Reichenbach Falls in the northern Swiss AlpsReichenbach Falls in the northern Swiss Alps--the place of the place of the death of Sherlock Holmes.the death of Sherlock Holmes.

Intellectual contest

1. What country and city did Sherlock Holmes live in?

2. What street did he live in?

3. Was he fond of smoking?

4. What did he smoke?

5. What was Sherlock Holmes's favourite musical instrument?

6. Who was his best friend?

7. What was Watson?

8. Where did Holmes usually get the greatest past of crime news?

9. Who is the author of Sherlock Holmes stories?