. Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes, in the 1887.
By age 14, he had learned French because he could read Jules Verne in the original.
One of his professors, Dr. Joseph Bell, was excellent at observation and deduction. He inspired the creation of Sherlock Holmes.
Seven million hardbacks and a 100 million paperbacks have been sold.
Robert Downey Jr. and Brad Pitt are two actors from the 2010 film.
