From detective to apiculturist: Why Sherlock Holmes found solace in nature when he retired
Few fictional characters have captured and endured for so long in the public’s imagination as Sherlock Holmes, the brilliant English detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Presumed to have died in the 1893 story “The Final Problem,” Holmes would live on and appear in subsequent stories until retiring to literary obscurity as a beekeeper. The fictional Holmes resided at 221B Baker Street, London, where he solved complex cases with the assistance of his loyal friend, Dr. John Watson. His arch-nemesis was Professor Moriarty, a criminal mastermind. Holmes was featured in four novels and fifty-six short stories, and became...
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