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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sihina_lahiru" data-source="post: 8106552" data-attributes="member: 149577"><img src="http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/images/holmes.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />         Sherlock Holmes<img src="http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/images/strand3.GIF" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />     Sherlock Holmes was by all accounts born on 6th     January 1854, and for more than a century his name has been known in  every country of the     world; and not only his name, but his appearance too. The hawk-like  features and piercing     eyes; the dressing-gown and pipe; the deerstalker cap and magnifying  glass - these details     are so familiar that if he were to appear amongst us today we should  know him at once.      He is still     however an enigmatic figure, as wrapped in mystery as the crimes he  tried to solve, and as     in most legends, it is often difficult to separate fact from  fiction.<a href="http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/_vti_bin/shtml.dll/bio/bio_two.htm/map" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/images/strand3.GIF" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>         According  to the     published stories which first appeared in the Strand Magazine in  1891 and which have since     been translated into every language, he practised as a consulting  detective between     1881-1904, while living at 221b Baker Street with his friend and  colleague Doctor John H.     Watson.     He  therefore lived and     worked in that nostalgic gas-lit <a href="http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/museumtour/londontour.htm" target="_blank">London     of the late 19th century</a> to which in our imagination we would  all like to return.<img src="http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/images/ireneadler.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />         Ms Irene Adler     Sherlock Holmes was "the most  perfect     reasoning and observing machine that the world has seen", but he was  not without     feelings, because he appreciated the opera and classical music. He  was however reserved     towards women, because he felt their influence a distraction to his  work, so he would not     allow himself (as Watson did) to become swayed by their romantic  allure.       Nevertheless,  Holmes took     an interest in a Miss Irene Adler, whom he always referred  to as 'the  woman'.     She was born in New Jersey in 1858 and outwitted him in the case of A  Scandal in     Bohemia.<img src="http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/images/watson.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />     Dr Watson considered Holmes to  be "the worst     tenant in London', who 'keeps his cigars in the coal-scuttle, his  tobacco in the toe-end     of a Persian slipper, and his letters transfixed by a jack-knife to  the centre of the     wooden mantelpiece". Strange visitors, chemical experiments and  late-night violin     playing also tried the patience of their landlady Mrs Hudson.      He  was however the great     detective's loyal companion and Holmes was aware of his value - he  said to him on one     occasion: "it may be that you are not yourself luminous, but you are  a conductor of     light".<img src="http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/images/writing.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />                 <img src="http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/images/queue.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />     What are  the attributes which combine to make a person a world-famous     legend? His achievements must surely be unforgettable and  remarkable. He must be a     brilliant and credible character whom people can believe in. He must  be ageless in so far     as dates of birth and death become irrelevant. He must enjoy  everlasting fame.      Unforgettable.      Brilliant. Ageless. Immortal. Can all these qualities be  attributed to Sherlock     Holmes? Undoubtedly!<img src="http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/images/queue.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />        Buy a <a href="http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/admit/admit_ticket_form.htm" target="_blank">ticket</a>  online and avoid the queue!      The best way of appreciating the real character  of     Sherlock Holmes is to read his published adventures and form one's  own opinion. We can     then accompany Holmes and Watson in their hansom cab, rattling over  the cobbled streets of     Victorian London, while they peer through the fog in search of  adventure, justice, and criminals.     A ring comes at     the bell; a step is heard upon the stair. The drooping eyelids lift,  and the nostrils     quiver with the thrill of the chase: "Come, Watson come, the  game is afoot!" <a href="http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/library/historical/loading.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/images/postcard2.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>     Welcome to  221b Baker Street!     The Sherlock Holmes  Museum is open every day      (except Christmas Day)     9.30 am -6pm.      Admission: Adult £6 Child (Under 16) £4.     <a href="http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/translations/translation.html" target="_blank">Group  Information and Rates</a>     <a href="http://www.quickets.co.uk/venue/sherlockholmes/" target="_blank">Online  Tickets</a>             <img src="http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/images/SCROLL_GIF1.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />           <img src="http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/image-search/president_bush.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />     Sherlock  Holmes and     Doctor Watson lived at 221b Baker Street between 1881-1904,  according to the stories     written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The famous 1st floor study  overlooking Baker Street is     still faithfully  maintained as it was kept in Victorian Times.      Step  back in time, and     when you visit London, remember to visit the world's most famous  address!</blockquote>

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