Delve into 12 of Holmes' most famous and fascinating quotes, taken from the Sherlock canon of 56 short stories and four novels.

Within the first few pages of his 1887 novel A Study in Scarlet, Conan Doyle establishes not only the eccentric and brilliant nature of his hero Holmes, but also the great detective's essential partnership with Watson, and his atmospheric vision of Victorian London. 

The Sign of Four (1890)

It is 1888 and Holmes, with no case to occupy him, resorts to cocaine, but a puzzle for Holmes to solve appears with the arrival of Mary Morstan, the daughter of a former Indian Army officer who vanished in London 10 years earlier.