Sherlock on MASTERPIECE on PBS

Sherlock on MASTERPIECE on PBS

Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman star in an iconic adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes stories.

The man who killed Sherlock Holmes and believed in fairies | Los Gatan | Los Gatos, California

May 22 marks the 165th birthday of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle—the man who gave us Sherlock Holmes…and then tried to get rid of him. He was never particularly fond of his most famous creation. Holmes, he once said, was “a thinking machine without a heart,” and Doyle dreamed of being known for something more “serious”—historical novels, philosophical reflections, or at the very least, some science fiction involving dinosaurs (which, by the way, he act…

One of the most famous detectives in the world makes his entry into the prestigious collection of La Pleiade: Sherlock Holmes. His adventures are gathered in two volumes, with other texts by Arthur Conan Doyle. For the so-called genre literature, it is a sacred recognition.