What is the charm of Sherlock Holmes? There is a veteran "Fu fan" who summed it up: "He is conceited, but he is happy with the sincere praise; He was calm, but his eyes were blurred with tears in front of the injured Watson; He does not believe in love, but maintains gentlemanly courtesy to women; He obeys the principle, but he will violate it out of pity and compassion. ”
However, despite Holmes's popularity, Conan Doyle, the author who created him, was troubled by it. Conan Doyle originally planned to write a few detectives**, and then go to work on the history he loved**, but he didn't expect the popularity of Sherlock Holmes to attract a large number of readers to ask for updates, and was forced to ** the series, which was written for several years. Conan Doyle once confessed to his mother in a letter to his family: "I wanted to kill Sherlock Holmes, but he took up so much of my energy that I couldn't do anything more interesting." Despite his mother's backlash, Conan Doyle chose to "kill" Sherlock Holmes with the hands of the villain Moriarty in his 1893 book The Last Case.
This caused a sensation, and the readers' reaction far exceeded Conan Doyle's expectations, and it is said that fans not only unsubscribed from the Sherlock Holmes story magazine, but also took to the streets to denounce Conan Doyle, and some even sent him all kinds of threatening letters...Conan Doyle's career, life, reputation and other aspects were affected and interfered with, and finally had to pick up the pen again and bring Sherlock Holmes back to life.
Today, more than 100 years have passed, Sherlock Holmes is still popular, and various film and television dramas have also made various remakes, adaptations and references to the book "Sherlock Holmes" to express their respect for this famous detective who combines wisdom, courage and justice. The British drama Sherlock, which was once a global hit, is a good example, winning numerous awards and breaking the UK ratings record since 2001.