Arthur Conan Doyle Based Sherlock Holmes on a Real-Life Scottish Surgeon Who…

Project Gutenberg@mastodon.social · 2026-10-17 16:44

Arthur Conan Doyle Based Sherlock Holmes on a Real-Life Scottish Surgeon Who Used Deduction to Diagnose Patients and Investigate Crimes

A new book chronicles the exploits of Joseph Bell, an Edinburgh lecturer whose lessons sparked the creation of the world’s most famous detective

by Lindsey Fitzharris

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/arthur-conan-doyle-based-sherlock-holmes-on-a-real-life-scottish-surgeon-who-used-deduction-to-diagnose-patients-and-investigate-crimes-180989623/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_content=20261016-daily&lctg=93133550&user_id=19f2988141aeef1ce3da2871b25613801e24297faaf654001575521d8c39910f

Books about Sherlock Holmes at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/76

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Arthur Conan Doyle Based Sherlock Holmes on a Real-Life Scottish Surgeon Who Used Deduction to Diagnose Patients and Investigate Crimes

A new book chronicles the exploits of Joseph Bell, an Edinburgh lecturer whose lessons sparked the creation of the world's most famous detective

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Em & future cats 🇺🇦🐈🏳️‍🌈@mastodon.social 2026-10-17 20:15

@gutenberg_org I can’t get over the fact that the picture is by “Watson” 😹

slash@mastodon.social 2026-10-18 12:28

@gutenberg_org The book you mention is "Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes" by Lindsey Fitzharris.

I really dislike a post where something is referenced, but never named. And then include a link with all the usual surveillance garbage, which tells your followers that you do not care about their privacy.