Sherlockian

English Etymology From en Sherlock ian. Adjective Of or pertaining to Sherlock Holmes or his investigations, methods, or sayings. Synonyms en Holmesian Derived terms en Sherlockiana Translations of or pertaining to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes French: fr sherlockien Noun A Sherlock Holmes scholar or fan; one who studies and/or appreciates the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 1967, Julian Wolff, obituary: William S. Baring-Gould was one of our most knowledgeable Sherlockians and a scholarly, prolific writer. en Tirdad Derakhshani The screen has been unfaithful to Holmes http://articles.latimes.com/2009/dec/25/entertainment/la-et-sherlock-side25-2009dec25 Los Angeles Times 25 December 2009 Sherlockians generally praise two screen incarnations of Holmes: One is British actor Jeremy Brett's portrayal of the sleuth in TV series from 1984 to 1994, and the other is by Plummer in the 1979 film "Murder by Decree," which costars James Mason as Watson. https://web.archive.org/web/20180905103637/http://articles.latimes.com:80/2009/dec/25/entertainment/la-et-sherlock-side25-2009dec25 5 September 2018 en 2011 Joshua Hammer Sherlock Holmes' London http://books.google.com/books?id=xwDeWdueRaUC&pg=PP10&dq=%22sherlockians%22 New Word City 2011 9781612300832 But some Sherlockians have made a sport out of searching for the “real” 221B, parsing clues in the texts with the diligence of Holmes himself. en 2012 Christopher Redmond Sherlock Holmes Handbook: Second Edition http://books.google.com/books?id=X3OIoRbJFhAC&pg=PA257&dq=%22a+sherlockian%22 257 Dundurn Press 2009 9781770705920 To be a “Sherlockian” (in England, a “Holmesian”) is to do more than read Sherlock Holmes with delight; it is to enter a world of trivia questions, films, parodies, interlocking societies, little magazines, T-shirts, nostalgia, and a dedication bordering on mania. Synonyms en Holmesian Translations Sherlock Holmes scholar or fan French: fr sherlockien Japanese: ja シャーロキアン en eponyms en Fans (people) Sherlock Holmes