Holmesian

English Etymology en :af Holmes -ian + 1 Adjective Of or pertaining to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes or his investigations, methods, or sayings. Holmesian powers of observation Synonyms en Sherlockian Translations of or pertaining to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes Catalan: ca holmesià m French: fr holmesien Spanish: es holmesiano Noun A fan of the character Sherlock Holmes; one who studies or enjoys the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. en 2005 Mary Ellen Snodgrass Encyclopedia of Gothic Literature http://books.google.com/books?id=zEAcjezGec4C&pg=PA179&dq=%22holmesians%22# 179 Facts on File 2005 9781438109114 So great a protest arose from 20,000 Holmesians, including Queen Victoria and her family, that Doyle revived the character in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902), “The Adventure of the Empty House” (1903), and “The Adventure of the Second Stain” (1904). en 2010 Steven Doyle; David A. Crowder Sherlock Holmes for Dummies http://books.google.com/books?id=FTs85BS6IeYC&pg=PA290&dq=%22holmesians%22 290 Wiley Publishing, Inc. 2010 9780470503423 After the decision was made, a group of local Holmesians in charge of planning the exhibition decided to re-create the sitting room at 221b Baker Street. en Ellen Gray Get clued in on the 'Masterpiece Mystery!: Sherlock' miniseries http://articles.philly.com/2010-10-21/entertainment/24981820_1_sherlock-holmes-holmes-character-arthur-conan-doyle Philadelphia Inquirer 21 October 2010 Sunday's episode, the first of three installments, is "A Study in Pink," a nod to the 1887 Doyle novel "A Study in Scarlet" that introduced the Holmes character and a title that could be the equivalent of waving a red flag in front of traditional Holmesians. https://web.archive.org/web/20160121003905/http://articles.philly.com:80/2010-10-21/entertainment/24981820_1_sherlock-holmes-holmes-character-arthur-conan-doyle 21 January 2016 Synonyms en Sherlockian Translations fan of Sherlock Holmes French: fr holmesien en eponyms en Fans (people) Sherlock Holmes