Re: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson --- born in 1854 and 1852 ?

On Sun, 17 Mar 2024 01:34:00 -0700, HenHanna wrote:

> Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson's ages vary depending on the story being
> told. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator,  didn't explicitly state
> their ages in every story. However, based on clues in the text, we can
> make some educated guesses:
> 
> 
> 
> -----------  Sherlock Holmes:
> 
> In "His Last Bow" (set in 1914), Holmes is referred to as being 60 years
> old. This places his birth year around 1854.
> 
> 
> 
> --------------  Dr. Watson:
> 
> In "A Study in Scarlet" (their first meeting), Watson is a doctor who
> graduated medical school in 1878. This suggests he was likely in his
> mid-to-late 20s at the time.
> 
> 
> There are also unofficial sources suggesting Watson's birth year as
> 1852, making him a few years older than Holmes.
> 
> 
> So, depending on the story, Holmes could be anywhere from his late 20s
> to 60s, and Watson could be in his late 20s to 60s as well, with Watson
> potentially being a bit older than Holmes.

Well, depending on the story it might be set anywhere in the timeline. I 
think in the stories it is mentioned Watson fuzzes around the details of 
his stories, so from that perspective it might easily be that nothing we 
know of Holmes and Watson is really fixed.