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

On 3/19/2024 12:12 PM, kyonshi wrote:
> 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.



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