Sherlock Holmes · every age

What was Sherlock Holmes doing at 40?

Detective who met Watson at 27, closed his last case at 60

1. Apr 1894

   Returns to London

   Age 40. The Empty House.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

Unofficial fan information. Character and series names are trademarks of their respective owners. The 1854 birth year comes from His Last Bow, set in 1914, where Holmes is described as 60. January 6 is an estimate by scholars. Event years follow the original texts.

Portrait: Illustration by Sidney Paget (1904), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · source