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Sherlock Holmes in New York 1976

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"Here dwell together still two men of note / Who never lived and so can never die / ... / Here, though the world explode, these two survive, / And it is always eighteen ninety-five." — Vincent Starrett, from 221B

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Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a "consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic, which he employs when investigating cases for a wide variety of clients, including Scotland Yard.

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