The detective Sherlock Holmes was created by
- A.Agatha Christie
- B.Arthur Conan Doyle
- C.Edgar Allan Poe
- D.Wilkie Collins
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Arthur Conan Doyle. The Scottish physician and writer introduced Holmes in A Study in Scarlet in 1887 and went on to write four novels and more than fifty short stories about him, narrated by Dr John Watson, with the address 221B Baker Street in London. Option A, Agatha Christie, created two other famous detectives, the Belgian Hercule Poirot and the village spinster Miss Marple, and is the answer to the next question in most papers rather than this one. Option C, Edgar Allan Poe, created the earlier detective C. Auguste Dupin and is credited with inventing the detective story, which Conan Doyle openly acknowledged, so he is a well-chosen distractor. Option D, Wilkie Collins, wrote The Moonstone, an early English detective novel with Sergeant Cuff, but he did not create Holmes.
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