The games afoot as armchair detectives mark Sherlock Holmes Day
SCHATTENHALB, Switzerland (AP) — From 221B Baker Street in central London to a cliffside waterfall in the Swiss Alps, generations of armchair detectives are celebrating International Sherlock Holmes Day on Friday. Fans will mark Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 's birthday in tribute to the author and his most famous character whose adventures continue to shape popular culture around the world. The celebrations began earlier this month when — sporting Victorian capes, deerstalker hats and period —...
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- The games afoot as armchair detectives mark Sherlock Holmes Day
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