Editing Detective fiction (section)

===Sherlock Holmes===
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Sherlock Holmes is an English fictional detective created by [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]]. After first appearing in ''[[A Study in Scarlet]]'', the [[Canon of Sherlock Holmes|Sherlock Holmes stories]] were not an immediate success. However, after being published in the [[The Strand Magazine|Strand Magazine]] in 1891, the detective became unquestionably popular.<ref name="Armstrong">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20160106-how-sherlock-holmes-changed-the-world|title=How Sherlock Holmes changed the world|last=Armstrong|first=Jennifer Keishin|date=6 January 2016 |language=en|access-date=2018-03-22|archive-date=2018-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217093624/http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20160106-how-sherlock-holmes-changed-the-world|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the success of Sherlock Holmes, many mystery writers imitated Conan Doyle's structure in their own detective stories and included aspects of Sherlock Holmes's personalities in their own detectives.

Sherlock Holmes as a series is perhaps the most popular form of detective fiction. Conan Doyle attempted to kill the character off after twenty-three stories, but after popular request, he continued to write stories featuring the character. The popularity of Sherlock Holmes extends beyond the written medium.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nathan|first=Richard|date=18 December 2020|title=Ultra-Influencers: The Two British Fictional Victorians that Changed Japan|url=https://www.redcircleauthors.com/news-and-views/ultra-influencers-the-two-british-fictional-victorians-that-changed-japan/|url-status=live|access-date=15 April 2021|website=Red Circle Authors|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218082150/https://www.redcircleauthors.com/news-and-views/ultra-influencers-the-two-british-fictional-victorians-that-changed-japan/ |archive-date=2020-12-18 }}</ref> For example, the BBC-produced TV series [[Sherlock (TV series)|''Sherlock'']] gained a very large following after first airing in 2010, imbuing a renewed interest in the character in the general public. Because of the popularity of Holmes, Conan Doyle was often regarded as being “as well known as [[Queen Victoria]]”.<ref name="Armstrong"/>