‘Plots come to me at such odd moments, when I am walking along the street, or examining a hat shop…suddenly a splendid idea comes into my head.’ – Agatha Christie, An Autobiography Agatha Christie is a name that never misses when it comes to detective novels. Most of us have grown up reading her mysteries. Regarded…
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes in 1887 and the fictional detective became a phenomenon. When Doyle attempted to kill Holmes in 1893 in the story The Final Problem, there was a public outrage. In 1903 Doyle was forced to bring Holmes to life through his story The Adventure of the Empty House.
221B Baker Street happens to be the house of Sherlock Holmes. Incidentally, the number 221 has several significances. 221 = 13×17 is a product of two prime numbers. It is called a semi-prime number. Some other examples are 6(2×3), 10(2×5), 14(2×7), 21(3×7), 22(2×11), 26(2×13), 33(3×11), 35(5×7), 39(3×13), 49(7×7), 51(3×17), 55(5×11), 57(3×19), 62(2×31), 65(5×13), 69(3×23), 77(7×11),…
Lutyens fancied the idea of the great detective walking into the multi-store to meet his urgent needs. It is believed that Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens had kept this aspect in mind while designing the Gole Market in New Delhi. However, the thought came too late for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes,…
