Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson's ages vary depending on the story being
told. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator, didn't explicitly state
their ages in every story. However, based on clues in the text, we can
make some educated guesses:

----------- Sherlock Holmes:

In "His Last Bow" (set in 1914), Holmes is referred to as being 60 years
old. This places his birth year around 1854.

-------------- Dr. Watson:

In "A Study in Scarlet" (their first meeting), Watson is a doctor who
graduated medical school in 1878. This suggests he was likely in his
mid-to-late 20s at the time.

There are also unofficial sources suggesting Watson's birth year as
1852, making him a few years older than Holmes.

So, depending on the story, Holmes could be anywhere from his late 20s
to 60s, and Watson could be in his late 20s to 60s as well, with Watson
potentially being a bit older than Holmes.

On Sun, 17 Mar 2024 01:34:00 -0700, HenHanna wrote:

> Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson's ages vary depending on the story being
> told. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator, didn't explicitly state
> their ages in every story. However, based on clues in the text, we can
> make some educated guesses:
>
>
>
> ----------- Sherlock Holmes:
>
> In "His Last Bow" (set in 1914), Holmes is referred to as being 60 years
> old. This places his birth year around 1854.
>
>
>
> -------------- Dr. Watson:
>
> In "A Study in Scarlet" (their first meeting), Watson is a doctor who
> graduated medical school in 1878. This suggests he was likely in his
> mid-to-late 20s at the time.
>
>
> There are also unofficial sources suggesting Watson's birth year as
> 1852, making him a few years older than Holmes.
>
>
> So, depending on the story, Holmes could be anywhere from his late 20s
> to 60s, and Watson could be in his late 20s to 60s as well, with Watson
> potentially being a bit older than Holmes.

Well, depending on the story it might be set anywhere in the timeline. I
think in the stories it is mentioned Watson fuzzes around the details of
his stories, so from that perspective it might easily be that nothing we
know of Holmes and Watson is really fixed.

On 3/19/2024 12:12 PM, kyonshi wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Mar 2024 01:34:00 -0700, HenHanna wrote:
>
>> Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson's ages vary depending on the story being
>> told. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator, didn't explicitly state
>> their ages in every story. However, based on clues in the text, we can
>> make some educated guesses:
>>
>>
>>
>> ----------- Sherlock Holmes:
>>
>> In "His Last Bow" (set in 1914), Holmes is referred to as being 60 years
>> old. This places his birth year around 1854.
>>
>>
>>
>> -------------- Dr. Watson:
>>
>> In "A Study in Scarlet" (their first meeting), Watson is a doctor who
>> graduated medical school in 1878. This suggests he was likely in his
>> mid-to-late 20s at the time.
>>
>>
>> There are also unofficial sources suggesting Watson's birth year as
>> 1852, making him a few years older than Holmes.
>>
>>
>> So, depending on the story, Holmes could be anywhere from his late 20s
>> to 60s, and Watson could be in his late 20s to 60s as well, with Watson
>> potentially being a bit older than Holmes.

> Well, depending on the story it might be set anywhere in the timeline. I
> think in the stories it is mentioned Watson fuzzes around the details of
> his stories, so from that perspective it might easily be that nothing we
> know of Holmes and Watson is really fixed.

Well, yes, someone even suggested that Watson is a woman.

> Well, depending on the story[,] it might be set anywhere in the
timeline.

Do you always omit this Comma? This is becoming a Pet-Peeve of mine!

esp. this kind:
[If the letter arrives late your application will be rejected.]