The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Characters
Every major character in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle, with a portrait, who they are and the chapters they appear in.
Dr. John WatsonNarrator · 12 chaptersSherlock Holmes’s closest friend, companion, and the medical doctor who records the cases with loyalty and clear-eyed moral sense.
Sherlock HolmesProtagonist · 12 chaptersBrilliant consulting detective of Baker Street who solves crimes by observation, deduction, and methodical reasoning.
Inspector LestradeMajor character · 3 chaptersA Scotland Yard inspector who summons Holmes to Croydon and carries out the arrest in the Cardboard Box case.
Mrs. HudsonMinor character · 3 chaptersHolmes and Watson’s long-suffering landlady at 221B Baker Street who keeps their household running and preserves domestic order.
Mycroft HolmesMajor character · 3 chaptersSherlock Holmes’s elder brother: a lethargic but superior deductive intellect who frequents the Diogenes Club.
Inspector GregoryMinor character · 2 chaptersA capable Scotland Yard inspector who leads the official inquiry in Silver Blaze and cooperates with Sherlock Holmes.
Professor James MoriartyAntagonist · 2 chaptersA brilliant mathematician turned criminal mastermind, Holmes’s cold, calculating intellectual rival and the hidden center of London crime.
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