About the book: 2016 / We can imagine what Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson looked like and what they were like by reading Arthur Conan Doyle’s books and watching films and TV series. Alex Werner, head of historical collections at the Museum of London, has created a definitive guide to the world's greatest detective and the world in which he lived. The photographs, paintings and original artefacts included in this book show the London of the times of Sherlock and Conan Doyle from all angles, as well as the famous detective himself and all his incarnations on screen and on stage. For the first time in 125 years, the truth behind the fiction will be revealed to us.!