''Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street: A Life of the World's First Consulting Detective'' is a 1962 novel by
William S. Baring-Gould William Stuart Baring-Gould (1913–10 Aug 1967) was a noted Sherlock Holmes scholar, best known as the author of the influential 1962 fictional biography, ''Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street: A Life of the World's ...
. The book purports to be a
biography
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of
Sherlock Holmes. It is considered to be the "definitive" biography of Sherlock Holmes.
Some aspects of the book were loosely based on the life of Baring-Gould's paternal grandfather,
Sabine Baring-Gould
Sabine Baring-Gould ( ; 28 January 1834 – 2 January 1924) of Lew Trenchard in Devon, England, was an Anglican priest, hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist, folk song collector and eclectic scholar. His bibliography consists of more than 1,2 ...
. Many of the theories put forth by Baring-Gould have become accepted knowledge about Sherlock Holmes,
such as the full name "William Sherlock Scott Holmes",
which is used in the film ''
Sherlock Holmes in New York
''Sherlock Holmes in New York'' is a 1976 American made-for-television mystery film about Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson, played by Roger Moore and Patrick Macnee respectively.
Despite the film's title the production was shot entirely in So ...
'' starring
Roger Moore and the episode "
His Last Vow
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''. Other details established by Baring-Gould, such as
that Holmes was once an actor, and the continuing affair and one-night stand with
.
.
Five years later in 1967, Baring-Gould would go on to publish ''The Annotated Sherlock Holmes'', which would also be considered definitive,
'' in 2004–2005.
Baring-Gould used many biographical details that he invented in ''Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street'' for his two annotated volumes.