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JOURNAL OF MODERN MYTHOLOGY AND POP CULTURE INTRODUCTION PAGE 30
Left: Movie Holmes and Watson Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce performing on radio during the 1940s. Right: November 1951 issue of Classics Illustrated Comic Book; art by H. C. Kiefer.
The stories also contain Doyle's depiction of late-Victorian England from every strata of society; the plight of women in a male dominated culture is a recurring subject; the abuse of power and privilege, another. Holmes's powers of observation, dedication to careful study, a voluminous reference system, deduction based on the best evidence, and the ability to rise above the distractions of mere life has made him one of the world's most famous eccentrics and detectives. David Pringle, in his book Imaginary People. A Who's Who of Modern Fictional Characters (1987), describes Holmes as "an unforgettable creation," and notes, "he has the finest analytic mind of his age and is capable of solving any mystery." Critical and cultural commentary of Doyle's canon is prodigious. The adventures continue on stage, films, radio, comic books, television, literary pastiches, sequels by other authors, games, graphic novels, and other forms of media. The most famous fictional character of all time (possibly the most famous person real or imagined), Sherlock Holmes holds the record for a fictional character appearing in films, and the earliest listed appeared in 1900.
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