The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson Acquaintance

Dr Watson who served in the English armed forces and was in the Afghan war retires and returns to his homeland in England Since the financial situation of the doctor is very precarious his longtime friend Mr Stamford offers him to rent a room in the house at 221B Baker Street which is rented by an elderly lady Mrs Hudson The second rented room is already occupied by another gentleman the mysterious Mr Sherlock Holmes Holmes makes an ambiguous impression on Watson He conducts complex chemical experiments with blood plays the violin has the deepest knowledge about cigar ash London dirt and criminal law but at the same time demonstrates complete ignorance of wellknown truths for example the fact that the Earth revolves around the Sun does not read fiction as well as books on history and philosophy At the same time very strange visitors constantly come to Holmes and on the table he has portraits of personalities of a disgusting appearance