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Did you know? Arthur Conan Doyle was so tired of his own detective Sherlock Holmes that in 1893 he killed him off by sending him over a waterfall with arch-enemy Moriarty. Readers were so furious that Doyle had to bring him back in 1903 — Holmes had apparently "survived".

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Arthur Conan Doyle was so tired of his own detective Sherlock Holmes that in 1893 he killed him off by sending him over a waterfall with arch-enemy Moriarty. Readers were so furious that Doyle had to bring him back in 1903 — Holmes had apparently "survived".

Arthur Conan Doyle was zo zijn eigen detective Sherlock Holmes beu dat hij hem in 1893 doodde door hem met aartsvijand Moriarty van een waterval te storten. Lezers waren zo woedend dat Doyle hem in 1903 weer terug moest halen — Holmes had zogenaamd "overleefd".

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