JanisWilsonandChristopherT.George

TheRipper,SherlockHolmes,

andSirArthurConanDoyle

SherlockHolmesVersusJacktheRipper:ATitanicBa@le,MuchLikeBatmanVersusSuperman?SherlockHolmesStatueinEdinburgh.(Source:Flickr)

AStudyinTerror,1965,StarringJohnNevilleasSherlockHolmes

MurderbyDecree,1979,StarringChristopherPlummerasSherlockHolmes

Still From Murder by Decree

ComicstripforaSherlockHolmesvsJacktheRippertale.(Source:ratatouilletv.blogspot.nl)

H.G.WellsversustheRipper:TimeATerTime,1979,starringMalcolmMacDowellasWellsandDavidWarnerasJacktheRipper

ArthurConanDoyle

(1859-1930)byHerbertRoseBarraud,1893.

SirArthurConanDoylebyWalterBenington,1914.Doylewasknightedasa“KnightBachelor”byKingEdwardVIIonOctober24,1902.TheknighthoodwaspartoftheKing’sCoronaJonHonorslistannouncedJune26,1902.DoylebelievedthehonorwasnotforcreaJngSherlockHolmesbutbecausehe’dwriRenashortworkJtledTheWarinSouthAfrica:ItsCauseandConduct(January16,1902)inwhicharguedthatBritain’scauseintheBoerWarwasjusJfied.OtherreasonsmaybethatDoyleservedasavolunteerphysicianinSouthAfrica,MarchtoJune1900,andpublishedTheGreatBoerWarthesameyear.(Source:Wikipedia)

WhatdidDoylehimselfthinkabouttheRipperMurders?

DidArthurConan

Doyleand“theRealSherlockHolmes”solvetheJacktheRippermystery?

Fic^onwriter

DianeGilbertMadsenbelievesDoyleandhismentorDr.Joseph

Bellcorrectlydeducedtheiden^tyofthe

Victorianserialkiller.

Dr.JosephBell(1837-1911),

Sco_shphysicianandmentor

toConanDoyle.

Bellwasapparently

Doyle'smodelforSherlockHolmes--oratleastoneofhismodelsforthegreatBakerStreet

sleuth.

Dr.JosephBell&JacktheRipper,Milwaukee

Journal,Oct13,1955

Right:PoetanderstwhileRipperSuspectJ.K.Stephen,

CambridgeUniversitytutorto“PrinceEddy”akaAlbertVictor,theDukeofClarenceandAvondale,

grandsonofQueenVictoriaandsonof“Ber^e”wholaterbecameEdwardVII.PrinceEddyispicturedbelow.

GynecologicSurgeonLawsonTait(1845-1899)

NortheasternGazeReSept21,1889