{"id":242877,"date":"2023-12-03T23:32:22","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T23:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=242877"},"modified":"2023-12-03T23:32:22","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T23:32:22","slug":"why-sherlock-holmes-creator-secretly-hated-detective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/world-news\/why-sherlock-holmes-creator-secretly-hated-detective\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Sherlock Holmes creator secretly HATED detective"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Why Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle secretly HATED the world-famous detective<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Sir Arthur Conan Doyle &#8216;secretly despised&#8217; his character of Sherlock Holmes<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>He has been the world&#8217;s best loved fictional detective for almost 120 years.<\/p>\n<p>But the author behind Sherlock Holmes \u2013 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle \u2013 secretly despised his famous creation, according to leading historian Lucy Worsley.<\/p>\n<p>In a new BBC2 documentary, Ms Worsley claims Doyle only submitted his first Holmes novel in the hope he would subsequently be allowed to pursue his real ambition \u2013 writing historical fiction.<\/p>\n<p>The first novel featuring the detective, A Study in Scarlet, was rejected three times before being accepted by publishers Ward Lock &amp; Co in 1886. They said the work was exactly what they were after \u2013 &#8216;cheap fiction&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/22\/78531843-0-But_the_author_behind_Sherlock_Holmes_Sir_Arthur_Conan_Doyle_sec-m-5_1701640870162.jpg\" height=\"595\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>But the author behind Sherlock Holmes \u2013 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle \u2013 secretly despised his famous creation, according to leading historian Lucy Worsley. Pictured: Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock in the BBC series<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/22\/78531847-0-Robert_Downey_Jr_played_the_character_in_the_2009_film_adaption-m-4_1701640860762.jpg\" height=\"709\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Robert Downey Jr played the character in the 2009 film adaption<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/21\/78531871-0-image-a-3_1701640604224.jpg\" height=\"758\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ms Worsley added that Doyle &#8216;would have hated the fact that today, 93 years after his death, his historical novels lie unread, while his &#8216;cheap&#8217; \u2013 but beloved \u2013 detective lives for ever on our screens&#8217;. Pictured:\u00a0Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,\u00a01893<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/22\/78532369-12821077-image-a-19_1701641325333.jpg\" height=\"414\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Basil Rathbone in 1939<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/22\/78532473-12821077-image-a-20_1701641489630.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ms Worsley told The Radio Times: &#8216;Perhaps Arthur&#8217;s biggest secret was the fact that he&#8217;d long hated Holmes. He blamed his detective for preventing him from achieving his dream&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE &#8211;\u00a0Sir Arthur Conan Doyle? &#8216;A toxic imperialist mansplainer!&#8217; That&#8217;s what historian Lucy Worsley thought of the complex Sherlock Holmes creator&#8230; until she delved into his tragic family history\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Holmes went on to appear in 60 original stories, making Doyle extremely rich but, according to Ms Worsley, resentful that his success distracted him from fulfilling his long-held ambition.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Worsley told The Radio Times: &#8216;Perhaps Arthur&#8217;s biggest secret was the fact that he&#8217;d long hated Holmes. He blamed his detective for preventing him from achieving his dream.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Ms Worsley added that Doyle &#8216;would have hated the fact that today, 93 years after his death, his historical novels lie unread, while his &#8216;cheap&#8217; \u2013 but beloved \u2013 detective lives for ever on our screens&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Holmes has been portrayed in films and on TV by a diverse range actors including Peter Cushing and Benedict Cumberbatch.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy Worsley Investigates airs on BBC2 next Sunday<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12821077\/Why-Sherlock-Holmes-creator-Arthur-Conan-Doyle-secretly-HATED-world-famous-detective.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle secretly HATED the world-famous detective \u00a0Sir Arthur Conan Doyle &#8216;secretly despised&#8217; his character of Sherlock Holmes He has been the world&#8217;s best loved&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":242876,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Why Sherlock Holmes creator secretly HATED detective - lovemainstream.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/world-news\/why-sherlock-holmes-creator-secretly-hated-detective\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why Sherlock Holmes creator secretly HATED detective - lovemainstream.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Why Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle secretly HATED the world-famous detective \u00a0Sir Arthur Conan Doyle &#8216;secretly despised&#8217; 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