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The Napoleon of Crime
Professor James Moriarty at a Glance
Category: File - :Pd moriarty by Signey Paget.gif|frame|Professor Moriarty, illustration by Sidney Paget which accompanied the original publication of "The Final Problem".
Professor James Moriarty is a fictional character and the archenemy of the detective Sherlock Holmes in the fiction of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Widely considered to be the first true example of a supervillain, Moriarty is a criminal mastermind, described by Holmes as the "Napoleon of Crime" and he is also the primary antagonist of the entire franchise. Doyle lifted the phrase from a real Scotland Yard inspector who was referri...
Moriarty by Arthur Conan Doyle
The original stories
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byLinks about the Proffesor
- 221B Baker Street: Sherlock Holmes
- 48 of the 60 Sherlock Holmes Stories including The Final Problem and the Valley of Fear.
- Sherlockian.Net: Professor Moriarty
- He is the Napoleon of crime, Watson . . .
- A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaimon - Audio Bok
- Alluding to both the Sherlock Holmes canon and the Old Ones of the Cthulhu Mythos, this Hugo Award winning short story will delight fans of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H.P. Lovecraft, and of course, Neil Gaiman. A Study in Emerald draws listeners in through carefully revealed details as a consulting detective and his narrator friend solve the mystery of a murdered German noble. But with its subtle allusions and surprise ending, this mystery hints that the real fun in solving this case lies in imagining all the details that Gaiman doesn't reveal, and challenges listeners to be detectives themselves.
- 221B Baker Street: Sherlock Holmes
- All Sherlock Holmes Stories available for reading online.
- LibriVox ยป The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Audio books, includes the Final Problem
Professor James Moriarty Videos
Moriarty by Other Authors
Reimagining Moriarty
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byAbout the Author
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859 ? 7 July 1930) was a British author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger. He was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry, and non-fiction.
Links about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Home Page
- This is the Official web site of the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Literaray Estate. Including a specially written Biography of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and detailed pages about some of Conan Doyle's famous characters such as Sherlock Holmes, Brigadier Gerard and Professor Challenger which are linked to the
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The Chronicles of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- This site is devoted to the life and work of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Here you'll find information about Sherlock Holmes, The Lost World and Conan Doyle's other writing. You'll also learn about his time as a ship's surgeon, his tangled love life, his troubled father and other aspects of his interesting life. This site is also home to the largest collection of Conan Doyle quotations anywhere.
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - His Life, All His Works and More
- Read about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, his works, novels including The Lost World, his major creation Sherlock Holmes and find related sites
- Arthur Conan Doyle, Spiritualism, and Fairies
- Doyle's belief in spiritualism and his credulous acceptance of the Cottingley fairy photographs.
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papawu wrote...
Moriarty is definitely one of my favorite villains of all time. There is a new novel out right now entitled Moriarty which you would probably enjoy.
Posted January 22, 2009
GregGiordano wrote...
I love all things Sherlockian. Your addition to the literature is excellent.
Posted October 03, 2008
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