Sherlock Holmes in Paris
Sherlock Holmes in Paris is an article published in The Guardian on 17 december 1908.
This is the Anecdote of the Boston Cabman.
Editions
- in The Guardian (17 december 1908 [UK])
- in The Manchester Guardian (17 december 1908 [UK])
- in The Courier, Dundee (18 december 1908 [UK])
- in The Salisbury Times (25 december 1908 [UK])
Sherlock Holmes in Paris
(17 december 1908, p. 14)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, according to the "Figaro," tells a good story of an experience with a Parisian cabby (says the Paris correspondent of the "Telegraph"). Coming up from the Riviera he took a cab at the Gare de Lyon and drove to his hotel, where he tipped the driver substantially. "Merci, Monsieur Conan Doyle," said the cabby, to the astonishment of Sir Arthur, who asked how on earth he knew his name. "Voici," said the cabby, "I read in the papers that Sir Doyle was to arrive in Paris from Nice after stopping at Marseilles and Lyons on the way. Now I noted that you had had your hair cut at Marseilles and that you had Lyons mud still on your boots. Therefore you must be Sir Doyle." The creator of Sherlock Holmes was more amazed than ever. "Do you mean to say that was all the evidence you had to go upon?" "Well, to be honest, no," answered the cabby with a grin, "I also saw your name written on your box."
