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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>The Strand is a major thoroughfare in the City of Westminster, Central London.<br /> <br /> The street gave its name to the famous [[The Strand Magazine]], where many [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]&#039;s works were published.<br /> <br /> <br /> == In Arthur Conan Doyle&#039;s Fictions ==<br /> <br /> <br /> * [[The Firm of Girdlestone]] (1889-1890) : <br /> ** Major Clutterbuck rushed down the Strand as quickly as he could, intending to catch the next train... <br /> <br /> <br /> * [[A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus]] (1899) : <br /> ** Maude insisted upon hearing about Queen Eleanor, and Frank imparted the little that he knew as they walked out into the crowded Strand.<br /> ** Mr. Frank Crosse had &#039;to attend at the Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, at the sittings of the Queen&#039;s Bench Division of our High Court of Justice, to give evidence on behalf of the Hotspur Company.&#039;<br /> <br /> <br /> * In the Sherlock Holmes stories : <br /> ** [[Sherlock Holmes]] stayed for some time at a private hotel in the Strand. ([[STUD]], {{refcanon|STUD|18}})<br /> ** The American Exchange was in the Strand. ([[STUD]], {{refcanon|STUD|578}})<br /> ** Down the Strand the lamps were but misty splotches of diffused light... when [[Sherlock Holmes]], [[Dr. Watson]] and [[Mary Mortsan]] went to the [[Lyceum Theatre]]. ([[SIGN]], {{refcanon|SIGN|409}})<br /> ** [[Sherlock Holmes]] asked to [[John Clay]] where was the Strand. ([[REDH]], {{refcanon|REDH|321}})<br /> ** [[Sherlock Holmes]] and [[Dr. Watson]] strolled about together, watching the ever-changing kaleidoscope of life as it ebbs and flows through [[Fleet Street]] and the Strand. ([[RESI]], {{refcanon|RESI|13}})<br /> ** [[Sherlock Holmes]] asked [[Dr. Watson]] to drive to the Strand end of the [[Lowther Arcade]]. ([[FINA]], {{refcanon|FINA|186}})<br /> ** [[Sir Henry Baskerville]] bought a pair of boots in a Strand&#039;s shop. ([[HOUN]], {{refcanon|HOUN|707}})<br /> ** [[Cyril Overton]]&#039;s telegram had a Strand postmark on it. ([[MISS]], {{refcanon|MISS|8}})<br /> ** Bentley&#039;s private hotel was located near the Strand. ([[MISS]], {{refcanon|MISS|59}})<br /> ** Simpson&#039;s restaurant was in the Strand. ([[ILLU]], {{refcanon|ILLU|157}})<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> [[Category:Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Streets]]</div>

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