The Copper Beeches (Adventures), opening
'L'art pour l'art' — Holmes argues detection should be pursued for its own sake, not sensational effect.
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From The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Holmes's reflections on his own work, ego, and motivations, including his famous claim that detection is its own reward.
The Greek Interpreter (Memoirs)
Holmes on his ancestry: his grandmother was sister to Vernet, the French artist — 'Art in the blood is liable to take the strangest forms.'
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