Joseph Bell - Sherlock Holmes Notebook and Pen

This unique souvenir to Surgeons’ Hall Museums is inspired by the connection between Joseph Bell and Sherlock Holmes. Bell, who was a Fellow of the College, was Arthur Conan Doyle's professor during his years as a medical student at Edinburgh University. Doyle also became Bell’s outpatient clerk in 1878 at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, as he considered young Arthur the best student he ever had.

Doyle later went on to write a series of popular stories featuring the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, whom Doyle stated was loosely based on Bell and his observant ways. Bell was aware of this inspiration.

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