Conan Pulp

"Now you see?" she shouted in a mix of annoyance and disappointment. "You can't outsmart Scrients! They're the most intelligent beings across the two realms." "You're right," I muttered, averting my gaze with a heavy sigh. "I made a mistake. I was too arrogant to think that a mere human like me could fool them." —BOOM!! "Heik! Wh-What was that?" "Hmm? I'm not sure. Maybe you should go and ask the most intelligent beings across the two realms. Oh wait, you can't. I killed them all.” ______ My name is Samael Kaizer Theosbane. On the last day of high school, I got into a fight with a kid I used to bully. It was a stupid, pointless scuffle, and in the middle of it, I tripped and hit my head on a rock. That’s when the memories came flooding in - the memories of another life, of a different world. Suddenly, everything made a twisted kind of sense. I realized two things. First, I was in a game I used to play in my past life. Second, I was a villain. A villain! Not the cool and mysterious kind, either. No, my destiny was to be manipulated and die a dog's death! I was the worst type of cliché: an ungrateful, privileged, insufferable young master. The sort you'd find in those poorly written fantasy stories. The kind everyone hates — a snobby brat from a powerful noble family who thinks he owns the world just because he was born with a silver spoon lodged in his mouth. You know the type. The one the hero beats to a pulp to prove his worth. Yeah, I was that guy. And the hero? The hero was the kid I’d been bullying all this time. The same one I got into a fight with. He was the supposed savior of this damned world. A world teetering on the edge of destruction, beset by wars, calamities, and a grim future that only I knew. And at the end of it all, the final antagonist of the game, the undefeatable boss… the Spirit King, was waiting. But could I even make it to the end? Could I conquer a game where defeat was the only certainty? A game that was now my reality! “Ah, fuck it.” I had no idea if I could, but I sure as hell was going to try. Extorting extras, manipulating main characters, twisting the story to my advantage, stealing the hero’s cheat items, killing villains before they could become threats - nothing was beneath me. Would the main characters be affected? Who cares! Would the story change? Even better! All I cared about was me—my survival, my life, my choices. “I will live this life with no regrets.” …But as I soon discovered, fate was not easily changed. And the price of altering one's destiny was steep.

When I opened my eyes, I was inside a novel. [The Birth of a Hero]. [The Birth of a Hero] was a novel focused on the adventures of the main character, Choi Han, a high school boy who was transported to a different dimension from Earth, along with the birth of the numerous heroes of the continent. I became a part of that novel as the trash of the Count’s family, the family that oversaw the territory where the first village that Choi Han visits is located. The problem is that Choi Han becomes twisted after that village, and everyone in it, are destroyed by assassins. The bigger problem is the fact that this stupid trash who I’ve become doesn’t know about what happened in the village and messes with Choi Han, only to get beaten to a pulp. “…This is going to be a problem.” I feel like something serious has happened to me. But it was worth trying to make this my new life. DISCLAIMER: I am neither the author nor translator of the story. Please support author on official site. Translation credit: Eatapplepies

The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle is a classic crime novel that follows the famous detective Sherlock Holmes as he investigates a mysterious case on Dartmoor.

Addux Kaname goes back in history after almost losing a fight with a demon.His life repeats without him knowing it. He becomes one helpless guy. He is beaten to a pulp but he is saved by a cute girl who invites him to her school. It gets More crazy when the girl discloses that she was just after the amulet he was wearing inorder to revive a powerful demon known as Berxly who has the power to free her and other demons from the reign of Destroyer. Addux gets caught up in the mix and becomes a vessel for demon Berxly

Ever pondered what chaos would ensue if Guts from Berserk stumbled into a "Slice of Life" anime? Or if Solo Leveling unfolded in a medieval landscape, complete with knights and courtly intrigue? How about the most divine irony: God reincarnated as a lowly slave? Welcome to a novel born from the depths of my most twisted and outrageous imaginings. It's a journey that spares no punches and offers little comfort to the faint-hearted or easily offended. But hey, if you're here for the ride, buckle up. To set expectations: I am not the literary offspring of J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter) or Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes). This tale may be somewhat unrefined, sprinkled with typos and moments of grammatical rebellion. Yet, what it lacks in polished finesse, it delivers in unrestrained absurdity and wild, unpredictable fun.

This is the story of an extremely lazy student whose only aspiration in life is to lay on his bed all day and slumber away. Meet Aiden. His life had been rather simple so far. He heads to the academy, sleeps through his classes, returns home, exterminates the aliens that come through the portal every once in a while, showers, eats dinner, and then heads to bed. Rinse and repeat. However, with the arrival of a transfer student who was too nosy for her own good, she accidentally encountered one of his secrets, the one about the aliens, and so began the domino chain of misunderstandings popping up here and there. "He's not lazy. It's just... he's tired from defending our world from evil." "Hey! Call him lazy and I'll beat you to a pulp. Say it again, I dare you." "If he, the most hardworking student at our academy is considered lazy then... all of us are lazy. No, we might as well be corpses." Aiden, hearing all these defensive statements about him began to wonder, "What are they talking about? I'm not sleeping because I'm tired from fighting those aliens. I'm sleeping because class is boring and I want to sleep. I'm... I'm hardworking? Hahaha, I don't even want to get out of bed every morning. "

Beaten to a pulp day by day, exploited, manipulated and forced to live day by day like a slave to the bullies at school. With no hope of revenge, Davis only hoped he could finally shut his eyes forever but even that was not granted to him. Fed up with his life he decides to take a crazy risk "since they don't want to grant me rest then I'll grant them." He finally took revenge at the expense of his life only to be brought back as the abandoned son of the most notorious mafia boss in the entire world. To others being a mafia boss's son may be cool but Davis was the abandoned son of the mafia boss, even bottom tier street gangs had more recognition than him and to top it off he had to take care of his abandoned mother. but fate didn't forget to give him a cheat to get started. After alot of twist and turns, watch as Davis turns from a regular youngster to the ruler of mafia.

Liuliu opened her eyes, and suddenly the surroundings felt ancient. The people, the bed she was lying on, everything screamed of ancient times. Liuliu felt a piercing headache. No, she begged, please don't let this be time-travel. I don't do that! Like it or not, on her first day after traveling through time, Liuliu had experienced a harsh awakening - apparently, her husband had inflicted an injury on her that left her with a broken head. The main character had fled, and sadly, Liuliu had to take her place. Thus, her journey into the real-life drama of time-travel commenced. The following day, after being informed about the incident, her family appeared furiously on the scene. The sight of her raging family, all brandishing butcher knives, sent a shiver of terror down Liuliu's spine. Liuliu's family brought her back home to recuperate. Her father sternly warned that if her husband's family didn't come to get her within three days, he would go to them instead. Liuliu trembled at the threat. Mercifully, on the third day, her husband’s family did come to get her, including her playboy brother-in-law. "Sister-in-law, how about coming home with me? After that, we can try our luck in town. Did your parents give you any silver?" The fourteen-year-old brother-in-law had learned to gamble from his elder sister-in-law, who had not been in the house for long. Now, he was not only there to pick her up, but also to gamble! "Fifth brother, these books are for you!" Liuliu handed over several books borrowed from the Academy to the bookworm fifth brother as she was passing by to gamble. She got them by climbing the wall and had even borrowed some books. The books, of course, couldn't say no. Her younger sister was being bullied by her husband's family. Liuliu, along with her playboy fourth brother and bookworm fifth brother, went to help her. It was then that Liuliu realized they had encountered a jerk who beat her sister's husband to a pulp, and official divorce papers were handed over. "Little sister, once we're free of this crooked tree, we have an entire forest to explore. Let your sister-in-law show you around!" Liuliu was deeply satisfied. After all, anyone who disrespected her loved ones deserved a beating! Recommendation for the new 2021 book "Tough Daughter-in-law from the Rural Area". Come and support, enjoy the read!

The war in the kingdom intensified, and the orcs from the North were ready to take action. They traveled through time and became the ninth son of a Count. He was not qualified to inherit the title, but accidentally obtained the daily intelligence system. With the help of the daily intelligence system, he began to build a territory and obtain a title. [Daily information has been updated] [1: Renn was wandering around the Lucerne town market today and accidentally bought a life fruit from Mijie’s pulp shop. After taking it, he officially condensed the life seeds] [2: In the northern part of your territory, there is an extremely rich iron mine among the Golimbo tribe] [3: In ten days, your territory will be attacked by tauren] [4. After seven days, there will be a group of unicorns looking for food in the west of your territory] 【5：…………】 [6: Engel Dressrosa seems to have some troubles, coming from the limitations of his own strength] 【7:……】 This is a translation, All credit goes to the original author: If life is just like a dream

Summary HI. Everyone This story is about a journey to the top by an arrogant and pervert boy named Trevor who met a prideful system after he died from an infamous truck- kun. Along the way, where he faces powerful immortals, gods many other creatures and beats them to pulp and there are no things he can't do but there is one thing he can't avoid is to getting trolled by his system which treats him as a slave System: [Slave have pride in what you do. The moment you lose your pride, then it's a one-way ticket to hell].

When I opened my eyes, I was inside a novel. [The Birth of a Hero]. [The Birth of a Hero] was a novel focused on the adventures of the main character, Choi Han, a high school boy who was transported to a different dimension from Earth, along with the birth of the numerous heroes of the continent. I became a part of that novel as the trash of the Count’s family, the family that oversaw the territory where the first village that Choi Han visits is located. The problem is that Choi Han becomes twisted after that village, and everyone in it, are destroyed by assassins. The bigger problem is the fact that this stupid trash who I’ve become doesn’t know about what happened in the village and messes with Choi Han, only to get beaten to a pulp. “…This is going to be a problem.” I feel like something serious has happened to me. But it was worth trying to make this my new life.

The strongest man in the world has grown bored of the world. After becoming the strongest, the world was supposed to entertain him! But no, the world felt so bland, so soft, so boring. “Let’s shake things up a bit”. Orchestrating the battle of the millennium, the strongest man beat the 10 strongest astral warriors in the world to a pulp, doing his best to make it a showpiece before going with a bang. Yes, the strongest man killed himself. ‘This is the only way to reset this boring world’. He killed himself after leaving the only inheritance that he could think of to make the world exciting. Fast-forward 45 years and a boy was born, Ramon Brenden. He inherited the will of the once strongest man in the world. “Hehe, I shall become the strongest”. “I shall create the best crew of astral travelers in the world”. “The best cook?” “They’re mine”. “What’s life without music? The best musician is mine”. “The best warriors are mine”. “I shall become the new King of astral travelers!” ... NOTE: I'll be updating 2 chapters per day, I'll drop milestones for mass release with time if I'm satisfied with the engagement. Thanks in advance for reading. For those who saw the previous one, I reuploaded it for WSA.

When I opened my eyes, I was inside a novel. [The Birth of a Hero]. [The Birth of a Hero] was a novel focused on the adventures of the main character, Choi Han, a high school boy who was transported to a different dimension from Earth, along with the birth of the numerous heroes of the continent. I became a part of that novel as the trash of the Count’s family, the family that oversaw the territory where the first village that Choi Han visits is located. The problem is that Choi Han becomes twisted after that village, and everyone in it, are destroyed by assassins. The bigger problem is the fact that this stupid trash who I’ve become doesn’t know about what happened in the village and messes with Choi Han, only to get beaten to a pulp. “…This is going to be a problem.” I feel like something serious has happened to me.  But it was worth trying to make this my new life. ____________________________________________________ Disclaimer: This is not my work nor translation! Original: Chungeoram Translation: https://eatapplepies.com/trash-of-the-counts-family/

Conan never thought that he will meet his mate one day. He has waited a long time for his fated one and when he meets her she's all that he ever wanted. He will do anything for his mate and keep her happy. This is my first book please enjoy

What happens when a crappy author is sent into his own crappy book? *** Hori Willaims is an unemployed author working on his masterpiece to submit in the editor’s panel with the hopes of publishing his book. One of the editors identify his work as thrash and in a fit of rage, he beat the editor to a pulp. Little did he know, he just made the decision that would turn his life around. After a blissful sleep, he wakes up to realize that he transmigrated into the book that he wrote, what’s worst is that he transmigrated into one of the thrash talents that is completely beaten up by the MC. Using his knowledge as the author, Hori navigates the world and gets stronger.

A handsome half-orc with a hulking body filled with perfect muscles stands carrying a great axe over one shoulder. His neon blue eyes watching the void, waiting for those that would threaten his world. Huge creatures with monstrous figures, beasts of the abyss, here to kill the orc. Their angered shrieks and pained screams filled the air. The corpses of these monsters surround his body, forming his throne of dread. His long tail smashed down, turning them into pulp while using his brutal axe with powerful chops, cleaving them into pieces. "This world shall become ours; you cannot stop our legion! Orc!" a distorted and evil voice sounded. "WATCH ME!" Shouted the orc, filled with confidence and pride. In defiance, a purple mist shrouded him as he transformed into a monster himself, with long gryphon wings and sharp horns from his head—a hulking muscular body and legs filled with thick scales and black hooves. Bang! The orc stepped forward, his heart burning with passion and desire as he bellowed with a demonic and distorted voice. "I am the Sovereign of Dread, foul Daemons. This is MY world! Return to your wasteland to rot, or DIE!" He was a manticore, the only male manticore ever to exist. He fights not for power. Not for glory! Alistair "Raven" Granbell fights only for his beloved women and because he LOVES to fight the strong and crush them under his axe Mor'vaal and prove he deserves his Dread Sovereign title. Dread Sovereign is exclusively published on Webnovel.com.

In a twist of fate at the café, as you prepare to introduce your new fiancé to your parents and meet the intriguing men, you're stunned to find an envelope containing a note from your soon-to-be spouse, breaking off the engagement. Confusion and disappointment fill your heart as you struggle to understand the sudden change. Caught in a predicament, your parents' joyous anticipation for the engagement ceremony leaves you hesitant to reveal the truth. Just as despair threatens to consume you, a voice cuts through the tension with an unexpected proclamation, "Sorry to keep you waiting..." It's one of the men you've just met, and he's claiming to be your fiancé. Intrigued and caught off-guard, you listen as he explains himself further. As circumstances unfold, you find yourself drawn into a complex web of emotions and decisions. With a mixture of curiosity, desperation, and perhaps a spark of daring, you agree to enter into a fake marriage with this enigmatic stranger. Your path becomes a delicate dance between loyalty to your parents' happiness and the mystery that surrounds this unexpected development. As days turn into weeks and the charade continues, you find yourself spending time with this man in the guise of a couple. As the two of you navigate this façade, you begin to uncover layers of his personality, his past, and the reasons behind his sudden proposition. A slow but undeniable connection forms, intertwining your lives in ways you never imagined. Throughout the journey, you're faced with moments of vulnerability, shared laughter, and unexpected intimacy. As your relationship deepens, the lines between fiction and reality blur, and you question the authenticity of your emotions. Is it just a charade, or is there something genuine blossoming amidst the pretense?As the story reaches its climax, you must confront your feelings and make a choice. Will you continue to uphold the pretense for the sake of your parents' happiness, or will you pursue your own heart's desires?

The story is about the journey of an empress who tragically died from an unknown cause but has been granted a miraculous second chance at life through reincarnation. Upon her rebirth, she retains some memories from her past life, most notably those involving her profound love for her husband. The Empress becomes determined to reunite with her beloved husband, but there's a significant obstacle standing in her way—she cannot remember his face. Undeterred, she embarks on a quest to find him, leaving no stone unturned in her pursuit. She searches far and wide throughout the kingdom, desperately seeking any clues that might lead her to her lost love. However, amidst her search, there is one place the Empress hesitates to explore—an enigmatic territory ruled by her rival, the tyrant king. This tyrant poses a great threat to the kingdom and may have played a role in the Empress's untimely demise in her previous life. Nonetheless, she realizes that this place may hold the key to her husband's whereabouts, forcing her to confront her fears and confront the powerful ruler. As the plot unfolds, the Empress faces numerous challenges and encounters a host of intriguing characters in her quest for her husband. Along the way, she discovers hidden truths about her past life, her husband's disappearance, and the tyrant king's involvement in her fate. Love, sacrifice, and redemption become central themes as she navigates through a world filled with intrigue and danger. "The Lost Love of the Tyrant" is an emotionally charged story of love, resilience, and the power of memories, where the protagonist's determination to find her lost love takes readers on a thrilling and heartwarming journey through a beautifully crafted fantasy realm.

" Zach please take care of my child while am still in the hospital" Evie told her big brother. " don't worry sis we shall be awaiting for your return home. " Zach assured his little sis mom ... don't leave me mom... the young girl's voice echoed through the walls "my darling you must promise me to never back out and keep your head held high, never repeat the same mistake as I have done. Promise to prove yourself right and not the world. Emma a young girl who lost her mom(Evei) coz of being falsely accused of a crime and beaten to pulp which landed her into a coma in hospital where she later dies, suddenly realizes that the world is not as comfy and peaceful as her mom used to tell her. People were worse than monsters, but she kept to her word and became the most powerful woman in the country. What will happen to those who led to the death of her mom, And about her dad will she be able to discover who he really was and why he left her??? stay with me as we discover her journey of being the most powerful and feared Lady

We follow the story of Song Lang, a genius in the police field, who due to unfortunate circumstances caused by his mortal enemy, now assumes the identity of a driver named Chen Shi. Although he had wanted to live out his days as an ordinary citizen, fate has other plans in store for him. Finding himself in the position of prime suspect to a case, he assists a police officer to uncover the truth. Follow the adventures of Chen Shi as he is plunged back into the world of bizarre homicide investigations. Will he be fated to meet his enemy once again? If you enjoy murder mysteries such as the TV show "The Mentalist", or anime like "Detective Conan", then this novel is for you.

*Excerpt* "I am thinking of taking out a loan," I rolled my eyes, and thought to myself secretly, 'what an idiot but I can help this idiot!' I began with my lecture, educating a dedicated 'servant' is the duty of the 'master'. "A loan from a bank takes around 30 years to pay off, but if you rob a bank you are out in 10," "Ah...erm...Di'ordi what's with your head?" I felt puzzled by this, I mean my logic is sound! you don't have to worry about food and shelter in prison. I mean my 'servant' is decent enough to become a big boss while in prison. "Nothing, I robbed a bank a while back but my accomplice got caught the fool spent 10 years in prison but now she's out and living well." Ah, my last life but she will never know. "f*ck!" "No need to spout such filthy words, I haven't beaten you to a pulp or anything," -- Di'ordi had lived a fulfilling life and died beside the man she loved and surrounded by the men who secretly loved her. Of course, those men had been repeatedly suppressed for the past hundred years but because they are in fact his shattered soul made flesh weakening him, he had granted them a boon to stay by her side as her friends. Upon her death, his fracture souls were then bonded to her wandering soul and followed her to the thousands of light-years away planet to be reborn and join her once again. The issue is, it became a bit complicated due to her siblings and other circumstances. --- *Disclaimer notice: the cover is not mines, credit to the original owner* original novel~ please vote, thank you~ WPC February event~

In a futuristic power struggle between three races, Humans, Shifters, and Alchemists a teenage boy is unknowingly born with the power to stop it all. " I'm... 200 years in the future? Can a loser like me... really start over?" Lars the loser, was the smallest and weakest kid in his high school. Everyday he was shoved into lockers and beaten to a pulp. When his high school bully beats him into a coma, Lars draws his last breath thinking. "Am I going to die a loser?" When He awakes from his coma, he finds himself reincarnated to the year 2230 , inside of an academy. And that he is no longer a human, but he is now a Shifter, a being with supernatural powers. Lars, now on the body of a Shifter named Axel, sets out to become the strongest Shifter in his academy. Learning from the bullying he experienced in his first life, he sets off on an adventure to become the strongest. However, as he navigates through the academy he has premonitions of a great tragedy that he realized he had dreamed about in his previous life.

A men born and raised in a peaceful world,suddenly transmigrated in a world of swords and magic.He should be celebrating as the dream of being isekied has become reality, Celebrating as he no longer have to hear tv channels everyday saying that world is about to end, world super powers are about to launch a war,government policy sucks, people protesting against forced vaccination, pollution killing planet and its animals, celebrity scandal etc.....all full of negatives. And when all of worlds people where suffering, you got lucky and gone to a great world, leaving this hellhole known as Earth!!!!!!!!!! You should be celebrating, right???? But the very moment you open your eyes in this new journey you were welcomed with a loud slap. out of nowhere,boys started to kick you to pulp,teachers disdains you for your low aptitude.there is no concept of industrialisation revolution, so if you born poor you are destined to die poor if not have a good aptitude. A world were humans yet to gain supremacy over other inhabitants unlike your previous one. A world where countries constantly fought each other unlike your where countries just show off there nuks but Don't use them. A world where there is no tv,smartphone,computer like your previous one. A world where there is no science but magic and occults. A world where human life has no value if not born with a golden spoon. Are you sure you are the luckiest one! ........... For grammar mistake, please bear with it for now. It will improve slowly but surely in near future. ............ book cover is collected not mine. .......... This is a pure imagination work, If you find any similarities with real world,novels,comics etc please show leniency.

When I opened my eyes, I was inside a novel. [The Birth of a Hero]. [The Birth of a Hero] was a novel focused on the adventures of the main character, Choi Han, a high school boy who was transported to a different dimension from Earth, along with the birth of the numerous heroes of the continent. I became a part of that novel as the trash of the Count’s family, the family that oversaw the territory where the first village that Choi Han visits is located. The problem is that Choi Han becomes twisted after that village, and everyone in it, are destroyed by assassins. The bigger problem is the fact that this stupid trash who I’ve become doesn’t know about what happened in the village and messes with Choi Han, only to get beaten to a pulp. “…This is going to be a problem.” I feel like something serious has happened to me. But it was worth trying to make this my new life.

Hatinya ingin menetap, namun takdir ingin berlalu dari sebuah masalalu. "Tidak! Aku hanya mencintai Mita, Bukan Dehria!" Siapa sangka, pria pewaria tunggal ini begitu mencintai kekasihnya yang berada jauh dari negaranya. Namun, saat ini pula dia menikahi seorang wanita yang bernama Dehria Farhana. Sedangkan Cinta pertamanya adalah Rosmita Reyna. Namun wanita ini tidak ingin menikah dengan cepat, sehingga Conan Subroto melampiaskan kemarahannya dengan mebinggalkan Rosmita yang berada di Dubai. Conan menikahi Dehria, namun awalnya tidak cinta, dan mereka menikah hanya dalam perjanjian diatas nota selama 60 hari. Semakin dekat harinya semakin hati Conan tidak menentu, dia dilema karena tiba-tiba Rosmita pulang dan mengajaknya menikah. Sedangkan saat ini dia masih berstatus sebagai suami dari Dehria. Akankah Conan menceraikan Dehria, yang bukan cinta pertamanya? Atau bahkan Conan akan menikahi cinta pertamanya? Ikuti terus Bukan Cinta Pertama.

Nari the girl, whose punches every other guy of her age in her school had tasted. Park Ye Jun, the guy who excessively seemed interested in this tomboy who had entered his life first when she beat the pulp out of his friend. Nari hated Ye Jun but Park Ye Jun never missed a chance of showing his feelings to her. But then why suddenly he left the city and cut ties with everyone, even Nari. Why did he leave Nari alone when she wanted him finally? And what will happen when he finally comes back and Nari hates him again? Join them on the wistful, humourous, and sometimes unpredictable journey of them, The Page Where We Left... The total number of chapters (targeted): 150. Updates: Two chapters daily. The Privileged readers can get access to a sneak peek of further two to four chapters. It's a slow burn so buckle yourself up for A long journey!!!! Catch me on insta: _aislinn_jasper_ or talk to me on discord: Aislinn_Jasper #2125

Imagine a hero in the mines as a slave. Imagine Conan the babarian with some elder Scrolls and pure imagination. I do not promise a constant updaterate

this is something I wrote in my free time feel free to read and comment

Brandy, a seventeen-year-old boy, he died in a traffic accident as a huge bus hit him, which make him rebirth in another world. Shockingly, he opened his eyes to find himself in his favorite anime world, Detective Conan, while the tyrant Gin and his friend Vodka faced him. After a while, Brandy discovered that he possessed something that could not be found in this world, something supernatural, he possessed ... the system! What will our hero do to survive these two? And how he will continue to live his life within the anime?!

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional private detective created by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a "consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, forensic science, and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic, which he employs when investigating cases for a wide variety of clients, including Scotland Yard. First appearing in print in 1887's A Study in Scarlet, the character's popularity became widespread with the first series of short stories in The Strand Magazine, beginning with "A Scandal in Bohemia" in 1891; additional tales appeared from then until 1927, eventually totaling four novels and 56 short stories. All but one are set in the Victorian or Edwardian eras, between about 1880 and 1914. Most are narrated by the character of Holmes's friend and biographer Dr. Watson, who usually accompanies Holmes during his investigations and often shares quarters with him at the address of 221B Baker Street, London, where many of the stories begin. Though not the first fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes is arguably the best known, with Guinness World Records listing him as the "most portrayed movie character" in history. Holmes's popularity and fame are such that many have believed him to be not a fictional character but a real individual; numerous literary and fan societies have been founded that pretend to operate on this principle. Widely considered a British cultural icon, the character and stories have had a profound and lasting effect on mystery writing and popular culture as a whole, with the original tales as well as thousands written by authors other than Conan Doyle being adapted into stage and radio plays, television, films, video games, and other media for over one hundred years. This is one of the cases of Sherlock Holmes. Giancarlo Rossini Real ePublisher