The Sherlock Mystery: The Movies And Shows VS The Original Stories
The Original Sherlock Hat
The famous images which accompanied Doyle’s original short Sherlock stories appeared in the Strand magazine from 1891. It was these stories and images that catapulted Sherlock Holmes into worldwide fame. Sidney Paget, who drew the illustrations, illustrated Holmes wearing a deerstalker for stories where the detective went into the country to investigate mysteries at country houses or small rural villages.
Although the hat was originally drawn for just these specific types of visits, people think of Sherlock as wearing a deerstalker at all times on all occasions. In fact, Doyle never mentions Sherlock wearing the hat in his work; the illustrator took it on himself to draw Sherlock wearing the deerstalker.
