List of Common Misconceptions - Literature

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  • The character Sherlock Holmes never used the phrase: "Elementary, my dear Watson" in the works of Arthur Conan Doyle. However, he does say, "my dear Watson" then shortly (to Watson) "Elementary" during a conversation, and similar phrases at other times. The first use of the phrase was in the 1929 film "The Return of Sherlock Holmes."
  • Frankenstein was not the name of the monster in the novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley, rather it was the surname of the monster's creator Victor Frankenstein. The monster is instead called Frankenstein's monster. Also in the novel Frankenstein was a medical student, not a doctor as he is often portrayed.

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