Agents
| Agent | Stories |
|---|---|
| The Baker Street Irregulars (BSI), aka The Baker Street Division of the detective police force, a group of young boys commonly referred to as street Arabs. | A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, and "The Crooked Man" |
| Billy, a page at Holmes’ rooms in Baker Street | Valley of Fear, "The Mazarin Stone", and "Thor Bridge" |
| Cartwright, “the little chap at the express office.” | The Hound of the Baskervilles |
| Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock’s brother, aka The British Government. | "The Greek Interpreter", "The Final Problem", "The Empty House", and "The Bruce-Partington Plans" |
| Shinwell Johnson, aka “Porky” Johnson, he acted as Holmes’ “agent in the huge criminal underworld of London...” | "The Illustrious Client" |
| Lomax, sublibrarian of the London Library and Watson’s friend. | "The Illustrious Client" |
| Martha, employed as housekeeper by Von Bork, but Holmes’ agent. | "His Last Bow" |
| Mercer, “He is my general utility man who looks up routine business.” | "The Creeping Man" |
| Peterson, a London commissionaire | "The Blue Carbuncle" |
| Langdale Pike, a “human book of reference upon all matters of social scandal.” | "The Three Gables" |
| Pompey, a draghound | "The Missing Three-Quarter" |
| Fred Porlock, an anonymous source of information from within Professor Moriarty’s gang. | The Valley of Fear |
| Old Sherman, taxidermist and owner of Toby. | The Sign of the Four |
| Simpson, BSI | "The Crooked Man" |
| Toby, a dog, owned by Old Sherman, with a remarkable talent for tracking. | The Sign of the Four |
| Wiggins, (BSI) | A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of the Four |
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