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All other men are specialists, but his specialism is omniscience. 'The conclusions of every department are passed to him, and he is the central exchange, the clearinghouse, which makes out the balance. Sherlock comments regarding Mycroft's role that there 'has never been anything like it before, nor will be again' and that Mycroft 'has the tidiest and most orderly brain, with the greatest capacity for storing facts, of any man living'. Mycroft has a unique position in the government, which is not named in the stories.

You would also be right in a sense if you said that occasionally he is the British government.' You are right in thinking that he is under the British government. One has to be discreet when one talks of high matters of state. 'I did not know you quite so well in those days. Though Sherlock initially told Watson in 'The Greek Interpreter' that Mycroft audits books for the British government, he reveals to Watson in 'The Bruce-Partington Plans' that Mycroft's true role is more substantial: Sherlock Holmes says in this story that Mycroft only visited 221B Baker Street once before. In ' The Bruce-Partington Plans', Mycroft goes to Baker Street to speak with his brother about recovering missing submarine plans for the government. When Sherlock returned to London, he found that Mycroft had preserved his Baker Street rooms and his papers 'exactly as they had always been'. His only confidant during this time was Mycroft, who provided him with the money he needed. In ' The Empty House', it is revealed that Sherlock Holmes faked his death in 'The Final Problem' and subsequently went abroad. Near the end of the story after Sherlock's supposed death, Watson reads a letter left by Sherlock, which includes the statement, 'I made every disposition of my property before leaving England, and handed it to my brother Mycroft.'

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Sherlock later tells Watson that the driver was Mycroft. Watson sees the coachman and does not recognise him. Watson instructions to take a certain route to leave London to avoid Moriarty's gang, and part of this plan involves a ride in a brougham driven by a cloaked driver. Mycroft makes a brief appearance in ' The Final Problem'. Watson visit Mycroft at the Diogenes Club, which Mycroft co-founded. He also comments that some of his most interesting cases have come to him through Mycroft. Watson that Mycroft has powers of observation and deduction superior to his own, but is not energetic or ambitious. He first appears in ' The Greek Interpreter', in which he brings Sherlock a case involving one of his neighbours.

He also appears briefly in ' The Final Problem', and is mentioned in ' The Adventure of the Empty House'. He mainly appears in two stories by Doyle, ' The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter' and ' The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans'. Mycroft Holmes is Sherlock Holmes's older brother. He is also popular in culture, being mentioned by many works, which mostly reference his job, personality, or his relationship with Sherlock Holmes.įictional character biography History and occupation The character has been adapted in various pieces of literature and media, including television series, films, radio, and comics. Mycroft is described as having abilities of deduction and knowledge exceeding even those of his brother, though their practical use is limited by his dislike of fieldwork. The elder brother (by seven years) of detective Sherlock Holmes, he is a government official and a founding member of the Diogenes Club.

Mycroft Holmes is a fictional character appearing in stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle from 1893 to 1908. ' The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans' (1908) ' The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter' (1893)

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