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Moriarty, Professor

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Moriarty, Professor in Conan Doyle's stories of Sherlock Holmes, the arch criminal who is Holmes's implacable enemy. His final attempt to murder Holmes resulted in their both falling into the abyss of the Reichenbach Falls, apparently to their deaths, although the popularity of the character forced Conan Doyle to resurrect Holmes.

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Moriarty, Professor

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Moriarty, Professor, the enemy of Sherlock Holmes, a character created by A. C. Doyle.

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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Moriarty, Professor." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-MoriartyProfessor.html

MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Moriarty, Professor." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-MoriartyProfessor.html

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