The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes · Character
Billy
Holmes's young page boy who assists with errands and messages.
minor
Also known as William, Sir William
First appearance: The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
Billy shows up with force in The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The page boy at 221B Baker Street, appearing in some stories.
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In The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes: The page boy at 221B Baker Street, appearing in some stories. Later, in The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone: The young page assists Holmes and shows Watson the wax dummy and the…
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- Other
Character groups
- Mazarin Stone criminals
- Protagonist
- Holmes's inner circle
- Shoscombe Old Place suspects
- Minor characters across cases
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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