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(1862–1948) U.S. newspaper publisher who was also secretary of the U.S. Navy during World War I, ... (1859–1930) Scottish-born doctor best known as the author of the Sherlock Holmes detective stories. He also wrote adventure stories, notably a series featuring the 19th-century scientist Professor George Edward Challenger;
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Learn about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the history of the Belgian Congo. ... In 1878 Leopold hired Stanley (who allegedly voiced the famous phrase, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?") for a large undertaking. Leopold wanted the Congo. It was Stanley's job to get it. ... The Death of Sherlock Holmes...
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The central character, based on van Ormstein, informs Sherlock Holmes, ... "Doctor Livingstone, I presume": The American explorer Henry Stanley stayed at The Langham while preparing his journey to search for Dr Livingstone in Africa. In 1993, Dr David Livingstone's great-grandson set out from the steps of The Langham to...
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Q: The narrative of the show revolves around the 19th century inland expedition by adventurer David Livingston, and the subsequent trek of journalist HM Stanley. How familiar were you with their adventures?; A: Everyone's familiar with the term "Dr Livingstone, I presume".
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1881 Dr. John H Watson is introduced to Sherlock Holmes ... 1871 Henry M. Stanley in Tanganyka say "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" ...
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Steam Engine to Radio: This is the classic age of English literature, and of the penny dreadful: Sir Walter Scott, Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, but also Frankenstein, 'Varney the Vampire' and Sherlock Holmes. ... Evilutionary Biologist (The Island of Dr. Moreau, 1896) ... River Of Insanity: "Doctor Livingston, I presume?"
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Stanley stayed at The Langham while he was planning his journey. On November 3, 1871 he found Livingstone near Lake Tanganyika, where he pronounced his historic casual greeting: "Dr. Livingstone, I presume". A simple "Yes" was the reply. ... In A Scandal in Bohemia, when Sherlock Holmes asked the count where he was staying,
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And I had a pretty decent collection of stuff that had so far done exactly that for me: my genuine Hohner harmonica, my Converse high-tops, my fake but still satisfyingly menacing pirate sword — even, in an intrepid, “Dr. Livingston, I presume?” kind of way, ... And all the lectures in the world including Dr.
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On "House," however, this Dr. Livingston, I presume, has more than met his match. While giving a fund-raising pitch to pharmaceutical representatives back in the States, Charles collapses - and it's up to House to treat him. ... He's like Sherlock Holmes in a lab coat, methodically eliminating the impossible until...
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The latter Dr. Steve hunted down in the jungle to be the first to say “Dr. Livingston, I presume?” Most of the adventures have to do with American history, and are wacky fun interspersed with exposition about the time period.
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