WRITTEN ON SHERLOCK HOLMES (LINGUISTIC AND LINGUO-CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF "THE SIGN OF THE FOUR", "A STUDY IN SCARLET", "THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN" AND "THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND" BY ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE)
The aim of this article is to look at different versions related to the popular interpretations of myths about Sherlock Holmes, as well as to describe the issues related to cultural realities of the 19<sup>th</sup> century British Empire and British lifestyle. The article is a summary of the introduction to the edition of stories about Sherlock Holmes compiled and commented on by Nina Scherbak (Moscow, AST, 2015)