Mary Morstan

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Mary Morstan is a key character in Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, best known as Dr. Watson's wife and the central female figure in "The Sign of Four."

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Mary Morstan in Sherlock 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in the Sherlock Holmes stories
fictional character
literary character
appearsIn The Adventure of the Empty House NERFINISHED
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder NERFINISHED
The Adventure of the Second Stain NERFINISHED
The Sign of Four NERFINISHED
The Sign of the Four NERFINISHED
associatedWith John Watson NERFINISHED
Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED
category Fictional British people
Fictional wives and husbands
Sherlock Holmes character
centralMysteryIn The Sign of Four NERFINISHED
creator Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED
deathStatus deceased (in canon, prior to later stories)
familyName Morstan NERFINISHED
father Captain Arthur Morstan NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED
firstAppearance The Sign of Four NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceYear 1890
gender female
genre detective fiction character
givenName Mary NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriod Victorian literature
literaryStatus recurring secondary character in Sherlock Holmes canon
maritalStatus married
medium prose literature
mentionedIn The Adventure of the Empty House NERFINISHED
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder NERFINISHED
The Adventure of the Second Stain NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction romantic interest of Dr. Watson
nationality British
notableTrait composure under stress
courage
loyalty
occupation governess
publisherOfFirstAppearance Lippincott's Monthly Magazine NERFINISHED
relationshipToProtagonist friend of Sherlock Holmes
wife of the narrator Dr. Watson
relative Captain Arthur Morstan NERFINISHED
roleInWork central female character in The Sign of Four
client of Sherlock Holmes
setting Victorian London NERFINISHED
spouse Dr. John H. Watson NERFINISHED
John Watson NERFINISHED
spouseOfMainCharacter Dr. John H. Watson NERFINISHED

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The Sign of Four featuresCharacter Mary Morstan
Kelly Reilly portrayed Mary Morstan
Amanda Abbington role Mary Morstan
this entity surface form: Mary Morstan in Sherlock
Dr. Watson spouse Mary Morstan