""Elementary, my dear Watson" – Sherlock Holmes"
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January 1, 1970

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The first documented occurrence of this quote appears in the P. G. Wodehouse novel, "Psmith, Journalist", which was serialized in The Captain magazine (1909-10) then published in book form (1915) and contains the following dialogue: