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Line 1: {{work}} {{cleanup\|The trope lists that apply to only one book each need to be moved to pages for those books (and, if necessary, the specific work pages need to be created).}} [[File:basilofbakerstreet_2297.jpg\|frame\|Wait, ''[[~~The Great Mouse Detective (Disney)\|~~The Great Mouse Detective]]'' was based off of ''books'' plural?]] {{quote\| '''Basil''': Elementary, my dear Dawson.}} A long since out-of-print children's book series written by Eve Titus and illustrated by Paul Galdone about Basil of Baker Street, the [[Sherlock Holmes]] of the [[Mouse World]], and his personal biographer, Dr. David Q. Dawson. [[Adaptation Displacement\|Not as well known as its]] [[Animated Adaptation]], ''[[~~The Great Mouse Detective (Disney)\|~~The Great Mouse Detective]]''. ---- {{franchisetropes}} ~~=== These books provide examples of: ===~~ == Series-wide: == * [[Adaptation Displacement]] * [[Badass Bookworm]]: Basil is quite able to hold his own in a fight against multiple opponents. * [[Barefoot Cartoon ~~Animals~~Animal]]s: While mostly averted in ''[[~~The Great Mouse Detective (Disney)\|~~The Great Mouse Detective]]'', Galdone's illustrations show a lack of shoes for any of the characters. * [[Cats Are Mean]]: Throughout the series but averted in '''Basil and the Pygmy Cats''' {{spoiler\|since, you know, the cats are the same size as the mice.}} * [[Dreadful Musician]]: Sort of. While Basil can't play the violin like [[Sherlock Holmes\|his mentor]] to save his life, he is quite good at playing the flute. Line 24 ⟶ 25: * [[Private Detective]]: Basil * [[Sherlock Scan]] * [[Shout -Out]]: Plenty of shoutouts throughout the series to Titus' other mouse-related series, Anatole and of course, to [[Sherlock Holmes\|The Canon]] itself. * [[Sidekick]]: Dawson * [[The Watson]]: Dawson Line 33 ⟶ 34: == Basil of Baker Street == * [[Alliterative Name]]: Harry Hawkins, Sam Stilton * [[Beam Me Up, Scotty]]: Averted. Titus quotes the often missaid line in Robert Burns' "To a Mouse" correctly. * [[GPS Evidence]]: How Basil and Dawson manage to find The Terrible Three. * [[Location Theme Naming]]: Basil and Dawson sign the Greymouse Inn registry as "Captain Baker" and "Mr. Street". Line 41 ⟶ 42: == Basil and the Lost Colony == * [[Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yeti]]: The Adorable Snowmouse * [[Theme Twin Naming]]: Flora and Fauna Faversham * [[Noodle Incident]]: The Sealed Mousehole Mystery Line 58 ⟶ 59: {{reflist}} [[Category:~~Childrens~~Children's Literature]] [[Category:Basil Ofof Baker Street]] [[Category:Literature]]