Wikipedia Trail: Arsene Lupin to anthropomorphic dogs

1. Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar. This is a French book by author Maurice Leblanc. It is a collection of short stories about a Sherlock Holmes type character who becomes a thief over time. Sherlock Holmes becomes a character, but then Leblanc got in trouble for using him, so in the second  collection of stories, he changed his name to Herlock Sholmes. 

2. Maurice Leblanc. Author of the Arsene Lupin books, as well as a couple of science fiction books. He dropped out of law school and moved to Paris to write. One of his sci fi books was about an earthquake. His character Lupin may have been based on French anarchist Marius Jacob.

3. Sherlock Holmes. Character created by author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He's a detective that uses logic, observation and forensic science to solve crimes no one else can. Because fans believe the character to be based on a real person, he gained immense popularity and is the most famous fictional detective. In the 80's, an anime show was made in Japan called Sherlock Hound that used anthropomorphic dogs to represent the characters from Sherlock Holmes.

4. Anthropomorphism. Refers to attributing human characteristics and emotions to things that are not human. Can be animals, or inanimate objects, or concepts like the seasons or weather. It is used often in storytelling. 

(Photo of Sherlock Hound from Wikipedia)