Home Icons The Top 10 British Heroes in Fiction We list the greatest rakes ever to appear in British literature, print and cinema, from Sherlock Holmes to Robin Hood. by Christian Barker Contributor Christian Barker CBBarker christianbbarker Read more from Christian Barker Published October 2017 Tags British HeroescinemaFICTIONliterature Also read Rakish Icon: Jeff Goldblum Party Animals: The Rothschild Surrealist Ball Elvis Presley: The Breakthrough Moment