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A Brief History of Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Guide to the World's Most Famous Detective

By Nigel Cawthorne

Book information

Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Year
2011
ISBN
9781780331560, 9781780330129, 9780762444083, 2011928224
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2106074 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2023-01-04 23:50:05
Literary Criticism; Reference; Nonfiction; LIT0000

Description

Created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887, Sherlock Holmes appears in four novels and fifty-six short stories. Although Holmes was not the first literary detective, he continues to have a perennial allure as the ultimate sleuth. As Holmes is being re-introduced to a new audience through TV and film, Cawthorne introduces the general reader to Holmes and his creator Arthur Conan Doyle. He gives a full biography of author as well as his creation, including his resurrection following his unlikely death at the hands of arch enemy, Moriarty. Cawthorne also surveys the world of Holmes, looking at Victorian crime, the real characters behind Dr Watson and Inspector Lestrade, as well as the world on the doorstep of 22b Baker Street.

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