A Sherlock Holmes Handbook - Hardcover

Redmond, Christopher

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0889242461 ISBN 13: 9780889242463

Publisher: Dundurn Press, 1993

Synopsis

Here in one convenient book by a noted Sherlockian scholar is everything needed for the study and enjoyment of the Holmes canon: information on the stories and their publishing history; an assessment of a century of illustrators; a biography of Arthur Conan Doyle and a bibliography of his other writings; commentary on the films and plays about Sherlock Holmes; synopses of the stories and information about their characters; a survey of Victorian life and on the geography and social scene of 1895 London; and information on current Sherlockian organizations. A final section comments on the lasting appeal of Sherlock Holmes and what he means to generations of readers.

About this title

About the Author:

Christopher Redmond has been studying and writing about Sherlock Holmes for twenty-five years and was for many years co-editor of Canadian Holmes. He is also the author of In Bed With Sherlock Holmes and Welcome to America, Mr. Sherlock Holmes.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dundurn Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0889242461
• ISBN 13: 9780889242463
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256