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Christopher Redmond
Sherlock Holmes Handbook

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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.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 256 ● ISBN 9781770700390 ● Publisher Dundurn ● Published 1993 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2482253 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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