A 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…

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Title Statements

Full title :A Sherlock Holmes handbook / Christopher Redmond.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:©1993.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Dundurn
Place of Publication:Toronto [Ont.]
Language:eng
Publication Date:©1993.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (251 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781770700390, 1770700390, 9781554880577, 1554880572, 1281957607, 9781281957603, 1282815008, 9781282815001, 9786612815003, 6612815000, 9786611957605, 661195760X
oclc:ocn288136958
LC Classification:PR4624
Dewey Decimal:823/.8

Contents; introduction; i. the canon; ii. characters and adventures; iii. sherlock holmes in print; iv. arthur conan doyle; v. the victorian background; vi. crime and punishment; vii. holmes in modern media; viii. fans and followers; ix. a spreading influence; appendix: the sixty tales; index.

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Angleterre -- Mœurs et coutumes -- 19e … Biographies Biography BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General Doyle, Arthur Conan England England -- Social life and customs -- 1… Holmes, Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock,, personnage fictif Literary Criticism -- General Manners and customs Ouvrages de référence REFERENCE -- General Reference works