MURDER MYSTERY, REAL LIFE CRIME, TOPOGRAPHY,
RARE, SECOND HAND, OUT OF PRINT, BOOKS & PRINTS

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 surrent Sherlockian organizations. A Final section comments on the lasting appeal of Sherlock Holmes and hwat he means to generations of readers.

Hardback
Simon & Pierre 1993
16 x 23.4cm
251 Pages

$43