Encyclopedia Sherlockiana: An A-to-Z Guide by Matthew Bunson (.PDF)
File Size: 33.5 MB
Encyclopedia Sherlockiana: An A-to-Z Guide to the World of the Great Detective (1994) by Matthew Bunson
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Overview: When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth!’
– Sherlock Holmes, The Sign of Four
The fascination that Sherlock Holmes holds is a literary phenomenon without comparison. In December of 1893, the public created an uproar when they read of the sleuth’s apparent demise in the disaster at Reichenbach Falls, and they cheered his amazing reappearance in “The Return of Sherlock Holmes.” The invincible Holmes is now captured in the Encyclopedia Sherlockiana: An A-to-Z Guide to the World of the Great Detective, the first complete guide to the life and times of the famous sleuth and every work in the Canon.
Here you’ll find the very first adventure of “The ‘Gloria Scott'” and the real cases that provided the basis for many of the stories. You’ll also find the aliases, disguises, and codes employed by the detective and a description of every television, radio, and film production based on the Canon — from the Hound of the Baskervilles to The Seven-Per-Cent Solution.
The book includes profiles of famous “Holmeses,” such as William Gillette and Basil Rathbone; descriptions of every villain and victim; the contributions of Holmes scholars and studies, and a profile of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Also included are the detective’s memorable axioms, such as “To a great mind, nothing is little” (A Study in Scarlet) and “I never guess. It is a shocking habit – destructive to the logical faculty” (The Sign of Four).
Genre: Non-Fiction > General > Sherlock Holmes
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