Sherlock Holmes handbook

Redmond, Chris. (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781554884469 :
Physical Description: print
336 p. : ill. ; 26cm.
Edition: 2nd edition.
Publisher: Toronto, ON : Dundurn, c2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- The Canon. A study in scarlet -- The sign of the four -- The adventures of Sherlock Holmes -- The memoirs of Sherlock Holmes -- The hound of the Baskervilles -- The return of Sherlock Holmes -- The valley of fear -- His last bow -- The case-book of Sherlock Holmes. Characters and adventures. Sherlock Holmes -- John H. Watson -- The supporting actors -- The unpublished cases -- The rooms at 221B Baker Street -- Holmes's methods -- Overtones in the stories -- Sherlock Holmes in print -- Sources -- Manuscripts -- Publishing and textual transmission -- Copyright -- Editions of the stories -- Annotated editions -- illustration -- Translations and transcriptions -- Arthur Conan Doyle -- Life and medical career -- Literary work -- General interests -- Spiritualist interests -- Posterity -- Biographical writings -- The Victorian background -- London -- Public affairs -- Money and social class -- Daily life -- Higher pursuits -- The empire and the world -- Who's who -- Crime and punishment. British law -- Policing and detection -- Detective stories -- Holmes in modern media -- Pastiches and parodies -- Theatre -- Radio -- Film -- Television -- Other media -- Fans and followers -- The Baker Street irregulars -- Sherlockian life -- Overseas -- The printed word -- The Internet -- A lasting influence -- Memorials -- The common image -- Academic scholarship -- The appeal of Sherlock Holmes -- Appendix: the sixty tales -- Index.