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THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, VOLUME 4 IBD

LITTLE ELM PRESS
12 / 2022
9781952408212
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Sinopsis

Be as smart as Sherlock Holmes!áArthur Conan DoyleâÇÖs original tales include many references to everyday Victorian life that are no longer part of current readersâÇÖ world. What Holmes would have eaten from a can while searching for the hound of the Baskervilles, WatsonâÇÖs enjoyment of a yellow-back novel, or the proper use of a gasogene would have been common knowledge to the Victorian contemporary but compels modern readers to run to the nearest reference book. These twenty-five short essays pull such items from the past and expand on their significance in the story. As an additional bonus, this book contains an essay on the role of scandal in HolmesâÇÖ cases, originally appearing in a collected volume of essays on feminism and agency. After enjoying these concise treatises on HolmesâÇÖ world, readers will have a deeper understanding and appreciation of both the times and the life of the worldâÇÖs greatest consulting detective.Volume 4 essays cover:·ááááááThe Pinkerton Agency·ááááááVictorian Firearms·ááááááHandcuffs·ááááááGossip·ááááááCanning·ááááááCollecting·ááááááEars·ááááááStocks and Bonds·ááááááYellow Paperbacks·ááááááOpium Dens·ááááááHandkerchiefs·ááááááPlaster of Paris·ááááááSeltzer Water and Gasogenes·ááááááVoodoo·ááááááCurare·ááááááCocaine and Other Addictions·ááááááFreemasonry·ááááááTweed·ááááááLeprosy·ááááááWhist·ááááááHomelessness·ááááááChemistry·ááááááThe London Underground·ááááááScandal in the Canon'Prepare to be enlightened and entertained!' - bestselling author Carole Nelson Douglas

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