The Game Is Afoot The Enduring World of Sherlock Holmes |
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| Author:
| Black, Jeremy |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5381-6146-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2022 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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This engaging book explores the parallel histories of Sherlock Holmes and England during the Victorian era. Black traces the evolution of Arthur Conan Doyle's plots and characters as culture and society changed dramatically in his lifetime. Black brings London to life as a cosmopolitan city of the world with a dark underbelly where crime abounds.
This engaging book explores the parallel histories of Sherlock Holmes and England during the Victorian era. Black traces the evolution of Arthur Conan Doyle's plots and characters as culture and society changed dramatically in his lifetime. Black brings London to life as a cosmopolitan city of the world with a dark underbelly where crime abounds.