| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 210 pages) |
| Series |
Writers on writers |
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Writers on writers.
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| Contents |
Preface "You know my methods, Watson" -- "A hound it was" -- "Elementary" -- "A most dark and sinister business" -- "The lost world" -- "Twilight tales" -- "Steel true, blade straight" -- "I hear of Sherlock everywhere" -- "It is the unofficial force" -- "I play the game for the game's own sake" -- "A case for Langdale Pike" -- "A series of tales" -- "Good night, Mister Sherlock Holmes" -- Appendix "Education never ends, Watson." |
| Summary |
A passionate lifelong fan of the Sherlock Holmes adventures, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Michael Dirda is a member of The Baker Street Irregulars--the most famous and romantic of all Sherlockian groups. Combining memoir and appreciation, On Conan Doyle is a highly engaging personal introduction to Holmes's creator, as well as a rare insider's account of the curiously delightful activities and playful scholarship of The Baker Street Irregulars. Because Arthur Conan Doyle wrote far more than the mysteries involving Holmes, this book also introduces readers to the author's lesser-known non-fiction and fiction works |
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Presents a critical analysis of the works of the British author, including his mysteries about Sherlock Holmes and his lesser-known short stories and novels |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 fast |
| Subject |
LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781400839490 |
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1400839491 |
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9786613280657 |
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6613280658 |
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