Sherlock Holmes: In His Own Words and in the Words of Those Who Knew Him

by Barry Day (Editor)

Overview

A series of first-hand accounts of the famed author's life, Holmes offers a unique perspective on the creator of Detective Sherlock Holmes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780878332977
Publisher:	Taylor Trade Publishing
Publication date:	06/04/2003
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Barry Day lives in Manhattan and is the author of the British small format gift books Noel Coward: A Life in Quotes, 'scar Wilde: A Life in Quote as well as the co-author of the American book My Life with Noel Coward.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	ix
	"Young Stamford"	1
	221b: "Some Nice Rooms"	7
	"The Introspective Dreamer of Baker Street"	25
	"My Brother Mycroft"	77
	"You Know My Methods"	85
	"Here Are the Regulars"	125
	The Napoleons of Crime	147
	The "Insoluble Puzzle"	171
	"My Dear Watson"	181
	"His Last Bow"	215

Editorial Reviews

For a handy biographical reference on the Baker Street sleuth, Barry Day has organized quotations from the original story.

Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine - Jon L. Breen

Anyone who loves the Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson stories will greatly enjoy this fresh perspective on their lives and times.

Foreword Reviews - Alan Couture

A biography of Holmes from a contemporary perspective, based solely on the actual stories, not on other speculative writings.

The Mysterious Bookshop Newsletter

A clever and refreshing idea. An easy and entertaining read.

Sherlock

There can never be enough of the world of Sherlock Holmes, and Barry Day's volume certainly provides an enticing introduction to that world.

Nicholas Utechin

Filled with revealing passages about the great detective.

Forecast

to the stubbornly immortal Sherlock, the detective of his own creation who had even then taken the popluar imagination of England and America by storm.

Virginian Pilot - Bill Ruehlmann

A thoroughly enjoyable books, filled with fun quotes and beautiful full page illustrations which take up close to a third of the book and are well worth the price on their own.

The Strand Magazine

to the stubbornly immortal Sherlock, the detective of his own creation who had even then taken the popluar imagination of England and America by storm.
— Bill Ruehlmann

Virginian Pilot

For a handy biographical reference on the Baker Street sleuth, Barry Day has organized quotations from the original story.
— Jon L. Breen

Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

Anyone who loves the Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson stories will greatly enjoy this fresh perspective on their lives and times.
— Alan Couture

ForeWord Reviews