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Holmes and Watson : a miscellany /

First published in 1953, this is one of the earliest and best studies of Sherlock Holmes. S.C. Roberts searches Conan Doyle's stories for clues and develops biographies of the characters, revealing information about their lives and personalities which less observant readers may fail to notice....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roberts, S. C. (Sydney Castle), 1887-1966 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : British Library, 2018.
Subjects:
Doyle, Arthur Conan, > 1859-1930 > Characters.
Holmes, Sherlock.
Watson, John H. > (Fictitious character)
Doyle, Arthur Conan, > 1859-1930.
Characters and characteristics.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Guy Marriott, President, Sherlock Holmes Society of London
  • SHERLOCK HOLMES: His creation
  • His life
  • His temperament
  • His attitude to women
  • His music
  • His kinship with Dr. Johnson
  • DR. WATSON: The chronological problem
  • His life
  • THE BAKER STREET SCENE: 221B in retrospect
  • Last words
  • TWO UNRECORDED ADVENTURES: Christmas Eve
  • The strange case of the Megatherium thefts
  • NOTES.