How Sherlock pulled the trick : spiritualism and the pseudoscientific method /

"Reconsiders Sherlock Holmes in light of Arthur Conan Doyle's spiritualism. Brings together literary study and author biography to return the iconic Holmes to his mystical origins"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	McCuskey, Brian, 1967- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Holmes, Sherlock. Doyle, Arthur Conan, > 1859-1930 > Characters. Doyle, Arthur Conan, > 1859-1930 > Religion. Doyle, Arthur Conan, > 1859-1930. Detective and mystery stories, English > History and criticism. Spiritualism in literature. Literature and spiritualism. Private investigators in literature. Characters and characteristics. Detective and mystery stories, English. Religion. Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Table of Contents:

Introduction : the book of life
Reason and revelation, 1887
Reasoning backward, 1881-1887
Theory and preaching, 1887-1930
Wonderful literature, 1930-2020
Negation at any cost, 2001-2020.