Elementary, My Dear Watson : Sherlock Holmes Centenary, His Life and Times

by Graham Nown, b/w Illustrations Color (Illustrator)

A study in scarlet -- From the introduction to the Ward Lock edition of 1893 -- Mr. Sherlock Holmes by Dr Joseph Bell -- pt. I. The adventure of the disillusioned doctor ; Conan Doyle, Holmes and Strand Magazine -- pt. II. A case of identity ; On the trail of the world's first consulting detective -- pt. III. Sherlock Holmes and the Victorian underworld ; Crime, detection and London street life -- A glossary of Victorian underworld slang.

Genres: Nonfiction, Mystery, Tv

160 pages, Hardcover

First published October 23, 1986

Reviews

[Marian Allen]

I've been reading Sherlock Holmes since middle school, and I've been reading about Doyle since not long after. This book told me things about Doyle, Holmes and Watson I had never read before. Amusing and interesting. Made me want to go through the books and stories all over again.