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221B: Studies in Sherlock Holmes
A collection of works on everyone's favorite gentleman sleuth: Sherlock Holmes.
This compendium of Sherlockiana compiled by Vincent Starrett, one of the world's foremost Holmes experts, is sure to please fans everywhere. Enjoy scholarly works on such topics as: "Was Sherlock Holmes an American?," "On the Emotional Geology of Baker Street," "Dr. Watson's Secret," "The Care and Feeding of Sherlock Holmes," and "The Other Boarder." Featured contributors include illustrator Frederic Dorr Steele, and writers Christopher Morley, Elmer Davis, "Jane Nightwork"--and, of course, Arthur Conan Doyle.
A founder of the Baker Street Irregulars and the author of indispensable biography The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Starrett combined a scholar's authority with a fan's enthusiasm in his appreciation of the great detective. So, if you enjoy the adventures of Holmes and Watson, head down to Baker Street and prepare to enter 221B.
"Useful, entertaining, imaginative, it belongs on every reader-insomniac's bedside shelf." --A Catalogue of Crime
This compendium of Sherlockiana compiled by Vincent Starrett, one of the world's foremost Holmes experts, is sure to please fans everywhere. Enjoy scholarly works on such topics as: "Was Sherlock Holmes an American?," "On the Emotional Geology of Baker Street," "Dr. Watson's Secret," "The Care and Feeding of Sherlock Holmes," and "The Other Boarder." Featured contributors include illustrator Frederic Dorr Steele, and writers Christopher Morley, Elmer Davis, "Jane Nightwork"--and, of course, Arthur Conan Doyle.
A founder of the Baker Street Irregulars and the author of indispensable biography The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Starrett combined a scholar's authority with a fan's enthusiasm in his appreciation of the great detective. So, if you enjoy the adventures of Holmes and Watson, head down to Baker Street and prepare to enter 221B.
"Useful, entertaining, imaginative, it belongs on every reader-insomniac's bedside shelf." --A Catalogue of Crime
- GenresMystery
294 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 31, 1993
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Vincent Starrett
194 books30 followersAKA Charles Vincent Starrett, or Charles Starrett
Vincent Starrett was a book collector, author, bibliographer, and a Sherlock Holmes scholar. He has been referred to as part of Chicago's "literary renaissance” and has written or edited more than 50 books of essays, criticism, fiction, biography, poetry, and bibliography.
Vincent Starrett was a book collector, author, bibliographer, and a Sherlock Holmes scholar. He has been referred to as part of Chicago's "literary renaissance” and has written or edited more than 50 books of essays, criticism, fiction, biography, poetry, and bibliography.
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February 22, 2022
Some cozy classic essays on Sherlock Holmes and the Great Game, first pubbed in 1940. Some of my faves: The Field Bazaar (the classic ACD), The Adventure of the Unique Hamlet (the classic Starrett), Sherlock Holmes in Pictures (Frederic Dorr Steele), and the absolutely exhaustive Appointment in Baker Street (Edgar W Smith).
July 25, 2013
More in depth essays with curious topics; although the 45+ page list cataloging every appointment at 221B was a bit specific for my tastes!
February 11, 2024
An uneven mix/variety of essays concerning Sherlock Holmes and his times. Some were quite entertaining while some were not as interesting
October 22, 2009
A great collection of essays and stories.
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