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Author Black, Jeremy, 1955- author.

Title The game is afoot : the enduring world of Sherlock Holmes / Jeremy Black.

Publication Info. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022]

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Location Call No. Status
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  823.8 DOYLE    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  823.8 DOYLE    Check Shelf
Description xi, 236 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-224) and index.
Summary "Explores the parallel histories of Sherlock Holmes and England during the Victorian era. Black traces the evolution of Arthur Conan Doyle's plots and characters as culture and society changed dramatically in his lifetime"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents The age of Holmes -- The site for Holmes: London -- Holmes's forays: rural England -- Society -- Politics -- Holmes and empire -- Holmes and the Americas -- Holmes and Europe -- The legacy -- Sequels
Subject Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 -- Characters -- Sherlock Holmes.
Detective and mystery stories, English -- History and criticism.
Holmes, Sherlock.
Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930. (OCoLC)fst01802123
Holmes, Sherlock. (OCoLC)fst01906994
Detective and mystery stories, English. (OCoLC)fst00891515
Genre/Form Literary criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
Other Form: Online version: Black, Jeremy, 1955- Game is afoot. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022] 9781538161470 (DLC) 2021030045
ISBN 9781538161463 (cloth)
153816146X
9781538161470 (epub)
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