| Description |
xvi, 371 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Includes 4 pages of publisher's promotional material. |
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"Some facts from 'Cracking the Code of the Canon': Holmes & Watson commit 50 crimes. Find out what they are. 3 times more males than females are wrongdoers. 34 killers do their deeds in the 56 short stories. 18 wrongdoers in the 56 stories escape Holmes and the law." -- cover, page [4] |
| Contents |
Who is Sherlock Holmes? -- The Sherlock Holmes brand of justice -- Holmes and Watson as Victorians and the Victorian Codes, written & unwritten -- Overview of categories of the 56 stories -- Cases in which no crime is committed -- Cases in which the villain is turned over to the law -- Cases where the villain is not surrendered to the law for justice: A. Holmes decides justice for the villain; B. The villain escapes; C. Justice comes from on high -- Cases in which Sherlock Holmes and/or Dr. Watson take the law into their own hands -- Cases in which Holmes was wrong -- Crimes & victims in the Canon -- Profile of the Holmesian villain -- Profile of victims in the Canon -- Aliases, disguises and impersonation -- One fixed point -- Afterword: Doyle's favorite stories -- Chart: Villains & crimes in the Canon 1 -- Chart: Villains & crimes in the Canon 2 -- Chart: Stories by category, 1 -- Chart: Stories by Category, 2 -- Chart: Stories Alpha with page #'s (1) -- Chart: Stories Alpha with page #'s (2) |
| Summary |
An overview of the characteristics of, and statistics on, the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-371). |
| Subject |
Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 -- Characters -- Sherlock Holmes -- Miscellanea.
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Holmes, Sherlock -- Miscellanea.
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Watson, John H. (Fictitious character) -- Miscellanea.
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Detective and mystery stories, English -- Miscellanea.
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Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930. (OCoLC)fst01802123
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Holmes, Sherlock. (OCoLC)fst01906994
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Watson, John H. (Fictitious character) (OCoLC)fst01172852
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Detective and mystery stories, English. (OCoLC)fst00891515
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| Genre/Form |
Trivia and miscellanea. (OCoLC)fst01921748
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| Added Title |
How Sherlock Holmes made his decisions |
| ISBN |
9781780929712 (paperback) $18.95 ($22.95 AUD ; £12.99 ; €14.99) |
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1780929714 (paperback) $18.95 ($22.95 AUD ; £12.99 ; €14.99) |
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9781780929729 (ePub) |
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9781780929736 (PDF) |
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