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A distinguished physician and professor of medicine at Edinburgh University, and a forensic expert for the British Crown, Joseph Bell was well known for his powers of observation and deduction. This biography of Bell is intended for those interested in Victorian medicine, in the history of detective fiction, and in Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson.

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"Thoroughly researched, fully illustrated, and enthusiastically written, [Liebow's] biography paints a splendid portrait of the man Doyle once called 'the most notable of the characters whom I met' at Edinburgh." - The Baker Street Journal"

Dr. Joe Bell Model for Sherlock Holmes

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      Publisher Bowling Green University Popular Press,US
      Published 31 December 1982
      ISBN-13 9780879721985
      978-0879721985
      ISBN-10 0879721987

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A distinguished physician and professor of medicine at Edinburgh University, and a forensic expert for the British Crown, Joseph Bell was well known for his powers of observation and deduction. This biography of Bell is intended for those interested in Victorian medicine, in the history of detective fiction, and in Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson.

      Trade Review
      "Thoroughly researched, fully illustrated, and enthusiastically written, [Liebow's] biography paints a splendid portrait of the man Doyle once called 'the most notable of the characters whom I met' at Edinburgh." - The Baker Street Journal"

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