{"product_id":"the-worlds-of-sherlock-holmes-9780711281677","title":"The Worlds of Sherlock Holmes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuesting was Sherlock Holmes’s business. \u003c\/b\u003eHe famously adopted the \u003cb\u003elatest forensic techniques\u003c\/b\u003e, channelled the \u003cb\u003eVictorian passion for enquiry\u003c\/b\u003e, kept abreast of the \u003cb\u003ekey scientific breakthroughs of his age\u003c\/b\u003e, and conducted his investigations in an enigmatic and stylised manner. And the brains behind it all was, of course, the great \u003cb\u003eArthur Conan Doyle\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this deep dive into the contemporary world of Holmes and Conan Doyle, biographer Andrew Lycett \u003cb\u003eexplores all that encompasses the world of the great detective\u003c\/b\u003e – tracing the infamous character’s own interests, personality and \u003cb\u003emythologised biography\u003c\/b\u003e alongside that of his creator’s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the Victorian crazes for detection and séance, to contemporary developments in science and psychology, Lycett weaves together everything that inspired Conan Doyle in \u003cb\u003ecreating the world’s most famous detective\u003c\/b\u003e and one of ficti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I’ve seen lots of books about everyone’s favorite consulting detective ...none more elegant or beautifully produced. A profusion of illustrations, as well as text by Lycett, one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s best biographers, will brighten Christmas morning for any would-be Baker Street Irregular.\"\u003c\/i\u003e -- Michael Dirda * The Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003eWe can't say enough good things about it. It is a piece of art. It is lovely to hold, lovely to flip through. It is so well-written. The flow as Andrew takes us through the evolution of Sherlock Holmes in the world and what the world contributed to Sherlock Holmes... This is one of those books that every Sherlockian needs to own. -- Scott Monty, I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere podcast * Scott Monty, I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere podcast *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Lycett provides an impressive and colorfully-illustrated discussion of how Holmes was created, and why he continues to fascinate each new generation of readers.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   -- Peter Blau * Scuttlebuts *\u003cbr\u003e“This companion embarks on a lively tour of the politics, cultural and social circumstances of Holmes’s era [and] takes us inside Holmes’s mind, a mix of imagination to read a criminal’s intentions with a scientific approach to solving riddles…We discover what lies behind that famous image, the man who created him and the world into which both were born and shaped by.”\u003cbr\u003e   -- Dan Carrier * Camden New Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e A SHERLOCKIAN SENSE OF PLACE\u003cbr\u003e BRITAIN AND THE WIDER WORLD\u003cbr\u003e THE ADVANCE OF SCIENCE\u003cbr\u003e WATCHING THE DETECTIVES\u003cbr\u003e SCREEN AND STAGE REPRESENTATIONS\u003cbr\u003e GETTING INTO PRINT\u003cbr\u003e ART IN THE BLOOD\u003cbr\u003e A FEW ATHLETIC TASTES\u003cbr\u003e STAYING THE COURSE\u003cbr\u003e POSTSCRIPT\u003cbr\u003e CHRONOLOGY OF CONAN DOYLE AND WORLD EVENTS\u003cbr\u003e CHRONOLOGY OF HOLMES AND WATSON\u003cbr\u003e FURTHER READING\u003cbr\u003e INDEX\u003cbr\u003e PICTURE CREDITS\u003cbr\u003e ACKNOWLEDGMENTS\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Quarto Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865605714263,"sku":"9780711281677","price":21.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780711281677.jpg?v=1722274715","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-worlds-of-sherlock-holmes-9780711281677","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}