Anyone who loves the Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson stories will greatly enjoy this fresh perspective on their lives and times.
Foreword Reviews - Alan Couture
A biography of Holmes from a contemporary perspective, based solely on the actual stories, not on other speculative writings.
The Mysterious Bookshop Newsletter
A clever and refreshing idea. An easy and entertaining read.
There can never be enough of the world of Sherlock Holmes, and Barry Day's volume certainly provides an enticing introduction to that world.
Filled with revealing passages about the great detective.
to the stubbornly immortal Sherlock, the detective of his own creation who had even then taken the popluar imagination of England and America by storm.
Virginian Pilot - Bill Ruehlmann
A thoroughly enjoyable books, filled with fun quotes and beautiful full page illustrations which take up close to a third of the book and are well worth the price on their own.
to the stubbornly immortal Sherlock, the detective of his own creation who had even then taken the popluar imagination of England and America by storm.
For a handy biographical reference on the Baker Street sleuth, Barry Day has organized quotations from the original story.
Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
Anyone who loves the Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson stories will greatly enjoy this fresh perspective on their lives and times.
More has been written on Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in one century than on Shakespeare in four, notes editor Day (Sherlock Holmes and the Seven Deadly Sins Murder). His own contribution is a reconstruction of Holmes's life from details provided in Arthur Conan Doyle's accounts of this most famous of fictional detectives. Day covers such aspects as the meeting of Holmes and Watson, life on Baker Street, Holmes's personal life and habits, his methods of solving crimes, and the various characters with whom he interacts. The volume, consisting primarily of quotes from the novels and stories, is richly illustrated with art by the great Holmes portrayers, especially Sidney Paget, whose works predominate. In most cases, Day is conscientious in noting the sources for his observations, although occasionally he drops a tantalizing detail, such as the possible date of Holmes's death (1957), without including its origin. Since the book lacks an index or formal documentation, it will be of interest primarily to public rather than academic libraries.-Denise J. Stankovics, Rockville P.L., Vernon, CT Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
