Introduction • Chronologies of Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle • The Life of Sherlock Holmes • Arthur Conan Doyle's Life • The Holmes Records • Detectives and Criminals • Crime Fiction • The Immortal Reputation • Index.
As well as the history of the character's origin, this book also looks at some of the many different portrayals of the 'deerstalker' detective through the years, concluding with the modern BBC Sherlock series, the American spin-off Elementary, and the action-packed Sherlock Holmes films directed by Guy Ritchie.
Martin Fido is a true crime writer and broadcaster whose many books include The Crimes, Detection and Death of Jack the Ripper, The Official Encyclopaedia of Scotland Yard, Serial Killers and The Murder Guide to London. He has also written illustrated biographies of Charles Dickens, William Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde, and a book on Agatha Christie.
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