The Game Is Afoot: The Enduring World of Sherlock Holmes

by Jeremy Black

Fans of Sherlock Holmes will delight to investigate Victorian England, a world where crimes large and small abound and where dark corners and well-lit drawing rooms alike hide villainy. Through the enduring eye of Sherlock Holmes, noted historian Jeremy Black traces how Holmes and his milieu evolved in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's books and how Holmes continues to resonate today. Black explores the context of Doyle's ideas and stories and why they struck...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 153816146X
• ISBN13: 9781538161463
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"