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Title: The Annotated Sherlock Holmes : 2 Vols. in One by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, William S. Baring-Gould ISBN: 0-517-48102-2 Publisher: Random House Value Pub Pub. Date: 20 September, 1992 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (14 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: "But he had not the supreme gift of the artist.
Comment: the knowledge of when to stop." Thus remarks Holmes to Lestrade about the villainous Jonas Oldacre
( By the bye giving an excellent piece of advice to all artists, villainous or not. Truly the stage, as Watson keeps reminding us, lost a great actor when Holmes embarked upon the profession of consulting detective )
It would appear that Jonas, in his attempt to send the innocent John Hector Mc Farlane to the gallows, could not resist adding a final touch which brought his nefarious plans crashing down---he planted a stain of blood on the wall upon which Mc Farlane's fingerprint would be found!
Lestrade: "You are aware that no two thumb-marks are alike ? "
Holmes: "I have heard something of the kind. "
Whereupon Wiliaim S Baring-Gould, greatest of Holmseian addict/scholars treats us to a footnote on the margin regarding Galton's method of fingerprining, given to the British Association in 1899 and concludes that--
By my gold amethyst encrusted snuff-box, this is fun!
It's the best rendering of Conan Doyle's canon, complete with maps of London, illustrations from Collier's, vintage 1903; coats of arms, photographs, drawings--in brief, the world of S.H. made explicable, and vivid.
Naturally you knew that when Watson informs us that their long suffering landlady, Mrs.Hudson, lived on the first floor flat, he's using it in the English sense: what we Americans would call 'the second floor.' Or that a 'life preserver' was a short bludgeon, usually of flexible cane, whalebone, or the like loaded with lead at one end. Or that---
Hmm...now what was that about the supreme gift of the artist?
Rating: 5
Summary: If you purchase only ONE book to add to the canon...
Comment: ...then this should be the one. It is a true pleasure to curl up with this book. Explore massive additional resources which inform you about London at the time of Sherlock Holmes' adventures.
You can't go wrong purchasing this on. The only drawback - the books are REALLY LARGE. If you travel a lot I doubt you'll take this one with you!
Bill
Rating: 5
Summary: For the Sherlock Homes enthusiasts
Comment: If you ever wanted to read the entire Sherlock Holmes canon, this is the best book to buy. Also, if you are one of those Sherlock fans, you will certainly appreciate this book. Apart from Conan Doyle's original text, this book presents lots of interesting information about Victorian England, linking it with the text. If Holmes spends a crown on something, Baring-Gould will not only calculate its value today but will also show you a picture of the coins at that time. If Holmes and Dr. Watson have to take a transportation to go somewhere, Baring-Gould will show a picture and description of the exact transportation they used. Finally, if the two inseparable friends have to investigate something in a specific address, the book shows a map or picture of the site. However, the book most interesting quality is an extensive research the editor made in order to sort the stories chronologically, not in the order Conan Doyle wrote them but in the order they in fact happened. All those details make the book so real that after you finish this book, you will get a strange feeling that the most famous fictitious detective in the world really lived at 221b Baker Street or a strange feeling that Holmes was not simply a delusion of Dr. Watson, himself the alter ego of Conan Doyle.
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Title: Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street by William Baring-Gould ISBN: 051703817X Publisher: Random House Value Pub Pub. Date: 07 August, 1995 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Sherlock Holmes by Dick Riley, Pam McAllister ISBN: 0826411169 Publisher: Continuum Pub Group Pub. Date: November, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ISBN: 0517220784 Publisher: Gramercy Pub. Date: 03 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: The Annotated Sherlock Holmes by William Baring-Gould ISBN: 0517502917 Publisher: Clarkson Potter Pub. Date: 12 December, 1988 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes by Vincent Starrett ISBN: 1883402050 Publisher: Otto Penzler Books Pub. Date: October, 1993 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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