Short plays, jottings, parodies and self-parodies are gathered in this volume which is designed to help readers gain an insight into the background of the Sherlock Holmes stories. An introduction reveals the sources on which the author drew, what Conan Doyle and his contemporaries thought about the characters, how the myths about Sherlock Holmes developed and how he achieved his pre-eminent position.
- ISBN10 014006432X
- ISBN13 9780140064322
- Publish Date 24 November 1983
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 7 August 2002
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
- Format Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
- Pages 400
- Language English