The Sherlock Holmes Book

Arthur Conan Doyle's detective has been read for well over a century, and this DK companion gathers the stories, the characters and the Victorian world behind them into one illustrated reference. Every Holmes story receives a summary, with profiles of Watson, Moriarty and the recurring cast alongside essays on deduction, forensic thinking and the justice system of the period. Infographics and period images break up the text, and the thematic sections explain why these stories reshaped crime fiction and why later detectives still borrow from them. The essentials: • Story-by-story summaries covering the full Holmes canon • Character profiles drawn directly from the original texts • Background on Victorian London and Conan Doyle's influences • Thematic essays on logic, science, justice and detection A fitting choice for Holmes readers, literature students and anyone building a classic-fiction reference shelf, published by DK and available from Boipoka.