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Sayers on Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Sayers on Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Features
Paperback:
66 pages
; Dimensions (in inches): 0.25 x 9.25 x 5.75
Publisher: The Mythopoeic Press; (August 6, 2001)
ISBN:
188772608X
Book Description
Sayers on Holmes collects the writings of Dorothy L. Sayers on the subject of Sherlock Holmes. In "Sherlock Holmes and His Influence," Sayers examines how the Sherlock Holmes stories affected the genre of detective fiction. In "The Dates in 'The Red-Headed League'" she discusses the contradictory dates in the Holmes story. In "Holmes' College Career" Sayers determines which university Holmes attended--Oxford or Cambridge--and speculates on a birth year for Holmes. "Dr. Watson's Christian Name" represents an effort by Sayers to solve the problem that Watson is called by different first names in different Holmesian stories. "Dr. Watson, Widower," is concerned with the speculation on Dr. Watson's possible multiple marriages. In addition, published here for the first time is the script she wrote for a radio production, "A Tribute to Sherlock Holmes on the Occasion of his 100th Birthday," in which the young Lord Peter Wimsey consults Sherlock Holmes.
About the Author
Dorothy L. Sayers, 1893-1957
Reader Reviews
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
A scholarly look at Holmes by another great writer, March 14, 2002
Reviewer:
RRiis
from NY
A compilation of the writing of Dorothy Sayers on Sherlock Holmes, and who should know more about mystery writing than Sayers? For those who enjoy scholarly writing and speculation on the character and cases of Holmes, this is first-rate stuff. The Lord Peter Whimsey / Holmes radio play is an interesting pastiche. At 66 pages, though, this is one thin book. Eight dollars sure doesn't go as far as it used to....
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