The
Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes: Essays on Victorian England
Box
Set Volumes 1 & 2
by
Liese Sherwood-Fabre
Genre:
Non-Fiction
Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle's stories are full of everyday Victorian
activities and events that send the twenty-first-century reader to
consult their reference books. Few, for example, are intimately
acquainted with the responsibilities of a country squire, the
importance of gentlemen's clubs, or the intricacies of the Victorian
monetary system.
These
forty-eight short essays, gathered together from the first two
volumes of "The Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes" series,
explore various aspects of life mentioned in the original stories.
Readers gain modern-day insight into the nineteenth-century world.
Untangle the complexities of inheritance, the Victorian wedding, and
the treatment of brain fever. Discover the pleasures of the circus,
the Turkish bath, and beekeeping. Such examinations bring deeper
meaning and color to the adventures of the world's most famous
consulting detective.
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The
Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes: Essays on Victorian England
Volume
Three
What
do "slop shops," "scissorizing," "agony
aunts," and "foolscap" have in common?
These
and other Victorian references appear throughout the original
Sherlock Holmes tales. What was part of everyday existence to the
Victorian has the modern day reader running to references books to
discover its significance. These twenty-four short essays explore
various aspects of life mentioned in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s
original Sherlock Holmes tales, providing modern-day insight into the
nineteenth century world. Topics include:
*Violins
*Electric
vs. Gas Lighting
*Scrapbooking
*Agony
Columns
*The
Agra Fort
*Cardboard
*Sound
Recordings
*Telephones
*Jellyfish
*Rugby
*Brandy
*The
Opera
*The
Crown Jewels
*Yellow
Fever
*Snakes
*Italian
Political Organizations
*Banks
*Diabetes
*Pocket
Watches
*Writing
Paper
*Coroners
*Pawnshops
*Clothing
*Calling
Cards
This
collection also includes a bonus essay—"Evil Women: The
Villainesses of the Canon," originally published in the Baker
Street Journal.
“Be
prepared to be enlightened and entertained!”
-
Carole Nelson Douglas, Bestselling Author
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Liese
Sherwood-Fabre has won awards for her thrillers, romance, and
literary short stories, and NYT bestselling author Steve Berry
describes her writing as "gimmick-free, old-fashioned
storytelling."
In
the second grade, she knew she was destined to write when she got an
A+ for her story about Dick, Jane, and Sally's ruined picnic. After
obtaining her PhD from Indiana University, she joined the federal
government and had the opportunity to work and live internationally
for more than fifteen years. She draws upon these experiences to
endow her characters with deep conflicts and emotions.
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Liese
This looks like a fascinating book. I'm really excited for reading it. I like sussing out where people in previous centuries are coming from.
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