The Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes: Essays on Victorian England, Volume Two

Fans of Sherlock Holmes, Victorian England, and history in general will all find interesting tidbits to carry away.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle references many everyday Victorian activities and aspects that are lost on the twenty-first century reader. These short essays provide modern readers a better understanding of Victorian England and greater insight into the world of Sherlock Holmes. His cases take on richer meaning when the reader grasps the subtleties of such details as the blue ribbon mentioned in "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box," the doss houses Shinwell Johnson knew about, or how one contracted brain fever.

Originally published in Sherlockian newsletters across the world, these short essays carry the reader back to London, 1895 and the world of the most famous consulting detective. Topics covered include:

• Horse racing
• The Victorian Wedding
• Boxing
• The Temperance Movement
• Fencing
• London Smog
• Brain Fever
• Circuses
• The Port of Dundee
• Doss Houses
• Vampires
• Bradshaw's Companion
• Bicycles and the New Woman
• Clergymen
• Public Houses
• Microscopes and Magnifying Glasses
• Governesses
• Ciphers and Codes
• Eton
• Cambridge and Oxford
• The Art of Disguise
• Typewriters
• Brief History of Tea

Return, once again, to Victorian England and the residents of 221B Baker Street.

"We have...always found Dr. Sherwood-Fabre's] essays to be both entertaining and informative as well as very well researched."

- Joel Senter, editor, The Sherlockian E-Times

Author: Liese Sherwood-Fabre
Publisher: Little ELM Press
Published: 06/06/2018
Pages: 100
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.24d
ISBN: 9780998411255

About the Author
Sherwood-Fabre, Liese: - Award winning author, Liese Sherwood-Fabre, grew up in Dallas, Texas and knew she was destined to write when she received an A+ in the second grade 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-in Africa, Latin America, and Russia. After returning to the states, she seriously pursued her writing career and has had numerous pieces appear in both print and electronically. She is currently a member of The Crew of the Barque Lone Star, the Napoleons of Crime, and the Studious Scarlets Society scions and contributes regularly to Sherlockian newsletters across the world.