Sherlock Holmes For Dummies

Sherlock Holmes For Dummies......Page 1
 About the Authors......Page 7
 Author’s Acknowledgments......Page 9
 Contents at a Glance......Page 11
 Table of Contents......Page 13
  About This Book......Page 21
  Conventions Used in This Book......Page 22
  How This Book Is Organized......Page 23
  Icons Used in This Book......Page 25
  Where to Go from Here......Page 26
 Part I: Elementary Beginnings and Background......Page 27
   Sherlock Holmes: Not Who You Think He Is......Page 29
   Arthur Conan Doyle: Holmes’s Creator......Page 33
   The Canon of Sherlock Holmes......Page 35
   Three Centuries and Counting......Page 45
   Finding Sherlock’s Origins......Page 49
   The Methods of Sherlock Holmes......Page 56
   A Few (Not So Small) Quirks......Page 64
   Case Files: A Rundown of Significant Cases......Page 66
   Doyle’s Early Life and Education......Page 69
   The Case of the Bored Doctor and the Birth of Sherlock Holmes......Page 74
   The Death (And Rebirth) of Holmes......Page 76
   Other Literary Endeavors......Page 80
   Life Outside of Literature......Page 81
   His Last Bow......Page 87
   England, the Center of the World......Page 89
   London, the Heart of Empire......Page 92
   Keeping in Touch......Page 96
   From Peelers to the First Detectives: The Rise of Scotland Yard......Page 97
   Holmes Gets Around......Page 99
 Part II: What a Bunch of Characters!......Page 103
   Sherlock Holmes: A Character Study......Page 105
   Meet Dr. Watson......Page 118
   A Study in Friendship......Page 123
   The Police......Page 125
   Mrs. Hudson, the Landlady......Page 137
   Pageboys and Urchins......Page 140
   Professor Moriarty: The Anti-Holmes......Page 143
   Other Unsavory Characters......Page 155
   Victorian Victims: The Clients of Sherlock Holmes......Page 159
 Part III: Holmes and His Adventures......Page 163
  Chapter 8: The “Typical” Sherlock Holmes Story......Page 165
   The Long of It: The Novels......Page 166
   The Short of It: The Short Stories......Page 172
   It All Starts on Baker Street......Page 179
   Plot Points: How “The Hound” Is More Than Just a Dog’s Tale......Page 183
   Examining Characterization: Henry and the Hound......Page 186
   “The Hound” as Gothic Masterpiece......Page 188
   A Sense of Place......Page 189
   Key Themes in the Novel......Page 192
   Who Told the Hound Story First?......Page 195
   Suddenly, It’s No Longer 1895......Page 199
   Postwar Canonical Crime......Page 201
   “The Valley of Fear”: Doyle Goes Hard-Boiled......Page 204
   His Last Bow......Page 208
   The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes......Page 209
   Some Things Never Change......Page 217
   Rationalism and Religion in the Canon of Sherlock Holmes......Page 228
   The Importance of Trifles......Page 234
   Brand New Detectives, Yet Strangely Familiar: Investigating the Rivals......Page 235
   One of the First Antiheroes: A.J. Raffles......Page 245
   Holmes’s Enduring Influence......Page 250
 Part IV: Beyond Baker Street......Page 253
   Two Types of New Tales: Pastiche and Parody......Page 255
   Sherlockian Pastiche: The Continuing Adventures of Sherlock Holmes......Page 256
   Spoofing the Great Detective: The Parodies......Page 267
  Chapter 14: Adapting Holmes for Stage and Screen......Page 277
   Sherlock Holmes on the Stage......Page 278
   Sherlock Holmes at the Movies......Page 284
   Sherlock Holmes on TV......Page 296
   The Baker Street Irregulars......Page 303
   The Scion Societies......Page 306
   The Sherlock Holmes Society of London......Page 309
   A Web of Intrigue: Virtual Sherlock Holmes Societies......Page 311
 Part V: The Par t of Tens......Page 313
   The Missing Pup......Page 315
   Watson’s Wound......Page 316
   The Good Doctor’s Wives......Page 317
   Sherlock and Irene: Did Holmes Fall in Love?......Page 318
   Canonical Chronology......Page 319
   What Color Was Holmes’s Dressing Gown?......Page 320
   Where Was 221b Baker Street?......Page 321
   The Baker Street Tube Station......Page 323
   The Sherlock Holmes Museum, 221b Baker Street......Page 324
   The Strand......Page 326
   The Lyceum Theatre......Page 327
   The Sherlock Holmes Pub......Page 328
   St. Bartholomew’s Hospital......Page 329
   The Langham Hotel......Page 331
   The Criterion Bar......Page 332
   The British Museum......Page 334
   Salt Lake City, Utah......Page 335
   The Baker Street Journal......Page 337
   The Sherlock Holmes Reference Library/The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes......Page 338
   The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes......Page 339
   The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle......Page 340
   Starring Sherlock Holmes......Page 341
   Holmes’s Literary Game......Page 343
   The Impossible and the Improbable......Page 344
   Proves or Disproves?......Page 345
   The First Handshake......Page 346
   Elementary, My Dear Watson......Page 347
 Appendix: Active Sherlock Holmes Societies in North America......Page 349
 Index......Page 361