Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes
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 t...
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 t...
