Sherlock Holmes Is Like: Sixty Comparisons for an Incomparable Character

What do Superman, Gertrude Stein, the Beatles, Lord Shiva, the Wizard of Oz, and Hermione Granger have in common? They share essential characteristics with iconic detective Sherlock Holmes, explored in Sherlock Holmes is Like: Sixty Comparisons for an Incomparable Character.

In his introduction, editor Christopher Redmond says “The essays in this collection are not an analysis of what Sherlock Holm...