Game Is Afoot - The Enduring World of Sherlock Holmes

This engaging book explores the parallel histories of Sherlock Holmes and England during the Victorian era. Black traces the evolution of Arthur Conan Doyle's plots and characters as culture and society changed dramatically in his lifetime. Black brings London to life as a cosmopolitan city of the world with a dark underbelly where crime abounds.

About the author

By Jeremy Black

Product details

• Authors: Jeremy Black, Black Jeremy
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2022
• EAN: 9781538161463
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-6146-3
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; European History, Television, PERFORMING ARTS / Television / General, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Mystery & Detective, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, 1837–1901 (Victorian period), TRUE CRIME / Historical