Table of Contents
Introduction 9
I The Canon 12
A Study in Scarlet 12
The Sign of the Four 14
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 16
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 19
The Hound of the Baskervilles 24
The Return of Sherlock Holmes 26
The Valley of Fear 29
His Last Bow 31
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes 34
II Characters and Adventures 38
Sherlock Holmes 39
John H. Watson 46
The Supporting Actors 49
The Unpublished Cases 56
The Rooms at 221B Baker Street 58
Holmes's Methods 59
Overtones in the Stories 62
III Sherlock Holmes in Print 66
Sources 67
Manuscripts 70
Publishing and Textual Transmission 70
Copyright 76
Editions of the Stones 78
Annotated Editions 81
Illustration 84
Translations and Transcriptions 91
IV Arthur Conan Doyle 95
Life and Medical Career 97
Literary Work 102
General Interests 115
Spiritualist Interests 126
Posterity 130
Biographical Writings 133
V The Victorian Background 139
London 142
Public Affairs 150
Money and Social Class 154
Daily Life 162
Higher Pursuits 167
The Empire and the World 172
Who's Who 180
VI Crime and Punishment 188
British Law 189
Policing and Detection 190
Detective Stories 198
VII Holmes in Modern Media 210
Pastiches and Parodies 211
Theatre 221
Radio 228
Film 232
Television 242
Other Media 250
VIII Fans and Followers 257
The Baker Street Irregulars 257
Sherlockian Life 268
Overseas 277
The Printed Word 285
The Internet 295
IX A Lasting Influence 298
Memorials 299
The Common Image 304
Academic Scholarship 310
The Appeal of Sherlock Holmes 315
Appendix: The Sixty Tales 322
Index 324
