The Sherlockian

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In December 1893, Sherlock Holmes adoring Londoners eagerly opened their Strand magazines, anticipating the detective s next adventure, only to find the unthinkable his creator, Arthur Conan Doyle, had killed their hero off London spiraled into mourning crowds sported black armbands in grief and railed against Conan Doyle as his assassin Then in 1901, just as abruptly as Conan Doyle had murdered Holmes in The Final Problem, he resurrected him Though the writer kept detailed diaries of his days and work, Conan Doyle never explained this sudden change of heart After his death, one of his journals from the interim period was discovered to be missing, and in the decades since, has never been found Or has it When literary researcher Harold White is inducted into the preeminent Sherlock Holmes enthusiast society, The Baker Street Irregulars, he never imagines he s about to be thrust onto the hunt for the holy grail of Holmes ophiles the missing diary But when the world s leading Doylean scholar is found murdered in his hotel room, it is Harold using wisdom and methods gleaned from countless detective stories who takes up the search, both for the diary and for the killer. Read The Sherlockian By Graham Moore – kino-fada.fr THE ADVENTURE OF THE SHOELACE STRANGLERFor several months, preoccupied with my recent marriage and my taking over the practice in Kensington, I had not the opportunity to see my friend Mr Sherlock Holmes One winter evening, after spending a largely idle day at my desk, I decided to lock up the door early and visit my old comrade I did not relish the notion of enduring a lonely night at home Mary had gone away to visit her parents and I had with me something that I knew would amuse him THE ADVENTURE OF THE SHOELACE STRANGLERFor several months, preoccupied with my recent marriage and my taking over the practice in Kensington, I had not the opportunity to see my friend Mr Sherlock Holmes One winter evening, after spending a largely idle day at my desk, I decided to lock up the door early and visit my old comrade I did not relish the notion of enduring a lonely night at home Mary had gone away to visit her parents and I had with me something that I knew would amuse him Soon enough, I found myself treading the familiar steps to 221b Baker Street Holmes opened the door himself Ah my dear Watson What brings you here on this foggy and blustery evening said he He was just about to put the vi...When after finishing a book, including the author s notes at the end, you find yourself reading every little scrap of print left that you haven t yet read, then you know you just finished reading a fascinating book The Christmas season was the appropriate time for reading this book because as a lover of historical fiction, mystery, and literature related fiction, it was indeed an unexpected present from which I derived immense pleasure I think Matthew Pearl, in his endorsement of the book, suc When after finishing a book, including the author s notes at the end, you find yourself reading every little scr...This is a cleverly done work of historical fiction in which Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, attempts to solve a series of murders at the turn of the Twentieth Century while at the same time a devoted Sherlockian named Harold White attempts to solve two baffling mysteries at the turn of the Twenty First.As the book opens, all of England and most of the English speaking world is in mourning because Doyle has killed off Holmes, the world s most popular detective, so that Doyle c This is a cleverly done work of historical fiction in which Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, attempts to solve a series of murders at the turn of the Twentieth Century while at the same time a devoted Sherlockian named Harold White attempts to solve two baffling mysteries at the turn of the Twenty First.As the book opens, all of England and most of the English speaking world is in mourning because Doyle has killed off Holmes, the world s most popular detective, so that Doyle can concentrate onserious writing After sending Holmes over the falls, Doyle is then drawn into the murder of a young woman who has been strangled and left in a bathtub in a house known for illicit sexual behavior The pol...Apparently this is the second time I have read this I vaguely remember reading it the first time.I enjoyed Moore s writing style Especially how he seamlessly jumped between the early 20th Century and the second decade of the 21st Century.If you are a f...First of all, I only read this after reading through the reviews here on GoodReads and I can t believe how lame this book turned out to be Blast you, GoodReads reviewers This book tells two stories One about Harold White, the newest and youngest member of the elite Sherlock Holmes fan club the Irregulars the other about Arthur Conan Doyle himself, looking into a mystery after he has killed off Sherlock in his writing Having each chapter switch back and forth between stories was unbelieva First of all, I only read this after reading through the reviews here on GoodReads and I can t believe how lame this book turned out to be Blast you, GoodReads reviewers This book tells two stories One about Harold White, the newest and youngest member of the elite Sherlock Holmes fan club the I...Sherlock Holmes , provavelmente, o detetive mais famoso do mundo Criado por Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, apareceu pela primeira vez na revista Strand, em 1887, com Um Estudo em Vermelho, e o sucesso foi tal que a personagem extravasou h muito as p ginas onde apareceu e tornou se, por direito pr prio, umas das figuras centrais do imagin rio coletivo no que respeita literatura N o o meu detetive famoso preferido esse lugar ocupado pelo Poirot de Agatha Christie , mas gostei bastante das his Sherlock Holmes , provavelmente, o detetive mais famoso do mundo Criado por Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, apareceu pela primeira vez na revista Strand, em 1887, com Um Estudo em Vermelho, e o sucesso foi tal que a personagem extravasou h muito as p ginas onde apareceu e tornou se, por direito pr prio, umas das figuras cen...I cannot believe how long it took me to finish this book I love Sherlock Holmes I read most of his stories when I was very young and The Complete Sherlock Holmes was my first introduction to the detective novel I ve loved them ever since I had no idea however that there are are whole societies of readers and scholars who are obsessed with Holmes and kind of think he was a real person It s just one person s opinion, but I think it snot odd, but interesting Whatever to the book It I cannot believe how long it took me to finish this book I love Sherlock Holmes I read most of his stories when I was very young and The Complete Sherlock Holmes was my first introduction to the detective novel I ve loved them ever since I had no idea however that there are are whole societies...I love Sherlock Holmes How could I pass up a book with this title I barely read the summary before I pressed the button on my iPOD to download the MP3 files from my library The only thing I really wanted to know was who was the narrator I didn t find this out until the end, and by then, I didn t want the book to be over I did not want to stop listening to James Langton telling me about Arthur Doyle, Bram Stoker, Harold White, Sara Linsey or the Baker Street Irregulars and the Sherlockian So I love Sherlock Holmes How could I pass up a book with this title I barely read the summary before I pressed the button on my iPOD...This book alternates between Arthur Conan Doyle s world of 1900 and Harold White s world of 2010 There is a murder mystery in each Harold is dealing with a missing Doyle diary and a Sherlockian strangled to death with his own shoestring Arthur is dealing with his hatred of Sherlock Holmes, and consequently, his public s hatred of himself ACD for killing off Sherlock in The Final Problem Arthur is very reluctantly pulled into a real life mystery of a serial killer and starts...When I heard the premise for The Sherlockian I was intrigued I ve been a fan of the great detective ever since I picked up Hound of the Baskervilles in a school reading class years ago And earlier this year, I read the fascinating book The Devil and Sherlock Holmes that delves into the true story of how an avid Holmes fan was killed and what possible motives there might have been.Graham Moore s The Sherlockian feels a bit like a fictional exploration of that question In one storyline, When I heard the premise for The Sherlockian I was intrigued I ve been a fan of the great detective ever since I picked up Hound of the Baskervilles in a school reading class years ago And earlier this year, I read the fascinating book The Devil and Sherlock Holmes that delves into the true...

The Sherlockian
  • English
  • 22 January 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 350 pages
  • 0446572594
  • Graham Moore
  • The Sherlockian