Author | Zach Dundas |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Nonfiction |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Media type | Print ( hardback and paperback) |
Pages | 336 |
ISBN | 978-0544214040 1st edition, hardcover |
The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes is a non-fiction book by Zach Dundas about Sherlock Holmes.
The book begins with the author's personal visit to the Sherlock Holmes Museum [1] and then progresses chronologically [2] through an exploration of Sherlock Holmes fandom, Sherlockian Societies such as The Baker Street Irregulars, and the Sherlockian game [3]
Julia Knaus, writing for Transformative Works and Cultures, called the work "a fascinating read". [4] Clea Simon of The Boston Globe appreciated the scholarship but found Dundas' use of personal memoir as framing device to be "the least interesting thread". [3] Kirkus Reviews called it "A bright read for Sherlock's fans". [5] Leslie S. Klinger, writing for the Los Angeles Review of Books, found Dundas' account of Holmesian history "skillful" and said the book "feels like a long conversation with a new friend". [6]
Author | Zach Dundas |
---|---|
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Nonfiction |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Media type | Print ( hardback and paperback) |
Pages | 336 |
ISBN | 978-0544214040 1st edition, hardcover |
The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes is a non-fiction book by Zach Dundas about Sherlock Holmes.
The book begins with the author's personal visit to the Sherlock Holmes Museum [1] and then progresses chronologically [2] through an exploration of Sherlock Holmes fandom, Sherlockian Societies such as The Baker Street Irregulars, and the Sherlockian game [3]
Julia Knaus, writing for Transformative Works and Cultures, called the work "a fascinating read". [4] Clea Simon of The Boston Globe appreciated the scholarship but found Dundas' use of personal memoir as framing device to be "the least interesting thread". [3] Kirkus Reviews called it "A bright read for Sherlock's fans". [5] Leslie S. Klinger, writing for the Los Angeles Review of Books, found Dundas' account of Holmesian history "skillful" and said the book "feels like a long conversation with a new friend". [6]