Author | Vincent Starrett |
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Language | English |
Genre | non-fiction |
Publisher | Macmillan Publishers |
Publication date | 1933 |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes is a book by Vincent Starrett originally published in 1933. [1] It is considered the first book on Sherlock Holmes scholarship, [1] [2] as well as a cornerstone of the study of Sherlockiana. [1] [3] [4] It has been credited with jumpstarting the creation of Sherlockian Societies. [5] It has been used as an inspiration and a reference for "biographies" of Sherlock Holmes such as Nick Rennison's 2005 Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography. [6]
The book was dedicated to William Gillette, Frederic Dorr Steele, and Gray Chandler Briggs. [7]
The book was revised and expanded in 1960 and republished by The University of Chicago Press [8] and again in 1993 by Otto Penzler Books. [9] A paperback edition of the University of Chicago edition, with a new introduction and epilogue, was published by Pinnacle Books in 1975. [10]
Author | Vincent Starrett |
---|---|
Language | English |
Genre | non-fiction |
Publisher | Macmillan Publishers |
Publication date | 1933 |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes is a book by Vincent Starrett originally published in 1933. [1] It is considered the first book on Sherlock Holmes scholarship, [1] [2] as well as a cornerstone of the study of Sherlockiana. [1] [3] [4] It has been credited with jumpstarting the creation of Sherlockian Societies. [5] It has been used as an inspiration and a reference for "biographies" of Sherlock Holmes such as Nick Rennison's 2005 Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography. [6]
The book was dedicated to William Gillette, Frederic Dorr Steele, and Gray Chandler Briggs. [7]
The book was revised and expanded in 1960 and republished by The University of Chicago Press [8] and again in 1993 by Otto Penzler Books. [9] A paperback edition of the University of Chicago edition, with a new introduction and epilogue, was published by Pinnacle Books in 1975. [10]