The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes is a non-fiction book by Zach Dundas about Sherlock Holmes.
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| Author | Zach Dundas |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
| Pages | 336 |
| ISBN | 978-0544214040 1st edition, hardcover |
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]
Reception
editJulia 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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Book excerpt: 'The Great Detective' by Zach Dundas". Newsday. July 30, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ Monty, Scott (August 15, 2015). "Episode 80: The Great Detective". I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ a b Simon, Clea (June 22, 2015). "'The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes' by Zach Dundas". The Boston Globe. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ Knaus, Julia (2017). "The Great Detective, by Zach Dundas; Gender and the modern Sherlock Holmes, edited by Nadine Farghaly; and Sherlock Holmes, edited by Alex Werner". Transformative Works and Cultures (23). doi:10.3983/twc.2017.0968. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ "The Great Detective". Kirkus Reviews. March 2, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ Klinger, Leslie S. (June 30, 2015). "On Looking into Sherlock Holmes". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
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