{"product_id":"the-life-and-times-of-sherlock-holmes-essays-on-victorian-england-volume-two-paperback","title":"The Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes: Essays on Victorian England, Volume Two - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLiese Sherwood-Fabre\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFans of Sherlock Holmes, Victorian England, and history in general will all find interesting tidbits to carry away. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSir Arthur Conan Doyle references many everyday Victorian activities and aspects that are lost on the twenty-first century reader. These short essays provide modern readers a better understanding of Victorian England and greater insight into the world of Sherlock Holmes. His cases take on richer meaning when the reader grasps the subtleties of such details as the blue ribbon mentioned in \"The Adventure of the Cardboard Box,\" the doss houses Shinwell Johnson knew about, or how one contracted brain fever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in Sherlockian newsletters across the world, these short essays carry the reader back to London, 1895 and the world of the most famous consulting detective. Topics covered include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHorse racing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Victorian Wedding\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBoxing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Temperance Movement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFencing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLondon Smog\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrain Fever\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCircuses\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Port of Dundee\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDoss Houses\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eVampires\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBradshaw's Companion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBicycles and the New Woman\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eClergymen\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePublic Houses\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMicroscopes and Magnifying Glasses\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGovernesses\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCiphers and Codes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEton\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCambridge and Oxford\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Art of Disguise\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTypewriters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrief History of Tea\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eReturn, once again, to Victorian England and the residents of 221B Baker Street.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"We have...always found  Dr. Sherwood-Fabre's] essays to be both entertaining and informative as well as very well researched.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Joel Senter, editor, \u003cem\u003eThe Sherlockian E-Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42128643162247,"sku":"9780998411255","price":12.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/84d152fe005b5a9db15eea00cafa923e.webp?v=1732597109","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-life-and-times-of-sherlock-holmes-essays-on-victorian-england-volume-two-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}