The Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes
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The Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes

Essays on Victorian England, Volume Two

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eBook - ePub

The Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes

Essays on Victorian England, Volume Two

About this book

Fans of Sherlock Holmes, Victorian England, and history in general will all find interesting tidbits to carry away.

Sir 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.

Originally 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:

  • Horse racing
  • The Victorian Wedding
  • Boxing
  • The Temperance Movement
  • Fencing
  • London Smog
  • Brain Fever
  • Circuses
  • The Port of Dundee
  • Doss Houses
  • Vampires
  • Bradshaw’s Companion
  • Bicycles and the New Woman
  • Clergymen
  • Public Houses
  • Microscopes and Magnifying Glasses
  • Governesses
  • Ciphers and Codes
  • Eton
  • Cambridge and Oxford
  • The Art of Disguise
  • Typewriters
  • Brief History of Tea

Return, once again, to Victorian England and the residents of 221B Baker Street.

“We have…always found [Dr. Sherwood-Fabre’s] essays to be both entertaining and informative as well as very well researched.”

--Joel Senter, editor The Sherlockian E-Times

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Information

Publisher
Little Elm Press
Year
2018
eBook ISBN
9780998411248
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
British History
Index
History

Contents

Foreword
And They’re Off!
Saying “I Do” in Victorian England
Put up Your Dukes
Blue Ribbon Blues
En Garde!
Smoggy Old London Town
I’ve Got the Feevah!
Taking the Heat in Victorian England
Step Right Up!
Of Jute, Jam, and Journalism
London on Four Pence a Night
Nine Stories to Sink Your Teeth Into
A Traveler’s Guide to Victorian England
The New Woman Cyclist
Parson, Vicar, or Rector?
Belly Up to the Bar, Boys
I Can See Clearly Now
Genteel Woman Seeks Employment
Making Sense of the Message
The Playing Fields of Eton
Two Years at College
Sailor, Plumber, or Priest?
Not Your Type?
Care for a Cuppa?
Acknowledgments
About the Author

Table of contents

  1. Praise for Liese Sherwood-Fabre, PhD
  2. Dedication
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. And They’re Off!
  8. Saying “I Do” in Victorian England
  9. Put up Your Dukes
  10. Blue Ribbon Blues
  11. En Garde!
  12. Smoggy Old London Town
  13. I’ve Got the Feevah!
  14. Taking the Heat in Victorian England
  15. Step Right Up!
  16. Of Jute, Jam, and Journalism
  17. London on Four Pence a Night
  18. Nine Stories to Sink Your Teeth Into
  19. A Traveler’s Guide to Victorian England
  20. The New Woman Cyclist
  21. Parson, Vicar, or Rector?
  22. Belly Up to the Bar, Boys
  23. I Can See Clearly Now
  24. Genteel Woman Seeks Employment
  25. Making Sense of the Message
  26. The Playing Fields of Eton
  27. Two Years at College
  28. Sailor, Plumber, or Priest?
  29. Not Your Type?
  30. Care for a Cuppa?
  31. Acknowledgments
  32. About the Author
  33. Enjoyed These Essay?
  34. Also by Liese Sherwood-Fabre