From his mysterious connections to the British criminal underworld to his early acquaintance with Dr Watson, Sherlock Holmes: the biography blends what we already know of Holmes's career with social history to answer the questions his admirers have long puzzled over. Sherlock Holmes: the biography reveals for the first time Holmes's unprecedented influence on the major political events and crimes of late-nineteenth-century England. It also brings to light Holmes's close friendships with key figures of the day, including Oscar Wilde, Sigmund Freud and Cecil Rhodes; and exposes the truth about his cocaine addiction. As a young man, Holmes was drawn to the stage and ran away from Cambridge to work in the West End with the actor Henry Irving. Later, his older brother Mycroft drew him into unofficial work for the British government - including a hitherto unknown conspiracy to murder the Irish nationalist sympathizer Professor Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls. This meticulous recreation of the secret life and curious times of the great detective will prove compulsive reading for Holmes fans everywhere.
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Nick Rennison works as an editor, writer and bookseller. His books include a poetry anthology, a short study of Sigmund Freud and two guides to fiction, The Good Reading Guide (6th edition, 2003) and The Good
Reading Guide to Crime Fiction (2nd edition, 2003). He has been fascinated by the life and career of Sherlock Holmes since reading about him as a child and wrote Sherlock Homes, published by Atlantic Books, in 2005.
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Cloth. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. First Edition. Hardcover. Sherlock Holmes. The Unauthorized Biography. This book blends what we already know of the great sleuth's career with carefully documented social history to answer the questions admirers have long puzzled over. It was Holmes's elder brother who drew him into unoffical work for the British government, and the author reveals how this led directly to the detective's assignation with Professor Moriarty at the Reichenback Falls. Rennison also shows how Holmes held sway over the political events of the late nineteenth century and uncovers his multifarious connections with the British criminal underworld - from his involvement in the plot to assisinate Queen Victoria to his unacknowledged detection of the 'Jack the Ripper' murders. Finally, Rennison shines a bright light on Holmes's personal life and exposes the truth about his cocaine addiction. This meticulous recreation of the secret life and curious times of the famous detective will prove compulsive reading for Holmes fans everywhere. 280 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.). N° de réf. du vendeur 109600
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