The Great Detective (book) explained

The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes
Author:Zach Dundas
Country:United States
Language:English
Genre:Nonfiction
Publisher:Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Media Type:Print (hardback and paperback)
Pages:336
Isbn:978-0544214040
Isbn Note:1st edition, hardcover

The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes is a non-fiction book by Zach Dundas about Sherlock Holmes.

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

Julia 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Book excerpt: 'The Great Detective' by Zach Dundas. Newsday. July 30, 2015. December 21, 2019.
  2. Web site: Monty. Scott. Episode 80: The Great Detective. I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere. August 15, 2015. December 21, 2019.
  3. Web site: Simon. Clea. ‘The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes’ by Zach Dundas. The Boston Globe. June 22, 2015. December 21, 2019.
  4. Knaus. Julia. 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. 2017. 10.3983/twc.2017.0968. December 21, 2019. free.
  5. Web site: The Great Detective. Kirkus Reviews. March 2, 2015. December 21, 2019.
  6. Web site: Klinger. Leslie S.. Leslie S. Klinger. On Looking into Sherlock Holmes. Los Angeles Review of Books. June 30, 2015. December 21, 2019.

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