Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.8
EAN num: 9781887726085
ISBN number: 188772608X
Label: Mythopoeic Pr
Manufacturer: Mythopoeic Pr
Page Count: 66
Printing Date: August 06, 2001
Publishing house: Mythopoeic Pr
Sale Popularity Level: 989519
Studio: Mythopoeic Pr
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Sayers on Holmes collects the writings of Dorothy L. Sayers on the subject of Sherlock Holmes. In 'Sherlock Holmes and His Influence,' Sayers examines how the Sherlock Holmes stories affected the genre of detective fiction. In 'The Dates in 'The Red-Headed League'' she discusses the contradictory dates in the Holmes story. In 'Holmes' College Career' Sayers determines which university Holmes attended--Oxford or Cambridge--and speculates on a birth year for Holmes. 'Dr. Watson's Christian Name' represents an effort by Sayers to solve the problem that Watson is called by different very first names in different Holmesian stories. 'Dr. Watson, Widower,' is concerned with the speculation on Dr. Watson's possible multiple marriages. In addition, published here for the very first time is the script she wrote for a radio production, 'A Tribute to Sherlock Holmes on the Occasion of his 100th Birthday,' in which the young Lord Peter Wimsey consults Sherlock Holmes.
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A compilation of the writing of Dorothy Sayers on Sherlock Holmes, and who should know more about mystery writing than Sayers? For those who enjoy scholarly writing and speculation on the character and cases of Holmes, this is first-rate stuff. The Lord Peter Whimsey / Holmes radio play is an interesting pastiche. At 66 pages, though, this is one thin book. Eight dollars sure doesn't go as far as it used to....
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A collection of Sayers' scholarly writings on Sherlock Holmes, Sayers on Holmes belongs in the libraries of fans of both Sayers and Holmes. Some of the essays may be familiar through other collections, but no other book collects all of her Holmesian writings together, and the discerning reader can sense a keen mind at play with the intricacies of the Holmesian canon. The highlight of this book is the final selection wherein Lord Peter Wimsey, Sayers' famous detective creation, relates an episode from his childhood where he hires Holmes to find his lost pet cat. A delightful story, it captures a feeling of true whimsey (pardon the pun). Recommended.
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