Table of Contents

Introduction. Part I: Elementary Beginnings and Background. Chapter 1: A Snapshot of Sherlock Holmes and the Stories That Made Him Famous. Chapter 2: The Great Detective and His Life in Crime. Chapter 3: Arthur Conan Doyle: The Doctor Who Created the Detective. Chapter 4: Life in the Days of London Fog. Part II: What a Bunch of Characters! Chapter 5: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Chapter 6: Cops, Landladies, and Others: The Supporting Characters. Chapter 7: Villains, Victims, and Damsels in Distress. Part III : Holmes and His Adventures. Chapter 8: The "Typical" Sherlock Holmes Story. Chapter 9: Delving into "The Hound of the Baskervilles". Chapter 10: The Gaslight Goes Away: The "Modern" Stories. Chapter 11: Common Themes and Threads. Chapter 12: The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes. Part IV: Beyond Baker Street. Chapter 13: The Sincerest Form of Flattery. Chapter 14: Adapting Holmes for Stage and Screen. Chapter 15: Communities of Sherlockians. Part V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 16: Ten Unsolved Mysteries. Chapter 17: Ten Sherlockian Places to Visit. Chapter 18: Ten Books Every Sherlockian Should Have. Chapter 19: Ten Notable Quotes and Passages. Appendix: Active Sherlock Holmes Societies in North America. Index.

About the Author

Steven Doyle is co-founder of Wessex Press/Gasogene Books, a small press specializing in Sherlock Holmes books, including the landmark Sherlock Holmes Reference Library. David A. Crowder is the author or co-author of several For Dummies titles.