Ebook: Sherlock Holmes

Cover; Sherlock Holmes; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. 'My ancestors were country squires'; 2. 'This inhospitable town'; 3. 'You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive'; 4. 'He is the Napoleon of Crime'; 5. 'You should publish an account of the Case'; 6. 'I've had to do with fifty murderers'; 7. 'The many causes célébres and sensational trials in which i have figured'; 8. 'I should never marry ... '; 9. 'I travelled for two years in Tibet'; 10. 'I then passed through Persia ... '; 11. 'I hear of Sherlock everywhere'; 12. 'Occasional indiscretions of his own';In this new biography, Nick Rennison presents a new account of the life and times of the famous detective. "Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography" 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. "Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography" reveals for the first time Holmes's influence on the political events of late-nineteenth-century England and his connections to the British criminal underworld. It also brings to light his close friendships with key figures of the day, including.