In The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes we read the last twelve stories Conan Doyle was to write about Holmes and Watson. They reflect the disillusioned world of the 1920s in which they were written, and he can be seen to take advantage of new, more open...
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In The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes we read the last twelve stories Conan Doyle was to write about Holmes and Watson. They reflect the disillusioned world of the 1920s in which they were written, and he can be seen to take advantage of new, more open conventions in fiction. Suicide as a murder weapon and homosexual incest are some of the psychological tragedies whose consequences are unravelled by the mind of Holmes before the eyes of Watson. That said, the collection alsoincludes some of the best turns of wit in the series, and indeed in the whole of English literature. The editor of this vol
CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; General Editor's Preface to the Series; Introduction; Note on the Text; Select Bibliography; A Chronology of Arthur Conan Doyle; THE CASE-BOOK OF SHERLOCK HOMES; Preface; 1 The Mazarin Stone; 2 Thor Bridge; 3 The Creeping Man; 4 The Sussex Vampire; 5 The Three Garridebs; 6 The Illustrious Client; 7 The Three Gables; 8 The Blanched Soldier; 9 The Lion's Mane; 10 The Retired Colourman; 11 The Veiled Lodger; 12 Shoscombe Olde Place; Explanatory Notes; Appendix: A Source for "The Veiled Lodger";
