Good Old Index

Good Old Index by Thomas W Ross

This book makes easily available a fascinating collection of information about the Great Detective and his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Through its entries, readers can study Holmes's garb; evaluate the character of Dr Watson;assess Doyle's writing habits; or discover the astonishing variety of weapons employed in the stories, from life-preservers through chairs and poison gas to an arsenal of knives and pistols. The author has included thousands of Sherlockian facts, arranging alphabetically into categories which allow the reader both to dip into the book and instantly find what is required, or browse through at leisure. The book as a whole is an indispensable [and humorous]reference work for anyone interested in Holmesiana.

Good Old Index certainly offers enough to appeal to almost any Sherlockian and could also prove useful to scholars doing textual research in the Canon* CHOICE *

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ISBN 13	9781571130495
ISBN 10	1571130497
Title	Good Old Index
Author	Thomas W Ross
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Year published	1997-03-20
Number of pages	180
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