Sherlock Holmes In America
Herman Graf/ Skyhorse Publishing, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hardcover. vi+ 375 pp. A collection of tales that bring the world's greatest fictional detective and his famous sidekick Dr. Watson on their first trip across the Atlantic as they solve crimes all over 19th century America---from the bustling neighborhoods of New York, Boston, and Washington D.C, to fog shrouded San Francisco, sunny San Diego, Salt Lake City, and even Texas. A total of 14 all new stories by such noted Holmsian writers as Lindsay Faye, Steve Hockensmith, Loren D. Estelman, Gillian Linscott, Matthew Pearl and others. The book concludes with three essays: "Moriarty, Moran, and More: Anti-Hibernian Sentiment in the Canon" by Michael Walsh; "How the Creator of Sherlock Holmes Brought Him to America" by Christopher Redmond; and "The Romance of America" by A. Conan Doyle himself. Fine / fine. Item #E35709
ISBN: 9781602393523
Price: $17.95