NOVEMBER , 2020
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES VOL . 3 By : Liese Sherwood-Fabré
The Plot : “ Slop shops ,” “ scissorizing ,”
“ agony aunts ,” and “ foolscap ”
These and other Victorian allusions appear throughout the original Sherlock Holmes tales . Everyday words and phrases to the Victorian may have modern day readers running to references books . These twenty-four short essays explain and explore various aspects of life mentioned in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ’ s stories , providing modernday insight into the nineteenth century world . While shared through various Sherlockian newsletters around the world , they are gathered together in this volume for first time .
An Excerpt
In “ The Adventure of the Cardboard Box ,” Sherlock shares with Dr . Watson he recently purchased a Stradivarius violin worth 500 guineas ( the equivalent of 10,500 shillings ) for 55 shillings on Tottenham Court Road — a true find . His knowledge of this instrument and its maker was also shown during a discussion comparing it with those crafted by the Amati family in A Study in Scarlet .
Antonio Stradivari had passed away 150 years before this mention in A Study in Scarlet , but his fame and those of his creations were well-established shortly after he set up his business in 1680 . He had learned the craft from the master Nicolo Amati , but soon surpassed his teachers , improving upon Amati ’ s design by changing the arching , ensuring more exact wood thickness , and altering the scroll and varnish . The result was an instrument of such a superior design ; it has yet to be surpassed .
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Prices : Print : $ 9.99 E-Book : $ 1.99 for a limited time Length : 142 Heat Level : PG-13
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Biography :
Award-winning author Liese Sherwood-Fabre knew she was destined to write when she got an A + in the second grade for her story about Dick , Jane , and Sally ’ s ruined picnic . She has recently turned a childhood interest in Sherlock Holmes into an as-yet unpublished series on the young detective and his unusually gifted family . Her research into Victorian England led her to write short essays related to various aspects of the times when Sherlock Holmes solved his mysteries . Her new mystery series The Early Case Files of Sherlock Holmes follows a young Sherlock Holmes as he develops his investigative skills that made him the world ’ s most famous consulting detective . His first two cases : The Adventure of the Murdered Midwife and The Adventure of the Murdered Gypsy are now available at all major booksellers .
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