Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography

by Nick Rennison

Book Overview

From his mysterious connections to the British criminal underworld to his early acquaintance with Dr Watson, Sherlock Holmes: the biography blends what we already know of Holmes's career with social... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871139472
• ISBN13: 9780871139474
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A new twist?

I've been a Sherlock Holmes fan as far as I can remember and I've read my share of stories beyond the Canon, but am no means a scholar, so perhaps this idea has been done before and I was not aware of it. This is such a well written and though out bio on a man who never lived, but Rennison does a beautiful job of breathing life into Holmes and making him feel very real indeed. He helps fill in some of the gaps and give some very plausable explanations of some of Watson's little errors from the dates of events to his war wound(s) and even his wives. It also goes into to Moriarty, and Col. Moran, as well as Mycroft. It's a well rounded book and I am really impressed that Rennison was able to give Holmes a family and a "history" by the little info in the Canon. It's very obvious that Rennison is passionate about his subject. He could not have written such a convincing biography if he wasnt. If you want to read a great book about the man, this would be the one.