Sherlock Holmes The Unauthorized Biography
Sherlock Holmes The Unauthorized Biography by Nick Rennison, published by Atlantic Books in 2005, offers a unique exploration of the iconic detective’s life. This first edition spans 280 pages and delves into Holmes’s connections with the British criminal underworld and his early relationship with Dr. Watson. The book intertwines known aspects of Holmes’s career with social history, aiming to address long-standing questions posed by his admirers.
Readers will discover insights into Holmes’s significant influence on late-nineteenth-century England’s political events and crimes. The biography highlights his friendships with notable figures such as Oscar Wilde and Sigmund Freud, while also revealing details about his struggles with cocaine addiction. Additionally, it recounts Holmes’s youthful aspirations in the theater and his involvement in covert operations for the British government, including a conspiracy linked to Professor Moriarty. This edition provides a comprehensive look at the complexities of Sherlock Holmes’s character and the era in which he lived.
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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 history to answer the questions his admirers have long puzzled over. Sherlock Holmes: the biography reveals for the first time Holmes’s unprecedented influence on the major political events and crimes of late-nineteenth-century England. It also brings to light Holmes’s close friendships with key figures of the day, including Oscar Wilde, Sigmund Freud and Cecil Rhodes; and exposes the truth about his cocaine addiction. As a young man, Holmes was drawn to the stage and ran away from Cambridge to work in the West End with the actor Henry Irving. Later, his older brother Mycroft drew him into unofficial work for the British government – including a hitherto unknown conspiracy to murder the Irish nationalist sympathizer Professor Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls.
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