Bibliograph

The rivals of Sherlock Holmes, a collection of Victorian detective tales, compiled by Stefan Dziemianowicz ; with an introduction by Leslie S. Klinger

Type

Label

The rivals of Sherlock Holmes, a collection of Victorian detective tales, compiled by Stefan Dziemianowicz ; with an introduction by Leslie S. Klinger

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 705-707)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

short stories

Main title

The rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

921940196

Responsibility statement

compiled by Stefan Dziemianowicz ; with an introduction by Leslie S. Klinger

Sub title

a collection of Victorian detective tales

Summary

Arthur Conan Doyle's tales of Sherlock Holmes whetted the public's taste for detective fiction and their extraordinary popularity encouragd numerous writers working in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries to follow in Doyle's footsteps. This volume features forty detective tales by writers from Great Britain, America, and the European continent that inspired, or were inspired by Doyle's tales of the Great Detective

Target audience

adult

Classification