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Sto caricando le informazioni... Observations by Gaslight: Stories from the World of Sherlock Holmes (edizione 2021)di Lyndsay Faye (Autore)
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Fiction.
Mystery.
Short Stories.
Lyndsay Faye-international bestseller, translated into fifteen languages, and a two-time Edgar Award nominee-first appeared on the literary scene with Dust and Shadow, her now-classic novel pitting Sherlock Holmes against Jack the Ripper, and later produced The Whole Art of Detection, her widely acclaimed collection of traditional Watsonian tales. Now Faye is back with Observations by Gaslight, a thrilling volume of both new and previously published short stories and novellas narrated by those who knew the Great Detective. Beloved adventuress Irene Adler teams up with her former adversary in a near-deadly inquiry into a room full of eerily stopped grandfather clocks. Learn of the case that cemented the lasting friendship between Holmes and Inspector Lestrade, and of the tragic crime which haunted the Yarder into joining the police force. And witness Stanley Hopkins's first meeting with the remote logician he idolizes, who will one day become his devoted mentor. From familiar faces like landlady Mrs. Hudson to minor characters like Lomax the sub-librarian, Observations by Gaslight-entirely epistolary, told through diaries, telegrams, and even grocery lists-paints a masterful portrait of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as you have never seen them before. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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 Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni...GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyClassificazione LCVotoMedia: (3.83)
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• a varied and interesting group of new-but-familiar characters to relate these stories
• an understanding of Holmes and Watson that fits Faye's portrayals of them comfortably within the framework of Conan Doyle's original stories.
The concept underlying this collection is that it contains remembrances of the detective by characters who have previously been only glimpsed in the Holmes canon. These include Inspector Lestrade (who is independent, fierce, and intelligent in Faye's portrayal); Wiggins, former head of the Baker Street Irregulars and now a solicitor; a brilliant sub-librarian who is passingly mentioned in a single sentence of one of the Conan Doyle stories; and familiar figures like Irene Norton, née Adler, and Mrs. Hudson (who provides a number of recipes in relating her Holmes story).
The opportunity to see Holmes through this variety of viewpoints delighted me. Each of them seems absolutely genuine and gives a deeper sense of the man who is Holmes. This is a title that will be welcomed by current Sherlockians and that will also create a great many new Sherlockians.
I received a free electronic ARC of this title from the publisher via EdelweissPlus; the opinions are my own. (