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Work InformationThe Uncollected Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1983)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. a pastiche of works related to the illustrious detective and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, his creator. The preface and introduction is a biography of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle by Richard Lancelyn Green. From his roots as a medical student to his heyday as a bestselling author, it is a complete guide to the life of Doyle. Green goes on to describe in no small detail every major phase of Doyle’s work on Sherlock Holmes. no reviews | add a review
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There are, alas, no unearthed gems in this book – compiled in 1983 by Richard Lancelyn Green – no 'lost works' waiting to be revealed. No apocrypha to shake the foundations of the canon. Green's introduction is, at nearly 150 pages, the largest piece; the second largest is Doyle's conversion of 'The Speckled Band' (from Adventures) into play form, entitled 'The Stonor Case'. Everything else is small fare: book prefaces from early editions and extracts from Doyle's autobiography where he talks about Holmes, newspaper interviews and speeches and short parodies. 'The Field Bazaar' is an amusing self-parody by Doyle, whilst 'The Adventure of the Two Collaborators', by Doyle's friend J. M. Barrie (author of Peter Pan) is genuinely charming. A short fluff piece in which Doyle ranks his twelve favourite Holmes stories will appeal to fans.
As I said, this is far from essential, but somehow my interest in the great detective was rekindled regardless. Sherlock Holmes just has that indefinable essence. We always want more. ( )