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Observations by gaslight : stories from the world of Sherlock Holmes / Lyndsay Faye.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : The Mysterious Press, [2021]Edition: First editionDescription: xii, 295 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781613162613
  • 1613162618
Uniform titles:
  • Short stories. Selections
Contained works:
  • Faye, Lyndsay. Adventure of the stopped clocks
  • Faye, Lyndsay. Song of a want
  • Faye, Lyndsay. Our common correspondent
  • Faye, Lyndsay. River of silence
  • Faye, Lyndsay. Gospel of Sheba
  • Faye, Lyndsay. Life well lived
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
The adventure of the stopped clocks / Irene Adler -- The song of a want / Henry Wiggins -- Our common correspondent / Geoffrey Lestrade -- The river of silence / Stanley Hopkins -- The gospel of Sheba / A. Davenport Lomax -- A life well lived / Martha Hudson.
Summary: "A new collection of Sherlockian tales that shows the Great Detective and his partner, Watson, as their acquaintances saw them"-- Provided by publisherSummary: How well did those who worked with Sherlock Holmes know him? The peripheral characters-- Irene Adler, Geoffrey Lestrade; witnesses to the cases; even his cook and housekeeper, Martha Hudson-- what did they think of the man and his methods? Discover aspects of Holmes and Watson that you have never seen before. -- adapted from jacket
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library Mystery FAYE, LYNDSAY Available 33111010631097
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Mystery FAYE, LYNDSAY Available 33111010782700
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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' 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.

"A new collection of Sherlockian tales that shows the Great Detective and his partner, Watson, as their acquaintances saw them"-- Provided by publisher

The adventure of the stopped clocks / Irene Adler -- The song of a want / Henry Wiggins -- Our common correspondent / Geoffrey Lestrade -- The river of silence / Stanley Hopkins -- The gospel of Sheba / A. Davenport Lomax -- A life well lived / Martha Hudson.

How well did those who worked with Sherlock Holmes know him? The peripheral characters-- Irene Adler, Geoffrey Lestrade; witnesses to the cases; even his cook and housekeeper, Martha Hudson-- what did they think of the man and his methods? Discover aspects of Holmes and Watson that you have never seen before. -- adapted from jacket

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