{"product_id":"the-worlds-of-sherlock-holmes-andrew-lycett-9780711281677","title":"The Worlds of Sherlock Holmes: The Inspiration Behind the World's Greatest Detective","description":"\u003cb\u003eQuesting was Sherlock Holmes's business. \u003c\/b\u003eHe famously adopted the \u003cb\u003elatest forensic techniques\u003c\/b\u003e, channelled the \u003cb\u003eVictorian passion for enquiry\u003c\/b\u003e, kept abreast of the \u003cb\u003ekey scientific breakthroughs of his age\u003c\/b\u003e, and conducted his investigations in an enigmatic and stylised manner. And the brains behind it all was, of course, the great \u003cb\u003eArthur Conan Doyle\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this deep dive into the contemporary world of Holmes and Conan Doyle, biographer Andrew Lycett \u003cb\u003eexplores all that encompasses the world of the great detective\u003c\/b\u003e - tracing the infamous character's own interests, personality and \u003cb\u003emythologised biography\u003c\/b\u003e alongside that of his creator's. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the Victorian crazes for detection and s饌nce, to contemporary developments in science and psychology, Lycett weaves together everything that inspired Conan Doyle in \u003cb\u003ecreating the world's most famous detective\u003c\/b\u003e and one of fiction's \u003cb\u003emost enduring, enigmatic and recognisable characters\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Lycett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 071128167X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780711281677\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Frances Lincoln\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.31h x 8.35w x 0.94d","brand":"Andrew Lycett","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44213106868479,"sku":"9780711281677","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_567bafd8-68d0-4def-9972-1ddbe69b7033.jpg?v=1692112112","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-worlds-of-sherlock-holmes-andrew-lycett-9780711281677","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}