媒體推薦
“A feast for any fans of the greatest detective who ever stalked the earth.” (Maureen Corrigan - Fresh Air)
“A vast work of entertaining ingenuity and erudition.” (Boston Globe)
“Even the sleuth of Baker Street would be awed by the ingenious deductions and dazzling speculations of modern Sherlockian scholarship.” (Michael Dirda)
“A generous work, scholarly yet utterly accessible, a remarkable showcase of the detective's continuing allure.” (David L. Ulin - Los Angeles Times)
“A must-have for any serious mystery fan, this edition will stand as the benchmark for generations to come.” (Publishers Weekly)
“Hailed as the definitive exegesis of Holmes and his times.” (Mark Weingarten - The New York Times)
“A beautiful and thoroughly enjoyable edition...will appeal to first time readers and seasoned veterans.” (Daniel Stashower - Washington Post Book World)
作者介紹
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) is most noted for his Sherlock Holmes detective stories. He was a prolific writer whose other works include a wide range of science fiction stories, historical novels, romances, poetry, and nonfiction.
Leslie S. Klinger is one of the world’s foremost authorities on Sherlock Holmes. He is the editor of the three-volume set The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes. The first two volumes, The Complete Short Stories, won the Edgar for “Best Critical/Biographical” work. He has just published In the Company of Sherlock Holmes and The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft. Klinger is a member of the Baker Street Irregulars and lives in Malibu.
