About Sherlock Holmes/Arthur Conan Doyle
It is nearly impossible to separate the author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, from his creation, Sherlock Holmes. And there are many who …
Arthur Conan Doyle Collection
To honour the author and his works, the Metropolitan Toronto Reference Library, now the Toronto Reference Library (TRL), established the Arthur Conan …
Big Ben
A children’s history club has suggested that I add a link to Big Ben: The History of the World’s Most Famous Clock. …
Burke’s Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage:
In NOBL, Holmes “picked a red-covered volume from a line of books of reference beside the mantelpiece” and read an entry for …
Debrett’s, look him up in:
Since 1780 (with a few lapses) Debrett’s Peerage and Baronetage has been the who’s who of the English titled, and you see …
London maps:
If you’re writing your Holmes pastiche, you’ll need a good map of London by your side. I found the link to Mapco …
Science of Sherlock Holmes, The:
The Science of Sherlock Holmes by E.J. Wagner does not directly examine the science mentioned in the stories and novels but instead …
Sherlock Holmes, New Annotated:
Leslie S. Klinger is the editor of the three-volume New Annotated Sherlock Holmes (two volumes address the short stories and the third …
Sherlock Holmes, The Annotated:
The Annotated Sherlock Holmes by William S. Baring-Gould is one of my most prized possessions. I have the single volume edition and …
Victoria Research Web:
While stumbling around the internet, I found the Victoria Research Web, which is kind of a howto for Victorian research: “The various …
Victorian Dictionary, The:
I needed to know how many mail deliveries a day the Victorians expected and may have found it here (a New York …
Worst Jobs in History: The Victorian Age
Tony Robinson (also famous as Baldrick in the Blackadder series and, of course, as the host of Time Team) is up to …