The World of Sherlock Holmes delves into the detective`s storied history to explore the myths & reality of the era where Holmes was first born
- a time when crime analysis & medicine were seeing unprecedented developments & technology was quickly advancing. It was a world where Scotland Yard was the king of criminal detection
- that is, before our enigmatic hero was written into existence. As well as the history of the character`s origin, this book also looks at some of the many different portrayals of the ”deerstalker” detective through the years, concluding with the modern BBC Sherlock series, the American spin-off Elementary, & the action-packed Sherlock Holmes films directed by Guy Ritchie.