The Encyclopaedia Sherlockiana: A Universal Dictionary of Sherlock Holmes and his Biographer John H. Watson M.D.

xix, 411 pp. Illustrations throughout. "Here is the perfect companion volume to the adventures of the inimitable Sherlock Holmes. In the generations since Holmes and the ever-faithful Dr. Watson hounded England's most elusive criminals through the gaslit Victorian streets, much of the vocabulary, institutions, and attitudes of their era have passed out of the modern experience. For this reason various clues, expressions, place-names, esoteric weaponry and poisons may baffle modern readers. This widely acclaimed encyclopaedia - complete with full biographies of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes, John H. Watson and Professor Moriarty - examines every facet of Holmes' universe and will be enjoyed with equal pleasure by dyed-in-the-wool Sherlockians and unsuspecting newcomers to the cozy warmth of 221B Baker Street."