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The Strand Magazine and Sherlock Holmes
  • Author : Robert Veld
  • Release Date : 01 January 2013
  • Publisher : Gasogene Books
  • Genre : Journalism
  • Pages : 130
  • ISBN 13 : 0938501577
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Book Description: "In 1891, this first magazine of its kind began to publish the greatest detective stories of all time, inextricably linking them in the minds of Sherlockians forever ... Now, learn the full account of how this celebrated periodical and the Great Detective began their historic journey together."--Cover, page [4].

The Strand Magazine and Sherlock Holmes

The Strand Magazine and Sherlock Holmes

Author : Robert Veld
Publisher : Gasogene Books
Genre : Journalism
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"In 1891, this first magazine of its kind began to publish the greatest detective stories of all time, inextricably linking them in the minds of Sherlockians forever ... Now, learn the full account of how this celebrated periodical and the Great Detective began their historic journey together."--Cover, page [4]....

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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Genre : Detective and mystery stories, English
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