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"Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters" (The Penguin Press. 608 pages. $37.95), edited by Jon Lellenberg, Daniel Stashower and Charles Foley: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was famously convinced that the dead and the living could communicate, so it might be thoughtful of his shade...

Which work won a 2007 Edgar Allan Poe award for best play? Elementary, my dear reader! It was "Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure," by Steven Dietz.That wasn't the only Edgar award winner with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective in the title. E.J. Wagner's nonfiction...

In the following essay, Kestner explains how Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories influenced Victorian conceptions of masculinity.

Compares three of the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle: "The Speckled Band" (TSB), "The Man with the Twisted Lip" (MWTL), and "The Red-Headed League" (RHL). Examines the similarities and differences between them. Analyzes what qualities made the stories effective mysteries.

Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes is a dominant and "in-control" traditionalist of great brilliance. The character captivates readers without technology, fanfare or hype.