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The Ardlamont mystery, the real-life story behind the creation of Sherlock Holmes, Daniel Smith

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The Ardlamont mystery, the real-life story behind the creation of Sherlock Holmes, Daniel Smith

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Ardlamont mystery

Responsibility statement

Daniel Smith

Sub title

the real-life story behind the creation of Sherlock Holmes

Summary

The real-life mystery featuring the two men - Joseph Bell and Henry Littlejohn - who inspired the creation of Sherlock Holmes. December 1893, Arthur Conan Doyle shocks his legions of fans by killing off the world's favourite fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes. Meanwhile, in Scotland, a sensational real-life murder trial is playing out. Alfred Monson, a scion of the aristocracy, is charged with killing a young army lieutenant, Cecil Hambrough, on the sprawling Ardlamont estate. The worlds of crime fiction and crime fact are about to collide spectacularly

Target audience

adult

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