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" In bed with Sherlock Holmes : "
by Christopher Redmond ; illustrations by Sidney Paget.
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BL
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1010608
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b764978
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| Main Entry
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Redmond, Chris.
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| Title & Author
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In bed with Sherlock Holmes : : sexual elements in Arthur Conan Doyle's stories of the great detective /\ by Christopher Redmond ; illustrations by Sidney Paget.
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| Publication Statement
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Toronto [Ont.] :: Dundurn,, ©1984.
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1 online resource (207 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0889241422
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: 9780889241428
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-200) and index.
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| Contents
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Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction; I: Sex as Well as Violence; II: Looking for Miss Rachel; III: Love, Detection, and Adventure; IV: We Constantly Mention Aunt Clara; V: Be Very Careful When You Say It in Ink; VI: Sherlock Holmes in Love; VII: The Man Behind the Characters; VIII: The Things We Do for Love; IX: A World Without Women; X: There Is Always Romance; Reference Notes; Appendix I -- Sherlock Holmes Reference List; Appendix II -- A Note On Sources; Appendix III -- Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y
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| Abstract
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In Bed with Sherlock Holmes provides a witty and well-researched discussion of the sexual elements in the Sherlock holmes stories, and in Conan Doyle's own life. An expert commentator on all things Victorian, Doyle also reflects that period's attitudes toward sex and erotic love. This commentary will make the Sherlock Holmes stories even more interesting and intriguing since Redmond uses published and unpublished articles, books and letters, as well as quotes from speeches given at meetings, to enliven the text and give a broad out-look to this unusual assessment of Doyle's best kn.
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Doyle, Arthur Conan,1859-1930-- Criticism and interpretation.
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Doyle, Arthur Conan,1859-1930.
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Sex in literature.
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Sex in literature.
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| Dewey Classification
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823/.912
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| LC Classification
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PR4624.R38 1984eb
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Paget, Sidney,1860-1908.
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