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Monday, 12 December 2011

About Sherlock Holmes...

Posted on 06:00 by Unknown
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Just in case you needed a brief brushing up on all things Holmesian, here's a nice overview of the most famous consulting detective in literature, by Michael Dirda over at The Browser.

I first heard about this piece through The Book Beast at The Daily Beast.
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