Meaning of Sherlock Holmesiana | Babel Free

Definitions

Memorabilia or writings related to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.

plural, plural-only

Examples

“Side by side with the revival of “Sherlock Holmesiana” (if we may be pardoned such a fabrication) comes another story from the industrious pen of Mr. Guy Boothby, dealing with his wondrous figure Doctor Nikola.”

“I hear that Conan Doyle “fans” are frantic to add the Frank fake to their Sherlock Holmesiana.”

“Experts on Sherlock Holmesiana may also find food for thought in the bullet that Dr. John H. [or James] Watson carried in his sturdy body.”

“SHERLOCK HOLMESIANA / An Evening in Baker Street”

“Eve Titus has written a delightful book, “Basil of Baker Street” (Whittlessey House, McGraw-Hill), with the hope, she states, of attracting new readers to Sherlock Holmesiana.”

“‘Let me show you the original manuscript of “A Scandal in Bohemia,” ’ Alex said, and showed me glass-enclosed display case in lobby containing Sherlock Holmesiana.”

“Mr. French does not make the mistake, which some Wodehouse men do, of treating this branch of literature as if it were Sherlock Holmesiana.”

“He has one of the outstanding American collections of Eric Gill, G.K. Chesterton, Stephen Crane, William Faulkner, Francis Thompson, Lafcadio Hearn, Aldous Huxley, Sherlock Holmesiana and T.S. Eliot.”

“SHERLOCK HOLMESIANA / Anthondy Douglas Howlett, a founding member and former chairman of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London, will speak on stage and screen portrayals of the famous sleuth at 7:30 p.m. in the MPC Theatre.”

“Ed’s hobbies include chamber music (viola) and Bohemian Club orchestra. Also Sherlock Holmesiana (Baker Street Irregulars).”

“Doctor Ronchese was a Baker Street Irregular and gave his Sherlock Holmesiana material to the Library.”

“Appendices the list 50 stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, biographies of Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, a selection of literary studies and reference works, and collections of Sherlock Holmesiana.”

“[…] The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centenary by his son Adrian Conan Doyle and a collection of Sherlock Holmesiana; […]”

“THE insatiable appetite for Sherlock Holmesiana is being delightfully fed by author M. T. Trow who is busy chronicling the adventures and the case[-]book of dear old bumbling Insp. Lestrade.”

“Exhibits at the festival abound, including children’s author Judy Delton’s manuscripts in Walter Library and a collection of Sherlock Holmesiana.”

“[about the Leepers' r.a.b. FAQ list] […] POSTSCRIPT: This is not intended as a Leepers Bash; I delight in their Sherlock Holmesiana.”

“[…] a load of books, Sherlock Holmesiana inc. an album of personal photos of A. Conan Doyle, […]”

“The author often receives letters announcing the birth of babies named Kinsey, and Holt recently published G is for Grafton, a guide to the fictional universe of Kinsey Millhone as obsessive as any volume of Sherlock Holmes[-]iana.”

“Kaveney places Buffy academia in the context, not of other series which have acquired an intellectual edge to their cult-status, but of far older phenomena like Sherlock Holmesiana.”

“[…] a classical pianist and organist, he was a devotee of Gilbert and Sullivan, a scholar of Sherlock Holmesiana, and a fervent Trumper disciple.”

“The first floor of Mystery, Inc. is American books; the second floor is British and foreign-language books, and Sherlock Holmesiana (an entire rear wall); […]”

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