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The Adventure of the Wordy Companion

An A-Z Guide to Sherlockian Phraseology

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By: Nicko Vaughan
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Summary

What would you buy in slop-shop? What would you put in your lumber room? And what on earth does the obliquity of the ecliptic actually mean? This A-Z of Sherlockian phraseology can help you find out. A handy guide to those "wordy words" and references found within the pages of Arthur Conan Doyle's books featuring the world's only consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes.

This book gives explanations and definitions of the language and references used in all 60 of the original stories, a companion book, much like a paper Watson, following wherever the complete Holmes goes, dutifully explaining and narrating his meanings to the listener.

Whether you're a lifelong fan of Sherlock Homes, completely new to the books, or just somebody who enjoys learning new and interesting words, this book will guide you to some of the interesting language of the time.

©2018 Nicko Vaughan (P)2022 MX Publishing Detective Mystery Traditional Detectives Fiction Sherlock Holmes
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It's written by an American so in part it's trying to cover things a US audience might not know and if you're good at vocab you might not get so much out of it. That said, there was plenty of stuff I didn't know/could do with a refresher. The references to where the words and phrases come from (which story with a bit of context) makes it much more engaging than listening to a dictionary. I enjoyed it and got a hard copy too.

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