- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing (Nov 1 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0878331964
- ISBN-13: 978-0878331963
- Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 14.7 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 358 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #654,258 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Kathleen Kaska has put together a wonderful mind teaser for all Sherlock Holmes aficionados. She covers it all—stories, books, the media—with lots of questions, puzzles, and trivia facts. No true Sherlockian will want to miss this grand Triviography and Quiz Book. (Michael R. Pitts )
The Sherlock Holmes Triviography and Quiz Book is a darn clever book. Anything you want to know about the master sleuth is here, divvied up by category and cross referenced. (Whittier, California News )
The Sherlock Holmes Triviography and Quiz Book is a darn clever book. Anything you want to know about the master sleuth is here, divvied up by category and cross referenced. (Whittier, California News )
...something new for Holmes buffs to test their knowledge or prodigals looking for an excuse to reread childhood classics. (Dallas Morning News )
The Sherlock Holmes Triviography and Quiz Book is a darn clever book. Anything you want to know about the master sleuth is here, divvied up by category and cross referenced. (Whittier, California News )
The Sherlock Holmes Triviography and Quiz Book is a darn clever book. Anything you want to know about the master sleuth is here, divvied up by category and cross referenced. (Whittier, California News )
...something new for Holmes buffs to test their knowledge or prodigals looking for an excuse to reread childhood classics. (Dallas Morning News )
Book Description
"In addition to 80 memory-straining quizzes and five challenging crossword puzzles, Kathleen Kaska offers us a treasure trove of fascinating facts about the Great Detective and his creator."
-Dan Andriacco, author of the Sebastian McCabe - Jeff Cody Mysteries and Baker Street Beat: An Eclectic Collection of Sherlockian Scribblings
"Kathleen Kaska has put together a wonderful mind teaser for all Sherlock Holmes aficionados. She covers it all: stories, books, the media; with lots of questions, puzzles, and trivia facts. No true Sherlockian will want to miss this grand Triviography and Quiz Book."
-Michael R. Pitts, author of Famous Movie Detectives I, II, and III, and co-author of The Great Detective Pictures
Step out of your hansom cab and onto the foggy streets of Edwardian London with The Sherlock Holmes Triviography and Quiz Book, a comprehensive collection of fun and challenging trivia about the adventures of the inimitable detective whose intellectual feats overwhelmed criminals and Scotland Yard.
More than a century after Sherlock Holmes stepped from the pages of Arthur Conan Doyle's first detective story, the greatest sleuth of all time is still firmly solidly ensconced in the work of modern literature. Television series, new Holmes writers, Holmes books, Holmes societies, websites, and numerous films have kept Sherlock Holmes fans intrigued with Holmes and Watson lore.
The Sherlock Holmes Triviography and Quiz Book offers brainteasers on each story and novel about the detective and his associate Dr. Watson, as well as background on how Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's own experiences contributed to his literary work.
-Dan Andriacco, author of the Sebastian McCabe - Jeff Cody Mysteries and Baker Street Beat: An Eclectic Collection of Sherlockian Scribblings
"Kathleen Kaska has put together a wonderful mind teaser for all Sherlock Holmes aficionados. She covers it all: stories, books, the media; with lots of questions, puzzles, and trivia facts. No true Sherlockian will want to miss this grand Triviography and Quiz Book."
-Michael R. Pitts, author of Famous Movie Detectives I, II, and III, and co-author of The Great Detective Pictures
Step out of your hansom cab and onto the foggy streets of Edwardian London with The Sherlock Holmes Triviography and Quiz Book, a comprehensive collection of fun and challenging trivia about the adventures of the inimitable detective whose intellectual feats overwhelmed criminals and Scotland Yard.
More than a century after Sherlock Holmes stepped from the pages of Arthur Conan Doyle's first detective story, the greatest sleuth of all time is still firmly solidly ensconced in the work of modern literature. Television series, new Holmes writers, Holmes books, Holmes societies, websites, and numerous films have kept Sherlock Holmes fans intrigued with Holmes and Watson lore.
The Sherlock Holmes Triviography and Quiz Book offers brainteasers on each story and novel about the detective and his associate Dr. Watson, as well as background on how Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's own experiences contributed to his literary work.
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Hundreds of trivia about the world's most famous detective,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Sherlock Holmes Triviography and Quiz Book (Paperback)
The Sherlock Holmes Triviography And Quiz Book features hundreds of trivia about the world's most famous detective, answering such questions as whether or not Sherlock Holmes ever uttered the phrase "Elementary, my dear Watson". Kathleen Kaska draws upon the entire Sherlock Holmes canon, plus the hundreds of films and thousands of radio and television programs that featured the detective and his inimitable partner, Dr. Watson. A "must" for all fans of the literature's greatest detective, The Sherlock Holmes Triviography And Quiz Book is enhanced with 75 separate quizzes, asking probing, intriguing, fun questions related to all of Conan Doyle's 56 stories and four novels.
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Hundreds of trivia about the world's most famous detective,
By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Sherlock Holmes Triviography and Quiz Book (Paperback)
The Sherlock Holmes Triviography And Quiz Book features hundreds of trivia about the world's most famous detective, answering such questions as whether or not Sherlock Holmes ever uttered the phrase "Elementary, my dear Watson". Kathleen Kaska draws upon the entire Sherlock Holmes canon, plus the hundreds of films and thousands of radio and television programs that featured the detective and his inimitable partner, Dr. Watson. A "must" for all fans of the literature's greatest detective, The Sherlock Holmes Triviography And Quiz Book is enhanced with 75 separate quizzes, asking probing, intriguing, fun questions related to all of Conan Doyle's 56 stories and four novels.
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Not just another quiz book,
By Doctor Dan - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Sherlock Holmes Triviography and Quiz Book (Paperback)
As its name indicates, The Sherlock Holmes Triviography and Quiz Book is more than just another quiz book. In addition to 80 memory-straining quizzes and five challenging crossword puzzles related to Sherlock Holmes, Kathleen Kaska offers us a treasure trove of fascinating facts about the Great Detective and his creator. (But can anything about Sherlock Holmes truly be called trivia?) From Sherlockian newbie to Baker Street Irregular, every fan of Sherlock Holmes is sure to find something of interest in this entertaining tome.
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