| The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes | |
| Author: | Vincent Starrett |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | non-fiction |
| Publisher: | Macmillan Publishers |
| Release Date: | 1933 |
| Media Type: | Print (hardback & paperback) |
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes is a book by Vincent Starrett originally published in 1933.[1] It is considered the first book on Sherlock Holmes scholarship,[1] [2] as well as a cornerstone of the study of Sherlockiana.[1] [3] [4] It has been credited with jumpstarting the creation of Sherlockian Societies.[5] It has been used as an inspiration and a reference for "biographies" of Sherlock Holmes such as Nick Rennison's 2005 .[6]
The book was dedicated to William Gillette, Frederic Dorr Steele, and Gray Chandler Briggs.[7]
The book was revised and expanded in 1960 and republished by The University of Chicago Press[8] and again in 1993 by Otto Penzler Books.[9] A paperback edition of the University of Chicago edition, with a new introduction and epilogue, was published by Pinnacle Books in 1975.[10]