Andrew Lycett 
The Worlds of Sherlock Holmes 
The Inspiration Behind the World’s Greatest Detective

Questing was Sherlock Holmes’s business.  He famously adopted the
latest forensic techniques , channelled the
Victorian passion for enquiry , kept abreast of the
key scientific breakthroughs of his age ,  and conducted his investigations in an enigmatic and stylised manner. And the brains behind it all was, of course, the great 
Arthur Conan Doyle .



In this deep dive into the contemporary world of Holmes and Conan Doyle, biographer Andrew Lycett
explores all that encompasses the world of the great detective  – tracing the infamous character’s own interests, personality and
mythologised biography alongside that of his creator’s.



From the Victorian crazes for detection and séance, to contemporary developments in science and psychology,  Lycett weaves together everything that inspired Conan Doyle in
creating the world’s most famous detective and one of fiction’s
most enduring, enigmatic and recognisable characters .

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Andrew Lycett is a biographer, author and broadcaster. He has written books on a variety of subjects, including Muammar Qaddafi, Ian Fleming, Rudyard Kipling, Dylan Thomas, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Wilkie Collins.