Sherlock Holmes
A Double Barreled Detective Story| By: | Mark Twain |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Print ISBN: | 9781617203459.0 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781627933407 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2012 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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If you want a playful counterpoint to modern origin-story takes like Young Sherlock, Mark Twain turns Sherlock Holmes into a comic figure in a brisk, inventive mystery that plays with genre expectations. This short, satirical tale features Holmes in the American west and a first-person nephew narrator, using exaggerated deduction and staged clues for comedic effect. The result is an entertaining, concise send-up of detective methods that will appeal to viewers intrigued by youthful reinventions of a famous sleuth who also enjoy historical setting twists and tonal experimentation.