Bøker av Michael Dirda

A passionate lifelong fan of the Sherlock Holmes adventures, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Michael Dirda is a member of The Baker Street Irregulars-the most famous and romantic of all Sherlockian groups. Combining memoir and appreciation, On Conan Doyle is a highly engaging personal introduction to Holmes's creator, as well as a rare insider's account of the curiously delightful activities and playful scholarship of The Baker Street Irregulars.On Conan Doyle is a much-needed celebration of Arthur Conan Doyle's genius for every kind of storytelling.

"For some time now, the best book critic in America has been Michael Dirda."-Michael M. Thomas, New York Observer

"Michael Dirda may be as close to the ideal critic as we are likely to get."-Annie Proulx

"A love story, full of a passion for literature and marked by intellectual vigor."-Bernadette Murphy, Los Angeles Times