The Resource 'Paddington' Pollaky, Private Detective : The Mysterious Life and Times of the Real Sherlock Holmes, Bryan Kesselman, (electronic resource)
'Paddington' Pollaky, Private Detective : The Mysterious Life and Times of the Real Sherlock Holmes, Bryan Kesselman, (electronic resource)
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The item 'Paddington' Pollaky, Private Detective : The Mysterious Life and Times of the Real Sherlock Holmes, Bryan Kesselman, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Lane Public Library.
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- Summary
- A biography of the real-life detective who may have inspired Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha ChristieWho was the Victorian super-sleuth "Paddington" Pollaky? In fiction, he was mentioned in a Gilbert & Sullivan opera and in the bestselling biography The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher. In reality, he was a contradiction: a man of mystery who tried to keep out of the limelight, while at times he craved recognition and publicity. He was a busybody, a meddler, yet someone whose heart was ultimately in the right place. Newspaper accounts detail his work as a private detective in London, his association with The Society for the Protection of Young Females, his foiling of those involved in sex-trafficking, and his tracking down of abducted children{u2014}themes that remain relevant in the 21st century. What was his involvement in the American Civil War? Why did he place cryptic messages in the agony column of the Times? And why were the newspapers so interested in this Hungarian detective and adventurer while the police thoroughly disapproved of him? In this first biography of this complex character, author Bryan Kesselman answers these questions, and examines whether it was Pollaky who provided the inspiration for the literary greats Hercule Poirot and Sherlock Holmes
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (256 pages)
- Isbn
- 9780750963312
- Label
- 'Paddington' Pollaky, Private Detective : The Mysterious Life and Times of the Real Sherlock Holmes
- Title
- 'Paddington' Pollaky, Private Detective
- Title remainder
- The Mysterious Life and Times of the Real Sherlock Holmes
- Statement of responsibility
- Bryan Kesselman
- Subject
-
- Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 -- Characters
- Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 -- Characters | Sherlock Holmes
- Electronic books
- Freading Electronic Book
- Holmes, Sherlock
- Detectives -- England | London -- Biography
- Private investigators -- England | London -- 19th century -- Cases
- Private investigators -- England | London -- 19th century -- History
- Pollaky, Ignatius Paul, 1828-1918
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A biography of the real-life detective who may have inspired Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha ChristieWho was the Victorian super-sleuth "Paddington" Pollaky? In fiction, he was mentioned in a Gilbert & Sullivan opera and in the bestselling biography The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher. In reality, he was a contradiction: a man of mystery who tried to keep out of the limelight, while at times he craved recognition and publicity. He was a busybody, a meddler, yet someone whose heart was ultimately in the right place. Newspaper accounts detail his work as a private detective in London, his association with The Society for the Protection of Young Females, his foiling of those involved in sex-trafficking, and his tracking down of abducted children{u2014}themes that remain relevant in the 21st century. What was his involvement in the American Civil War? Why did he place cryptic messages in the agony column of the Times? And why were the newspapers so interested in this Hungarian detective and adventurer while the police thoroughly disapproved of him? In this first biography of this complex character, author Bryan Kesselman answers these questions, and examines whether it was Pollaky who provided the inspiration for the literary greats Hercule Poirot and Sherlock Holmes
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- CtWfDGI
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kesselman, Bryan
- Dewey number
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- 363.2/89/092
- 363.2/89/092
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- HV8083
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Pollaky, Ignatius Paul
- Holmes, Sherlock
- Doyle, Arthur Conan
- Detectives
- Private investigators
- Private investigators
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- 'Paddington' Pollaky, Private Detective : The Mysterious Life and Times of the Real Sherlock Holmes, Bryan Kesselman, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Control code
- frd00010104
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (256 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access limited to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9780750963312
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780750963312
- (Sirsi) b1461724
- System details
- System requirements: Adobe Digital editions
- Label
- 'Paddington' Pollaky, Private Detective : The Mysterious Life and Times of the Real Sherlock Holmes, Bryan Kesselman, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Control code
- frd00010104
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (256 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access limited to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9780750963312
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780750963312
- (Sirsi) b1461724
- System details
- System requirements: Adobe Digital editions
Subject
- Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 -- Characters
- Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 -- Characters | Sherlock Holmes
- Electronic books
- Freading Electronic Book
- Holmes, Sherlock
- Detectives -- England | London -- Biography
- Private investigators -- England | London -- 19th century -- Cases
- Private investigators -- England | London -- 19th century -- History
- Pollaky, Ignatius Paul, 1828-1918
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