Sherlock Holmesiana
Sherlock Holmesiana noun: memorabilia or writings related to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
Noun
Sherlock Holmesiana pl (plural only)
- Memorabilia or writings related to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
- Side by side with the revival of “Sherlock Holmesiana” (if we may be pardoned such a fabrication) comes another story from the industrious pen of Mr. Guy Boothby, dealing with his wondrous figure Doctor Nikola.1901 November 14, “Books of the Day”, in Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire, and General Advertiser, number 16,813, page 10, column 2
- I hear that Conan Doyle “fans” are frantic to add the Frank fake to their Sherlock Holmesiana.1929 April 15, “News Notes From Abroad”, in Asbury Park Evening Press, forty-third year, number 89, Asbury Park, N.J., page 10, column 4
- Synonyms:
- Holmesiana, Sherlockiana
Examples of Sherlock Holmesiana in a sentence
- Experts on Sherlock Holmesiana may also find food for thought in the bullet that Dr.1939 October 27, “A Line o’ Type or Two”, in Chicago Daily Tribune, volume XCVIII, number 257, page 12, column 3:
- SHERLOCK HOLMESIANA / An Evening in Baker Street1951 September 2, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, volume 103, number 346, St. Louis, Mo., page 4C:
- Eve Titus has written a delightful book, “Basil of Baker Street” (Whittlessey House, McGraw-Hill), with the hope, she states, of attracting new readers to Sherlock Holmesiana.1959 November 15, “Young Readers Should Enjoy Recent Books”, in The Chickasha Daily Express, 67th year, number 229, Chickasha, Okla., page...
- ‘Let me show you the original manuscript of “A Scandal in Bohemia,” ’ Alex said, and showed me glass-enclosed display case in lobby containing Sherlock Holmesiana.1965 February 20, Lillian Ross, “Pitching for Holmes”, in The New Yorker, section “The Talk of the Town”; published in Talk Stories, New...
Synonyms of Sherlock Holmesiana
Forms of Sherlock Holmesiana
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Origin of Sherlock Holmesiana
From Sherlock Holmes + -iana.
Questions about Sherlock Holmesiana
- What does Sherlock Holmesiana mean?
- Sherlock Holmesiana means memorabilia or writings related to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
- How do you use Sherlock Holmesiana in a sentence?
- Experts on Sherlock Holmesiana may also find food for thought in the bullet that Dr.
- What part of speech is Sherlock Holmesiana?
- Sherlock Holmesiana is a noun.
Words near Sherlock Holmesiana in the dictionary
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