I’ve today fished a bargain ex-library copy of Sherlock Holmes in the Midlands out of my postbox. An excellent small book on Conan Doyle and Holmes, of which I’ve so far read the introduction and first two chapters (the first being rural Shropshire, and then suburban Aston in Birmingham, following Conan Doyle’s early career as a medical assistant). Well researched, and well written. There are currently two more copies at under £3 on Amazon, inc. postage, if any reader of this blog wants to grab one before they’re sold. It appears to be more usually listed with a bit of a ‘scholarly rarity’ premium added, at above £20.

Update: my review.