'It’s 1890. Holmes’ fame has spread even to the colonies and he and his stalwart chronicler Watson are swept up in an array of mysteries ‘down under’. They find themselves summoned from location to location, dealing with the exciting and unique mysteries of this strange island continent.' (Synopsis)
Editor's note: This book depicts situations and characters that are reflective of the year 1890, and principally, the institutions, laws and social customs of some groups of people living in Australia at that time. The writers, editors and publisher are all well aware that certain language, attitudes and even laws would be completely unacceptable if they prevailed today, yet if those events are not included in the narratives herein the content would fail to convince of its period setting. Readers are asked to please take this into consideration; as, in some cases, the very things that will offend our sensibilities now are specifically the issues this book wishes to emphasise were scenarios that were, sadly, typical, and commonplace at a time over a century past.
'There is every reason to think Arthur Conan Doyle’s work will last forever. If it is the destiny of the popular writer to speak to the spirit of his age (by telling it diverting yarns that never were on land nor sea), then the stories of supersleuth Sherlock Holmes and his companion and chronicler Dr Watson will continue to mesmerise the mind.' (Introduction)
'There is every reason to think Arthur Conan Doyle’s work will last forever. If it is the destiny of the popular writer to speak to the spirit of his age (by telling it diverting yarns that never were on land nor sea), then the stories of supersleuth Sherlock Holmes and his companion and chronicler Dr Watson will continue to mesmerise the mind.' (Introduction)
