Mary Watson: In the Shadow of Sherlock Holmes - The Adventures of Mary Morstan Watson
Language: English
Published by MX Publishing, 2023
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- Title
- Mary Watson: In the Shadow of Sherlock Holmes - The Adventures of Mary Morstan Watson
- Author
- Solito, Enrico; Guerra, Stefano; Castellini, Mauro
- Publisher
- MX Publishing
- Publication year
- 2023
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1804243698
- ISBN 13
- 9781804243695
London, end of the century, the capital of the largest empire of the world: a sprawling city populated by millions of people. Yet not all that glitters is gold. Behind, or rather beneath the lights and extravagance, the theaters and music, and the crowds, there are enormous social contradictions slowly coming to light. The industrial slums, inhumane working conditions, widespread prostitution, massive exploitation of child labor, alcoholism, overcrowding, poverty, and hunger. Masses of destitute people struggling to survive, tuberculosis, crime, and moral hardships.
Mary Watson was 27 years old when she met Watson, and she had always been a beacon to those in need, as her husband put it (TWIS: Folk who were in grief came to my wife like birds to a lighthouse.) Slowly, in her concern for others, she found herself battling abuse, injustice, and horrors. She fought with the tools she had, the examples before her: the unwavering integrity and courage of John Watson, the deductive prowess of Sherlock Holmes. She engaged with Catholics, socialists, the Salvation Army, trade unions, and anyone willing to do something to save a life, and she never held back.
This is the chronicle of her adventures, as she left it in a series of recently discovered writings. Some tell us a couple of Watson's stories, but they present them through her eyes; of others, we had never known anything, and probably neither had Watson.
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About the Author
Stefano Guerra is a child neuropsychiatrist, psychoanalyst, professor, and retired school headmaster. He is the author of theatrical texts and film scripts, and he founded "Uno Studio in Holmes", the Italian Sherlockian Society, of which he was the president. He is a member of the Baker Street Irregulars and has authored several articles published in Italy and abroad, as well as a Sherlockian encyclopedia (with Solito).
Mauro Castellini is a Los Angeles-based film producer. Born in Mantova, Italy, after obtaining his Master's Degree in Communication Sciences at Milano's IULM, he moved to Rome, where his film career took off. Having been introduced to Holmes' world by his friends Mr. Solito and Mr. Guerra, he's now teamed up with them to write this book, that marks his literary debut.
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