![]() Read a few online reviews of the Gaiman story. ![]() Read Wikipedia article on “A Study in Emerald,” explaining all the clues Gaiman put in the text that you missed even after all your extra study.ħ. Reread “A Study in Emerald.” Appreciate the complexity and the twists a little more this time.Ħ. Skim the first few chapters and compare and contrast to "A Study in Emerald." Decide not to read the rest because (a) up for a Sherlock Holmes short story but not necessarily for a novel, and (b) wildly fictional anti-Mormon second half, in the best 19th century tradition (murderous men kidnapping young girls for marriage). Download A Study in Scarlet from Gutenberg. Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu, conveniently available online at. Read "A Study in Emerald " scratch head a little.Ģ. If you're not terribly familiar with either of those things, you are welcome to try my own personal step-by-step process:ġ. ![]() If you're quite familiar with both of those things, you'll probably love this story. It's a brilliant mash-up of the Sherlock Holmes universe and H.P. "A Study in Emerald" won the Hugo Award for short stories in 2004. My relationship with Neil Gaiman is still extremely complicated, but hey, I finally read something of his that I'm giving 5 stars! Although it's a very qualified 5 stars. ![]()
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