Sherlockiana

Sherlockiana

English

Etymology

Sherlockian +‎ -ana or Sherlock +‎ -iana

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑːnə

Noun

Sherlockiana pl (plural only)

1. Memorabilia or writings related to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
   • 1954, Nathan L. Bengis, "Why I Collect Sherlockiana", Hobbies, Volume 59, Issue 1, page 126:

     I collect Sherlockiana first and foremost because I am a Sherlock Holmes bug.

   • 2007, Howard Burman, Paradise by Paradise, iUniverse (2007), →ISBN, unnumbered page:

     McCutcheon has built up a small but extensive collection of Sherlockiana headed by a copy of Beeton's 1887 Christmas Annual, the publication in which Sherlock Holmes made his debut.

   • 2011, Robin James, "The performance of power", in Time Out London Walks: 30 Walks by London Writers, Volume 1 (ed. Cath Phillips), Time Out Guides (2011), →ISBN, page 30:

     On the ground floor there is a good collection of Sherlockiana. This includes the face-mask used for the Hound of the Baskervilles in the 1960s Hammer movie, complete with phosphorescent paint.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:Sherlockiana.