The stories are generally extrapolations of cases briefly mentioned in Doyle's canonical work, but tend to contradict themselves and each other.

Much familiar canonical work was not included, since they took it for granted that their audience would know the standard fare.

On one hand, The Giver has become something of a canonical work among educators who believe that young adult audiences respond best to contemporary literature.

Hershkowitz argues that Eim Habanim Semeichah should be analyzed as a dialectical compilation, and not as a canonical work.

The temple is reverred in the verses of Tevaram, the 7th century saivite canonical work by the two saint poets namely, Appar and Campantar.

Upon its release, Ten Freedom Summers received universal acclaim from music critics, who praised Smith's musical ambition and viewed it as a canonical work in jazz.

The historic name of the town was Aaroor (Arur) and it finds mention in the 7th century saiva canonical work, Tevaram.

Moodie's work remains a canonical work of Canadian literature, and is valued as much for its historic and cultural significance as for its literary merit.

The Chu Ci never became a canonical work, not in the sense as did the Shi Jing.

A canonical work is simply "one that any participant in a culture feels obliged to come to know."