This fictional biography celebrates the most famous friendship ever recorded. In the course of tracing its development, June Thomson gives fascinating insights into the personalities of these two very different individuals whose relationship was to last for over forty-six years. Those interested in the many theories which surround the canon, such as the dating of The Hound of the Baskervilles or the location of 221B Baker Street, will find answers here. In addition, June Thomson supplies suggested chronologies to help with the vexed question of dating, as well as supplying two intriguing theories of her own concerning the identities of the King of Bohemia and the second Mrs. Watson both of which have been the subject of much debate among Sherlockian scholars. Those who have enjoyed the accounts of Holmes and Watson 's adventures will find this book indispensable in providing a detailed and enthralling account of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 's two immortal characters. As The Sunday Times asks: what student of the great man could resist them? The size of this book is 19.6cm in height and 13cm wide with 415 pages
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson travel to New York City to investigate the assassination of true-life muckraker and author David Graham Phillips. They soon find themselves caught up in a web of deceit, violence and political intrigue, which only the great Sherlock Holmes can unravel.
Before Sherlock Holmes formed his longstanding alliance with the imitable Dr Watson, one of his earliest investigations was alongside the future President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt. These 'stalwart companions' must together solve a most complicated case that could herald the death of the American Dream.
A Study in Scarlet is a potent mix of murder, suspense, cryptic clues, red herrings and revenge. It introduces us to the world-famous characters of Sherlock Holmes, Dr Watson and Inspector Lestrade as they join forces for the first time to track a mysterious killer that stalks London's street.
The hit BBC series Sherlock has introduced a new generation of fans to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective. This edition of the first collection of Holmes stories, with an introduction by Sherlock co-creator Mark Gatiss, allows fans to discover the power of those original adventures.
It is more than a century since the ascetic, gaunt and enigmatic detective, Sherlock Holmes, made his first appearance in A Study in Scarlet. The stories are illustrated by the remarkable Sidney Paget from whom our images of Sherlock Holmes and his world derive and who first equipped Holmes with his famous deerstalker hat. The literary cult of Sherlock Holmes shows no sign of fading with time as each new generation comes to love and revere the penetrating mind and ruthless logic which were the undoing of so many Victorian master criminals.
In Sherlock Holmes's London, reputations are fragile and scandal can be ruinous. In order to protect the names of the good (and not-so-good), Dr Watson comes to the decision that his accounts of some of his friend's most brilliant cases must never see the light of day. And so he conceals the manuscripts in an old despatch box, deep in the vaults of a Charing Cross bank. ..Now, outlasting the memories of those they could have harmed, these mysteries finally come to light. An aluminium crutch betrays the criminal who relies upon it for support.. .An Italian Cardinal lies dead in a muddy yard in Spitalfields.. .What do a pair of suspiciously successful gamblers have in common with the Transylvanian mind-reader, Count Rakoczi? And can Holmes and Watson outwit the jewel thief who has the nerve to steal from the King of Scandinavia? The size of this book is 19.6cm in height and 12.8cm wide with 282 pages.
If ever I saw a murderer's mouth it was there - a cruel hard gash in the face, compressed, inexorable, and terrible.
In 1901, Conan Doyle finally bowed to public pressure and resurrected the nation's favourite detective. Featuring the last 12 stories ever written about Sherlock Holmes, this collection contains some of Conan Doyle's most villainous and unusual characters. The disillusionment and disenchantment felt in the 1920s is reflected in the darker mood of many of the stories and many believe that the author's developing interest in Spiritualism influenced the themes he chose to explore.
As Holmes is being reintroduced to a new audience through Film and TV, Cawthorne introduces readers to Holmes. He gives a full biography of Holmes and Conan Doyle whilst also surveying the world he lived in, Victorian crime and the real characters behind Dr Watson and Inspector Lestrade.
Here, in a witty and informed text, are plot summaries of every single Sherlock Holmes story, in the order which they were written, and with good-humoured and even waspish assessments of their relative merits. And there are many original interviews with some of the actors who've played Holmes, or written film or television scripts about him, over the years - as well as a comprehensive chronology of all the (often unlikely) thespians to have attempted a portrayal of Holmes, from Basil Rathbone and Jeremy Brett to Stewart Granger, no less.