Charismatic David Kennard lives a life most people can only dream about. Farming on a spectacularly beautiful part of the Devon coast he has an almost telepathic bond with nature & with his working sheepdogs. His is a life filled with daily challenges from the battles with wild Atlantic weather to the dramas of clifftop rescue but it is also a life full of the richness of rebirth & the Herriotesque delight in a way of life that has remained almost untouched by the modern world. Part diary part homage to the countryside & the canine family that is so much a part of his life David Kennard's extraordinary book is designed to touch the hearts & minds of city & country dwellers alike. ...

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This book is my humble attempt to shine a light on the work of the best & wisest I have ever known. He has I think it is safe to say elevated the science of detection into an art form. Having been at his side during some of his most remarkable cases it has fallen to me to bring his achievements to the attention of the wider public. He is quite simply the Mozart of criminal investigation. I would say more but I am flattered & delighted to say that Sherlock Holmes himself has agreed to write a piece for the cover. The author has transformed what should have been a series of lectures into a gross & tasteless entertainment. The science of deduction is a branch of human achievement requiring serious analysis & yet here I find it lavishly illustrated disfigured with humour & infested with gossip. Apparently this kind of sensationalism is required to engage the interest of the reading public but it is rather like working an office romance into a paper on quantum physics. Only an idiot would be impressed. Help yourself. Sherlock Holmes ...

It is more than a century since the ascetic gaunt & enigmatic detective Sherlock Holmes made his first appearance in A Study in Scarlet. From 1891 beginning with The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes the now legendary & pioneering Strand Magazine began serialising Arthur Conan Doyles matchless tales of detection featuring the incomparable sleuth patiently assisted by his doggedly loyal & lovably pedantic friend & companion Dr Watson. The stories are illustrated by the remarkable Sydney Paget from whom our images of Sherlock Holmes & his world derive & 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 & revere the penetrating mind & ruthless logic which were the undoing of so many Victorian master criminals. ...

The boxed set contains the following volumes: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; The Case-book of Sherlock Holmes; The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes; The Hound of the Baskervilles & The Valley of Fear; The Return of Sherlock Holmes & his Last Bow; A Study in Scarlet & The Sign of Four ...

Spring 1887. Sherlock Holmes & Doctor Watson find a cuckoo in their comfortable nest at 221B Baker Street when after a chance encounter in Hyde Park twelve-year-old Winston Spencer-Churchill is dumped on them by his far from doting mother Lady Randolph. Winston blossoms under the affectionate if occasionally jealous care of Watson. His developing detective skills & connections in Society are combined with a capacity for creating mayhem. Add in pack of Indians from Buffalo Bills Wild West show & a homicidal pork butcher with an axe & as Holmes says of this first in a series of adventures I dare say these experiences have done him a power of good. He will be much better prepared for daily life at his public school"." ...

The first Sherlock Holmes adventure appeared in 1888 but today the detective is more popular than ever-witness the upcoming release of Sherlock Holmes" starring Robert Downey Jr. as the legendary Victorian sleuth & Jude Law as his faithful chronicler Dr. John H. Watson. For readers who dream of solving crimes in turn-of-the-century London " The Sherlock Holmes Handbook" features skills that every would-be sleuth should know: How to Use Deductive Reasoning How to Analyze Fingerprints
- Without Computers How to Master a Dozen Disguises How to Survive a Plunge over a Waterfall & How to Fake Your Own Death. Readers will also discover a host of information about Holmes & his universe: How was the real Scotland Yard organized? Could people really buy cocaine over-the-counter back then? & why were the British so terrified of Australia? Packed with fascinating trivia evocative illustrations & a classic Victorian design " The Sherlock Holmes Handbook" will appeal to Baker Street Irregulars of all ages."
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This miscellany explores the fascinating & enigmatic world of Sherlock Holmes his place in literary history & how he has become the iconic timeless character who is loved by millions. Contains facts trivia "es from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary stories the reader can also explore the often weird & wonderful characters who graced Conan Doyle's pages. Do you know the difference between a Penang Lawyer & a Tide-Waiter? & if you think a 'life preserver' is a cork-filled flotation device how does Wilson Kemp fit one into the sleeve of his jacket? The Sherlock Holmes Miscellany is light-hearted & highly informative & perfect for both the Sherlock aficionado & those new to the world of 221B Baker Street. ...

Conan Doyle's master detective Sherlock Holmes has appeared on screen more times than any other fictional character. Sherlock Holmes on Screen surveys over a century's worth of his exploits in film & television from the silent era to the present day. Actors Basil Rathbone Jeremy Brett & Peter Cushing have all been praised for their portrayals of Holmes. Sherlock Holmes on Screen casts new light on their performances & introduces many less familiar Sherlocks too
- including John Cleese Roger Moore & Larry Hagman. Illustrated with rare archive pictures throughout Sherlock Holmes on Screen is now updated with entries on the BBC's modern-day Sherlock starring Benedict Cumberbatch & director Guy Ritchie's all-action Sherlock Holmes starring Robert Downey Jr
- plus Sherlockian turns from Rupert Everett & Jonathan Pryce. Expanded coverage of Holmes' animated escapades opposite among others Batman Scooby-Doo & the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles plus new research into the Great Detective's silent film career makes this revised edition the most comprehensive Holmes filmography ever published.

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