These days it is a joy to get my hands on a Sherlockian reference work. In comparison to the ceaseless flow of pastiche, non-fiction books are rare and not as valued as they should be.
So I was pleased to get the opportunity to review The Adventure of the Wordy Companion: An A-Z Guide to Sherlockian Phraseology by Nicko Vaughan.
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Showing posts with label Holmes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holmes. Show all posts
Review: The Ardlamont Mystery by Daniel Smith
In the interests of fairness, I disclose that I was sent a free copy of this book by the publisher for the purposes of review.
Soon to be reviewed....
As regular visitors will know, not a lot has been happening on this blog in 2018. This is partly down to the rising demands of my day job but also down to the fact that little has been going on in the Doyleockian world that interested me enough to blog about it.
Are the shadows looming....?
Firstly I must apologise for the lack of posts since the end of January. The combination of a busy life and a relative lack of Sherlockian stuff worth talking about are to blame.
Sherlock Holmes Journal Winter 2017
I received the latest edition of The Sherlock Holmes Journal yesterday and I've been through it today on the commute.
Review: The Adventures of Solar Pons Vol 1
Yes I know this is not strictly speaking a Sherlock Holmes or Arthur Conan Doyle matter but you'll have to bear with me as it's a quiet news day (month? year?) from a Holmes perspective.
Review: The Man Who Would be Sherlock by Christopher Sandford
I found this book a challenge to review. The problem, as with so many books in this field, is that it has been done before but that doesn't make it a bad book.
Review: Unquiet Spirits by Bonnie MacBird
I recently finished reading Bonnie's latest Sherlock Holmes pastiche - Unquiet Spirits - and it has been a good ride.
From Holmes to Sherlock - initial thoughts
I'm only twenty chapters into this massive tome so please understand that this is a preliminary opinion.
Visit to the grave of Arthur Conan Doyle
On July 7th I visited the grave of Arthur Conan Doyle in Minstead. It was the second time I'd been but the first on the actual anniversary of his death.
Review: Jack The Ripper - Case Closed by Gyles Brandreth
"What, another one?" I hear you cry. Yes, we have a novel about the solving of the Jack The Ripper crimes.
I normally avoid these like the plague. They tend to be either historically inaccurate or have anti-climactic conclusions.
I normally avoid these like the plague. They tend to be either historically inaccurate or have anti-climactic conclusions.
Review: Granada's Greatest Detective: A Guide to the Classic Sherlock Holmes Television Series
I've made no secret of my opinion that Jeremy Brett is the best Sherlock Holmes bar none. Spare me your Wilmer, Rathbone and Cumberbatch - Brett is the Zeus of this pantheon. The Granada series is, for me, the zenith of canonical fidelity (and yes I know standards fell towards the end).
Review: iClassics' "A Scandal in Bohemia"
iClassics are a company providing a more immersive experience of works by past authors. Amongst those on their list are Edgar Allan Poe, Oscar Wilde and, in this case, Arthur Conan Doyle.
Review: Arthur & Sherlock by Michael Sims
Writing a biographical work on Arthur Conan Doyle has been a challenge ever since his death. However, the nature of the challenge has changed over the decades. In the beginning, the challenge was the inaccurate information in circulation (a good deal put there by Conan Doyle himself) combined with the Conan Doyle family's tight control of access to his papers.
Bontempi and the Six Napoleons
In my book An Entirely New Country I wrote about a period when Arthur Conan Doyle got involved, as a business venture, with a device called the Sculptograph. It remains my strong belief that his involvement with this device inspired him to write the Sherlock Holmes adventure The Six Napoleons which came out in 1904."Fun" with Facebook Holmes groups
Since I returned to Facebook in 2015 I have become a member of a number of Sherlock Holmes groups. The trouble is that there are so many of them and it often takes a little while to work out which you want to be a member of.Review: Mystery Weekly Magazine
I was recently sent a PDF copy of the above title and asked for my thoughts. So here they are....About Sixty - Cover and Publication Date
I was recently asked to proof-read about 25% of a new book entitled About Sixty.
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