Tag: Sherlock Holmes
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Sherlock Holmes awarded title for most portrayed literary human character in film & TV
Sherlock Holmes awarded title for most portrayed literary human character in film & TV source: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2012/5/sherlock-holmes-awarded-title-for-most-portrayed-literary-human-character-in-film-tv-41743/ Having been depicted on screen 254 times, GWR today announces that Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictional detective, has been awarded a world record for the most portrayed literary human character in film & TV. Since his creation in…
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Judge rules that Sherlock Holmes is public domain
source: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/27/sherlock-holmes-is-in-the-public-domain-american-judge-rules/?_r=0 In the more than 125 years since he first appeared, Sherlock Holmes has popped up everywhere from fan fiction set in outer space to screen adaptations like CBS’s “Elementary,” set in contemporary Manhattan. But now, following a legal ruling, the deerstalker-wearing detective is headed to another destination: the public domain. The Conan Doyle…
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Sons of Moriarty and More Stories of Sherlock Holmes
New title for the Sherlock fans has hit the bookstores. Sons of Moriarty and More Stories of Sherlock Holmes A follow-up collection to well-received The Perils of Sherlock Holmes! Award-winning author Loren D. Estleman has curated a collection of Sherlock Holmes stories from some of the finest authors in Sons of Moriarty and More Stories…
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Review: The Stuff of Nightmares
The Stuff of Nightmares by James Lovegrove Paperback: 294 pages Publisher: Titan Books ISBN-10: 1781165416 ISBN-13: 978-1781165416 (Barry’s score 5 stars out of 5) Available through Amazon Sherlock Holmes – The Stuff of Nightmares My thoughts: Barry says — Excellent! First allow me to reveal my bias, I love steampunk and Holmes. With that admission…
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In my mailbox
As most of you know, my mailman hates me. I suppose due to the number of packages that I receive that the poor man is unable to cram into my mailbox. He must get out of his jeep and walk to my porch — poor fellow. At any rate, I have for the past few…
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Sherlock Holmes -The Illustrious Client
A change of pace for the Holmes fan as Sherlock is tasked to stop a forthcoming marriage. How can Holmes persuade a woman that her fiance is a philanderer and womanizer? Related articles 16 Witty Sherlock Comebacks to Knock Out Your Enemies (mashable.com) Common Misconceptions about Sherlock Holmes (justthewritemoment.wordpress.com) The Clockwork Scarab (gnostalgia.wordpress.com)
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Sherlock Holmes – A Scandal In Bohemia
“A Scandal in Bohemia” The very first Sherlock Holmes short story (following the detective’s introduction in the novels A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of the Four) was also the first Granada Television production in the long-running Holmes series featuring Jeremy Brett’s definitive performance as the famous sleuth. No deerstalker cap, cape, curved meerschaum pipe,…
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Sherlock Holmes -The Empty House
Sherlock Holmes -The Empty House “The Empty House” Did Sherlock Holmes survive his apparent demise at the hands of Professor Moriarty in “The Final Problem”? Clearly so, as his resurrection three years later in this story is a dramatic and happy event–though it causes his old friend Dr. Watson (Edward Hardwicke) to faint at…
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The Boscombe Valley Mystery
The Boscombe Valley Mystery Holmes and Watson attempt to have a holiday — well maybe I should say Watson is trying to have a holiday. Of course their holiday is interrupted by murder! Jeremy Brett was/is my favorite actor to pay the part of Sherlock Holmes. While many actors have played the great detective before…
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New Books: The Executioner’s Heart
Another fascinating title The Executioner’s Heart (Newbury & Hobbes Investigation) is available for the neo-victorian steampunk fans. This new Newbury & Hobbes investigation should be on the shelves of your favorite bookstore today. By the way, if you are a fan of Newbury & Hobbes, take a look at Encounters of Sherlock Holmes for a…
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Book cover art: The Casebook of Newbury & Hobbes
Expect to see this book hit the shelves about September 24, 2013! I wonder if the encounter with Sherlock Holmes is a re-print of the story in Encounters of Sherlock Holmes ? Hmmmm … A collection of short stories detailing the supernatural steampunk adventures of detective duo, Sir Maurice Newbury and Miss Veronica Hobbes in…
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Cover Art for Sherlock Holmes: The Will of the Dead
Beautiful looking cover for Sherlock Holmes: The Will of the Dead The book will be available November 5, 2013… A young man named Peter Maugram appears at the front door of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson’s Baker Street lodgings. Maugram’s uncle is dead and his will has disappeared, leaving the man afraid that he will…
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Review: Encounters of Sherlock Holmes
Encounters of Sherlock Holmes George Mann (Editor) Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Titan Books ISBN-10: 1781160031 ISBN-13: 978-1781160039 (Barry’s score 4 1/2 stars out of 5) Buy the book @ Amazon Encounters of Sherlock Holmes Product description: A brand-new collection of Sherlock Holmes stories from a variety of exciting voices in modern horror and steampunk, including…
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