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Sherlock Book Review - Hound of The Baskervilles Reader

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Sherlock Book Review - Hound of The Baskervilles Reader

Sherlock Holmes Society of London - Summer Journal 2023 Five years on from Mr Reekie’s impressive “illustrated and enhanced” edition of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes comes this handsome second volume, containing “the classic story, plus questions and answers, writing tasks, research exercises, original play, historical and social backgrounds, and much more”. The illustrations include portraits of the dramatis personae, mostly adapted from late Victorian photos and pictures of appropriate-looking actors (Peter Cushing and Andre Morell as Holmes and Watson, with Rondo Hatton as Selden, John Carradine as Sir Charles, and others); plus atmospheric pictures from the period and clever...

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Top 25 Sherlock Holmes Audiobooks in June 2023

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Top 25 Sherlock Holmes Audiobooks in June 2023

Another very strong month for Sherlock Holmes audiobooks and the sixth month to have the Rediscovered Annals and Eye of Heka leading the pack - though Terry Golledge's collection is at the top this month. Also worth a mention is Paul Gilbert who has four books in the chart this month. 1.   The Rediscovered Annals of Sherlock Holmes – Terry Golledge and Michael Langan 2.   Sherlock Holmes and the Eye of Heka – David Marcum and Luke Barton 3.   Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Fateful Arrow – Daniel D. Victor and Ben Carling 4.   Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Green Dragon – M R...

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Sherlock Sunday - Rare Books

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Sherlock Sunday - Rare Books

  Free Audiobooks Please use the contact us form, quote Sherlock Sunday Rare Books and let us know which country you are from and which three collections you would like - from a choice of five. Please check your library so you don't ask for books already have (codes are hard to re-allocate).   A Scandal in Nova Alba: A Case File from "The Redacted Sherlock Holmes" Sherlock Holmes and the Acton Body-Snatchers: The Final Tales of Sherlock Holmes, Book 7 Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Fallen Soufflé: Sherlock in Love: The Holmes-Adler Mysteries An Entirely New Country: Arthur Conan Doyle, Undershaw and the Resurrection of...

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#THIF - Thank Holmes It's Friday 2023 - Week 25

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#THIF - Thank Holmes It's Friday 2023 - Week 25

Kickstarter Our biggest ever target on Kickstarter has reached 60% of the target with 10 days to go - and we've just added UK shipping to the USA shipping. It's a very bold project - many people have asked us for a page-a-day calendar for Sherlock Holmes and thanks to the Herculean efforts of Mike Foy (illustrations) and Richard Ryan (canonical detail) we have compiled one. We need a lot of fans to participate to enable the manufacturing - 2024 Page A Day Sherlock Holmes Calendar.    Free Audiobooks This week we have five to choose from - please pick three -...

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Sherlock Book Review - Sherlock Holmes A Question of Time

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Sherlock Book Review - Sherlock Holmes A Question of Time

5/5 Stars - Reedsy Dr. Watson is most perplexed. He has found his good friend Sherlock Holmes in a deep state of shock. He backtracks Holmes' past few days and the duo find themselves in a burned down warehouse with nothing but an open cesspit and an unburned circle, of all things. While Holmes is convalescing Watson is determined to discover exactly what went down. Holmes claims to have come face to face with, get this, a time traveler. Surely, this is all a jest. But, "when logical examination eliminates the possible whatever remains, however illogical or impossible must be...

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