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Sherlock Holmes Society of London - Winter Journal 2023 What we have in this book is a look at all the maladies that feature in the Canon and how they were perceived and treated in Victorian society. The author is a G.P. so you know the facts are solid. A staggering fifty-two diseases are covered, from Diabetes to Lumbago. For each, Howlett follows a pattern: 1. Introduction. 2. Where the disease features in the Canon. 3. How the disease was perceived in Victorian times. 4. How it was treated (rightly or wrongly). 5. How it is viewed by modern medicine....

Sherlock Holmes Magazine (issue 14) "Holmes takes on one other biggest cases of his career, with international ramifications. Could it be that plots to remove the heads of the governments of England, France, and the German Empire are all linked!"    Sydney Passengers - The Passengers Log Journal - Volume 27 - No 1 This is an excellent pastiches for those who are not looking for the 57th short story or the 5th novel featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. And even better, this is only Book One of three, with books Two and Three yet to be published. There appears...

David Marcum Sherlockian pasticheur John Lawrence is back with another excellent collection, this time three new novellas that display both his Sherlockian knowledge and his excellent understanding of history. Lawrence worked in the House of Representatives on Capitol Hill from the mid-1970’s until his retirement in 2013, with his last position being Chief of Staff for Speaker Nancy Pelosi. It’s with this insightful background that he approaches writing Sherlock Holmes adventures. His previous Holmes works include “The Undiscovered Archives of Sherlock Holmes”, made up of short stories collected from previous collections (such as “The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes...

Dominic Selwood - Historian, barrister and author of the best-selling thriller 'The Sword of Moses'. His latest book 'Anatomy of a Nation: A History of British Identity in 50 Documents' is a masterful journey through time, exploring the documents that forged our national identity.   "An absolute belter of a Sherlock mystery! Packed with suspense,  international intrigue, secret societies, dead ends, rugged islands in the north sea, masterful deceptions, the cosy fireside at Baker Street, connoisseur tobaccos, and nail-biting shoot-outs. Through it, we are in the more than capable hands of the warm, faithful, resolute Watson.  And above it all towers Holmes:  ascetic, impetuous, unmanageable,...

Sherlock Holmes Society of London  This work is a significant achievement and clearly a labour of love. I am impressed at the quality of the research that has gone into it. Volume One, across six chapters, concerns itself with the creation of Holmes through to the films of the early 1930s. Predictably it begins with the origins of Holmes, covering the initial public reaction to the first novels and the later success of the short stories. Conan Doyle’s love/hate relationship with Holmes is spelt out succinctly, and an admirable job is done of explaining how the public sought a Holmesian ‘fix’...