Download or read book On Conan Doyle written by Michael Dirda and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-11-09 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Pulitzer Prize–winning critic Michael Dirda, a delightful introduction to the creator of Sherlock Holmes A passionate lifelong fan of the Sherlock Holmes adventures, Pulitzer Prize–winning critic Michael Dirda is a member of The Baker Street Irregulars—the most famous and romantic of all Sherlockian groups. Combining memoir and appreciation, On Conan Doyle is a highly engaging personal introduction to Holmes's creator, as well as a rare insider’s account of the curiously delightful activities and playful scholarship of The Baker Street Irregulars. On Conan Doyle is a much-needed celebration of Arthur Conan Doyle’s genius for every kind of storytelling.
Download or read book The Bookman written by and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes written by Vincent Starrett and published by Gasogene Books. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This enhanced 75th Anniversary Edition adds scholarly commentary and appreciation to a complete facsimile of the rare, 1933 original edition."--Jacket copy.
Download or read book The Real World of Sherlock written by B.J. Rahn and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2014-11-15 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating glimpse into the real-life Victorian inspirations behind the Sherlock Holmes stories. Discover the men who inspired the timeless character
Download or read book The Bookman written by Lavie Tidhar and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a 19th century unlike our own, the shadowy assassin known as the Bookman moves unseen. His weapons are books; his enemies are many. And when Orphan, a young man with a mysterious past, loses his love to the sinister machinations of the Bookman, Orphan would stop at nothing to bring her back from the dead. In The Bookman, World Fantasy Award winner Lavie Tidhar writes a love letter to books, and to the serial literature of the Victorian era: full of hair-breadth escapes and derring-dos, pirates and automatons, assassins and poets, a world in which real life authors mingle freely with their fictional creations – and where nothing is quite as it seems. New 2016 edition includes the novelette “Murder in the Cathedral”. Discover, truthfully, what actually happened when Orphan visited Paris. File Under: Steampunk [Alternate Victorian London | Reptilian royalty | Diabolical anarchists | Extraordinary adventure!]
Download or read book Bookman s Holiday written by Vincent Starrett and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-19 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Bookman's Holiday: The Private Satisfactions of an Incurable Collector IN china, once upon a time, and this happened a long time ago, a young man who had been asleep in the guest chamber of a country dwelling awoke suddenly in the middle of the night to find a beautiful woman in the room with him. Robed only in moonlight, she sat before a dressing table combing her long black hair. The young man was very much surprised. But he was not displeased, and for a time he lay quietly in his corner, watching his visitor with fascinated eyes. She was obviously some other guest who had strayed into the wrong bedroom, he reflected, and he began to wonder how he might Open a conversation without startling her. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Sherlockian written by Graham Moore and published by Twelve. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hurtling from present day New York to Victorian London, The Sherlockian weaves the history of Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle into an inspired and entertaining double mystery that proves to be anything but "elementary." In December 1893, Sherlock Holmes-adoring Londoners eagerly opened their Strand magazines, anticipating the detective's next adventure, only to find the unthinkable: his creator, Arthur Conan Doyle, had killed their hero off. London spiraled into mourning-crowds sported black armbands in grief-and railed against Conan Doyle as his assassin. Then in 1901, just as abruptly as Conan Doyle had "murdered" Holmes in "The Final Problem," he resurrected him. Though the writer kept detailed diaries of his days and work, Conan Doyle never explained this sudden change of heart. After his death, one of his journals from the interim period was discovered to be missing, and in the decades since, has never been found.... Or has it? When literary researcher Harold White is inducted into the preeminent Sherlock Holmes enthusiast society, The Baker Street Irregulars, he never imagines he's about to be thrust onto the hunt for the holy grail of Holmes-ophiles: the missing diary. But when the world's leading Doylean scholar is found murdered in his hotel room, it is Harold-using wisdom and methods gleaned from countless detective stories-who takes up the search, both for the diary and for the killer.
Download or read book The Bookman Histories written by Lavie Tidhar and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2012-12-18 with total page 1088 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An omnibus edition of the most exciting steampunk series of recent years. Lizard Kings and swashbuckling pirates, secret government agencies and scuttling automata, tripods and airships. There’s never been a series with quite so much adventure crammed between two covers! File Under: Steampunk [ Alternate History! | Diabolical Anarchists! | Murder Most Foul | The End of Days ] From the Trade Paperback edition.
Download or read book The Bookman s Manual written by Bessie Graham and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Bookman s Tale written by Charlie Lovett and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-05-28 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mysterious portrait ignites an antiquarian bookseller’s search through time and the works of Shakespeare for his lost love. Charlie Lovett’s new book, The Lost Book of the Grail, is now available. Guaranteed to capture the hearts of everyone who truly loves books, The Bookman’s Tale is a former bookseller’s sparkling novel and a delightful exploration of one of literature’s most tantalizing mysteries with echoes of Shadow of the Wind and A.S. Byatt's Possession. Nine months after the death of his beloved wife Amanda left him shattered, Peter Byerly, a young antiquarian bookseller, relocates from North Carolina to the English countryside, hoping to outrun his grief and rediscover the joy he once took in collecting and restoring rare books. But upon opening an eighteenth-century study of Shakespeare forgeries, he discovers a Victorian watercolor of a woman who bears an uncanny resemblance to Amanda. Peter becomes obsessed with learning the picture’s origins and braves a host of dangers to follow a trail of clues back across the centuries—all the way to Shakespeare’s time and a priceless literary artifact that could prove, once and for all, the truth about the Bard’s real identity.
Download or read book The Uncollected Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 1983 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sherlock Holmes and the Man from Hell written by Barrie Roberts and published by Ulverscroft. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1886, Lord Backwater was found beaten to death in the grounds of his estate. As Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson strive to unravel the mystery, many obstacles are put in their way. The Detective must get to the bottom of a forty year old secret before he can reveal a story of cruelty and corruption, and the case can be solved.
Download or read book Dr Joseph Bell written by Robert Hume and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arthur Conan Doyle modeled his most famous character on one of his teachers in medical school, Dr. Joseph Bell. Dr. Bell's "Method" demanded careful observation of detail and thoughtful analysis, exactly what Holmes recommended.
Download or read book The Edge of the Unknown written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by FV Éditions. This book was released on 2017-01-16 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1916 Arthur Conan Doyle stated his belief in Spiritualism. "The Edge of the Unknown", first published in 1930, is a collection of articles covering various aspects of this subject.
Download or read book The Italian Secretary written by Caleb Carr and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2006-05-02 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legendary detective Sherlock Holmes finds himself on the trail of a murderer whose connections may run all the way up the social ladder to the royal family.
Download or read book The Martyrdom of Man written by William Winwood Reade and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Wordsworth Editions. This book was released on 1992 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Sherlock Holmes mystery adventures.
