All serious Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts want to visit London to see the places mentioned in the Great Detective s adventures. The e-book version of See the London of Sherlock Holmes allows enthusiasts to -visit- London from their home computers, or internet connected TVs. This is achieved by hyperlinking the latitude & longitude addresses in the book to the -Street View- feature in Google Maps. The map coordinates are also GPS addresses for those who visit London with hand-held GPS devices. The book groups the 400+ Sherlock Holmes sites by the nearest underground or railway station. Entering GPS addresses after arriving at the station will generate turn-by-turn directions from one Sherlock Holmes site to another. Six walking tour maps are also included. These are not the usual rambling tours, but walks in Holmes and Watsons footsteps. Finally, for those with a statistical bent, the book lists 454 characters named in the book, and statistically analyzes their titles and occupations.
After examining the scene of Straker's death, Holmes and Watson walked
acrossthe moor toward Mapleton stables. Onthe way, theyfound Silver Blaze's
tracks, alongwith thetracks ofa man. When they arrived at Mapleton, a belligerent
Silas Brown met them, but after Holmes whisperedin his ear,hebecame docile.
Brown had found Silver Blaze, anddisguised the horse bycovering his white
markings; Holmes gave him instructions on how to makethe matter right,orface
dismissal and the ...
Thanks to the Sherlockian historian, George Piliev, this remarkable collection of Russian stories is now available in English for the first time, having been translated by Alex Auswaks. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson travelled the length of Russia solving the most difficult and unimaginable cases and pursued all the while by an implacable Russian Moriarty. Whether it be the ingenious Railroad Thieves or the grim story of The Strangler these gripping tales will delight every fan of Sherlock Holmes.
One example of the latter was Sherlock Holmes in Penza, in the April–May, 1908
issue of Penza News. Another example was From the Memoirs of a Resident of
Petersburg, about Sherlock Holmes, containing The Three Emeralds of Countess
V.-D., by someone called N. Mihailovitch. This deals with the unknown
circumstances following the epic struggle between Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty
, when Holmes disappeared over the waterfall. Mihailovitch tells us, for most of
that time, ...
This entertaining collection of essays shows that Sherlock Holmes sees things others don’t. He sees the world in a different way, and by so doing, allows us to see that same world – and human behavior – in different ways as well. Oh, sure, there have been countless detectives who have followed in his footsteps and who seem to rival his abilities. Just turn on the TV or browse the local bookshop and you’ll find idiosyncratic super sleuths using forensics and reasoning to solve a whole host of crimes and misdeeds. And yet no one rivals our dear, dear Holmes. Why does Sherlock reign, even more than a century later, as king? Can this mystery be solved? Unable to reach either Holmes or Watson (or Doyle for that matter, though we’ve tried every medium we can think of), we’ve been forced to gather our own team of investigators to practice their powers of observation and perception, to apply their own reasoning and methodologies to the task at hand. The results, I fear, have led us to a number of cases that must be solved first. Is Holmes simply eccentric or a sociopath? Is he human or something from the holodeck? Is he as dangerous on the page as he is in person? Wait – does he even exist? For that matter, do you? (I fear several investigators have been forced to take a much needed holiday after wrestling with that one.) What is the source of his faculty of observation and facility for deduction? Systematic training as Watson surmises? Genetic? Or is he just really lucky? And is this whole logic thing compatible with emotions? Are Holmes and Watson good friends or soul mates? Just what is the nature of friendship? Do they complete each other or just get on each other’s nerves? And why all the secrecy? Disguises? Deceptions? The plot thickens. What is the essence of consciousness? Is the observable world subject to our intentions? Why does Holmes debunk mysticism when Doyle so readily embraces it? Why is Holmes our favorite drug user? Our notebooks are filled with clues and, dare I say, answers. Is there more than one way to define the concept, justice? Is hope necessary in the world? Is boredom? Play? Can any thing really be understood? Objectively? And just what is the last unresolved mystery involving Sherlock Holmes? The game that's afoot isn't just the thing being pursued but the fun to be had as well.
When Holmes helps school chum Reginald find the missing butler Brunton, he
also recovers the sacred crown of Charles II. For more than two hundred years,
none of the noble Musgraves has understood the family Ritual—and yet Holmes
deciphers it in short order. Only Holmes recognizes the “battered and shapeless
diadem” as fragments of the ancient crown. And only Holmes, of all the nobility in
England, can metaphorically put the crown back together—as if, like Excalibur, it
were ...
A collection of gripping cases that culminates in the most shocking of all - the notorious, fatal encounter between Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls. 'He is the Napoleon of Crime...He is the organiser of half that is evil and of nearly all that is undetected in this great city'. A man like Sherlock Holmes has many enemies. Violent murderers, deviant villains, ghosts of old loves, blackmailers and poisonous scribes, to to name but a few. But none are so deadly, so powerful, as Professor Moriarty. Moriarty - the only man who can compete with Holmes' genius. The only man who can, perhaps, ultimately defeat the great detective ...
was some time before the health of my friend, Mr Sherlock Holmes, recovered
from the strain caused by his immense exertions in the spring of '87. The whole
question of the Netherland-Sumatra Company and of the colossal schemes of
Baron Maupertuis is too recent in the minds of the public, and too intimately
concerned with politics and finance, to be a fitting subject for this series of
sketches. It led, however, in an indirect fashion to a singular and complex
problem, which gave my ...
The greatest detective of them all is back... ''Holmes!' I cried. 'Is it really you? Can it indeed be that you are alive? Is it possible that you succeeded in climbing out of that awful abyss?'. The Great Sherlock Holmes is back from the dead and devoting his life once more to examining the criminal complexities of the capital. But his old enemies are watching his every move. Watching, waiting, plotting...
was no very unusual thing for Mr Lestrade, of Scotland Yard, to look in upon us of
an evening, and his visits were welcome to Sherlock Holmes, for they enabled
him to keep in touch with all that was going on at the police headquarters. In
return for the news which Lestrade would bring, Holmes was always ready to
listen with attention to the details of any case upon which the detective was
engaged, and was able occasionally, without any active interference, to give
some hint or ...
The book is an enjoyable read, in particular on account of its fascinating insights. Whether or not Sherlock Holmes was left-handed, Dallam Kalogjera-Sackellares has reinforced the importance of the no dominant hemisphere of the human brain in driving intelligence and creativity, tying together the clues in a way that the good detective would be proud of.
The book is an enjoyable read, in particular on account of its fascinating insights.
What is the secret of a goose that swallowed a priceless blue gem? How is a woman killed when she is alone in a locked room? Why does a mysterious club only include people with red hair? These puzzles are all solved by the greatest detective the world has ever known in Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes. Adapted from three of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic tales of suspense ( The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, The Adventure of the Speckled Band, and The Red Headed League) these thrilling mysteries are made accessible to young readers in this fabulous easy to read edition. From the Trade Paperback edition.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
This intriguing collection of Sherlock Holmes cases contains 'Shoscombe Old Place' - the last story Conan Doyle ever wrote. Grappling with treachery and ingenious crimes of all kinds, Holmes' dazzling powers of logic are as sharp as ever - no case is too challenging, no mystery too dense for the sleuth's logic and legendary powers of deduction.
This intriguing collection of Sherlock Holmes cases contains 'Shoscombe Old Place' - the last story Conan Doyle ever wrote.
'You are a wronged woman and shall have justice. Do not bring police. If you do, all will be in vain. Your unknown friend.' When a beautiful young woman is sent a letter inviting her to a sinister assignation, she immediately seeks the advice of the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes. For this is not the first mysterious item Mary Marston has received in the post. Every year for the last six years an anonymous benefactor has sent her a large lustrous pearl. Now it appears the sender of the pearls would like to meet her to right a wrong. But when Sherlock Holmes and his faithful sidekick Watson, aiding Miss Marston, attend the assignation, they embark on a dark and mysterious adventure involving a one-legged ruffian, some hidden treasure, deadly poison darts and a thrilling race along the River Thames.
For this is not the first mysterious item Mary Marston has received in the post. Every year for the last six years an anonymous benefactor has sent her a large lustrous pearl.
