An interesting new annotated edition of “The Hound of the Baskervilles” suggests that the story, which many have pointed out to be flawed from a plot perspective, may provide a deeper insight into Doyle’s spiritual journeys.
“At the height of his career, neither intolerant nor wholly a believer, Conan Doyle was sufficiently immersed in a search [...]
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New pastiches on the reading horizon, courtesy of the Petaluma Argus-Courier:
Poor Watson. He won’t be getting his royalty check this month. That’s because two Petaluma authors, Michael Kurland and Steve Hockensmith, have published Sherlock Holmes-inspired mysteries that are not narrated by Dr. John Watson, and, in fact, don’t include much of Holmes either.
For Hockensmith, “Holmes [...]
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From a new article by the great Otto Penzler:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created the greatest detective in the history of literature, the incomparable Sherlock Holmes. But did you know he brought skiing to Switzerland? He had seen skis in Norway, having taken his wife to Davos for the air, which was believed to be beneficial [...]
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From an interesting letter to the editor of the Yucca Valley, Ca. Hi-Desert Star:
Regarding rural versus urban, with apologies to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, I mention the “7-percent solution.â€? There are those who chose to reside in sparsely populated, more or less isolated areas. These would be places such as described by Daniel Boone when [...]
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Evidently, there is a Sherlock Holmes revival underway. Nice to hear, of course, although to people like myself he never went anywhere.
In Chabon’s work, Holmes must negotiate through a mystery generated by the complex atrocities of the Holocaust. Cullin sends the aged Holmes to post-war Japan where he visits Hiroshima.
Each of the novels explores Holmes’ [...]
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Terror, indeed! They’ve colorized “Terror by Night!” This is my first time encountering Legend Films, the company who has published this, so you’ll forgive me if I’m more than a bit skeptical. Fortunately, it looks like they’ve had the good sense to include the black/white version as well.
Both versions on this dual-layer disc are presented [...]
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New Line’s 1990s television version of “The Lost World” is being offered up in syndication, at what the company calls “station-friendly terms.”
More news about the deal here and here.
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