A blue plaque has been unveiled at Hill House in Happisburgh, a Norfolk pub where Sir Doyle was staying when he wrote “The Adventure of the Dancing Men.”
In the story Holmes and his colleague Dr John Watson travel to Norfolk from 221B Baker Street after being asked to solve a mystery by Norfolk squire Hilton [...]
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Some times the good guys win! The Daily Record reports that the “Sherlock Home” (their bit of cleverness, not mine) where Doyle wrote much of the Canon has been rescued from the clutches of developers.
Plans to break up Under-shaw, the Surrey home where Scots author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created the legendary character, have been [...]
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Truly sad news … the wonderful old house where Sir Doyle lived while writing The Hound of the Baskervilles and The Return of Sherlock Holmes is under seige by developers, who want to divide it up into four homes.
Conan Doyle paid £1,000 for the plot of land after his wife Louisa was diagnosed with tuberculosis. [...]
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If you’re reading this, dear, remember that my birthday is mere weeks away …
The delectable Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection (MPI, $130) includes all 14 features that starred Basil Rathbone as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s remarkable sleuth and Nigel Bruce as his partner in crime-solving Dr. John H. Watson.
The Universal films in the set –Sherlock Holmes [...]
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