GIVEAWAY: THE MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES by Sir A.C. Doyle
I don’t suppose it’s entirely fair for me to be reviewing a classic. It’s fairly certain that the tales of Sherlock and Watson are good. As one who grew up on them and the Granada series (Jeremy Brett IS Sherlock), it’s hard to imagine my literary memory without them. Rereading them was a joy.…
REVIEW: THE RETURN OF CAPTAIN JOHN EMMETT by Elizabeth Speller
I am unhappy to report that the strongest element about this book is the cover art. It hearkens back to the wonderful Great Western Rail (and other) posters of the 1920s and 30s in England — the Golden Age of Travel. The contents, I’m afraid, do not. The story is set in 1920, just as…
turnofthecentury: London, 1899 by Léonard Misonne via Fotopolis
Sherlock’s House – London
Some might think that Sherlock’s house is the only reason I went to England. It wasn’t the only but I was positively giddy about it. Subway tiles at the Baker Street station In front of the museum The museum is set up as though it were Sherlock and Watson’s home. They each have a…