Author: John H. Watson
Publisher: Severn House
ISBN: 9780727877062
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Spring 1902. America is coming to terms with the murder of President McKinley & Britain is preparing to crown King Edward VII. A series of cryptic adverts in a personal column lead Holmes to a body in Regent's Park & when a Scottish lawyer is found murdered on the same day, Holmes senses a conspiracy linked to the Jacobites.
Sherlock Holmes and the American Angels
Author: John H. Watson
Publisher: Severn House
ISBN: 9780727877062
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Spring 1902. America is coming to terms with the murder of President McKinley & Britain is preparing to crown King Edward VII. A series of cryptic adverts in a personal column lead Holmes to a body in Regent's Park & when a Scottish lawyer is found murdered on the same day, Holmes senses a conspiracy linked to the Jacobites.
Publisher: Severn House
ISBN: 9780727877062
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Spring 1902. America is coming to terms with the murder of President McKinley & Britain is preparing to crown King Edward VII. A series of cryptic adverts in a personal column lead Holmes to a body in Regent's Park & when a Scottish lawyer is found murdered on the same day, Holmes senses a conspiracy linked to the Jacobites.
Sherlock Holmes in America
Author: Martin H. Greenberg
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1602399344
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Sherlock Holmes makes his American debut in this fascinating and extraordinary collection of never-before-published crime and mystery stories by bestselling American writers. 12 b&w illustrations.
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1602399344
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Sherlock Holmes makes his American debut in this fascinating and extraordinary collection of never-before-published crime and mystery stories by bestselling American writers. 12 b&w illustrations.
Sherlock Holmes. Inglese
Author: Daniele Della Rocca
Publisher: Youcanprint
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1061
Book Description
Una guida al celebre personaggio, illustrata con numerose fotografie e poster. Il libro comprende cast, trame e commenti di film, adattamenti teatrali, romanzi e fumetti, in un arco di oltre 130 anni. An a-z guide to the famous detective, illustrated with numerous photographs and posters. The book includes cast, storylines and film comments, theatrical adaptations, novels and comics, in over 100 years.
Publisher: Youcanprint
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1061
Book Description
Una guida al celebre personaggio, illustrata con numerose fotografie e poster. Il libro comprende cast, trame e commenti di film, adattamenti teatrali, romanzi e fumetti, in un arco di oltre 130 anni. An a-z guide to the famous detective, illustrated with numerous photographs and posters. The book includes cast, storylines and film comments, theatrical adaptations, novels and comics, in over 100 years.
Literary Afterlife
Author: Bernard A. Drew
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 078645721X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
This is an encyclopedic work, arranged by broad categories and then by original authors, of literary pastiches in which fictional characters have reappeared in new works after the deaths of the authors that created them. It includes book series that have continued under a deceased writer's real or pen name, undisguised offshoots issued under the new writer's name, posthumous collaborations in which a deceased author's unfinished manuscript is completed by another writer, unauthorized pastiches, and "biographies" of literary characters. The authors and works are entered under the following categories: Action and Adventure, Classics (18th Century and Earlier), Classics (19th Century), Classics (20th Century), Crime and Mystery, Espionage, Fantasy and Horror, Humor, Juveniles (19th Century), Juveniles (20th Century), Poets, Pulps, Romances, Science Fiction and Westerns. Each original author entry includes a short biography, a list of original works, and information on the pastiches based on the author's characters.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 078645721X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
This is an encyclopedic work, arranged by broad categories and then by original authors, of literary pastiches in which fictional characters have reappeared in new works after the deaths of the authors that created them. It includes book series that have continued under a deceased writer's real or pen name, undisguised offshoots issued under the new writer's name, posthumous collaborations in which a deceased author's unfinished manuscript is completed by another writer, unauthorized pastiches, and "biographies" of literary characters. The authors and works are entered under the following categories: Action and Adventure, Classics (18th Century and Earlier), Classics (19th Century), Classics (20th Century), Crime and Mystery, Espionage, Fantasy and Horror, Humor, Juveniles (19th Century), Juveniles (20th Century), Poets, Pulps, Romances, Science Fiction and Westerns. Each original author entry includes a short biography, a list of original works, and information on the pastiches based on the author's characters.
Sherlock Holmes in America
Author: Martin H. Greenberg
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1628732296
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The world’s greatest sleuth makes his American debut in this groundbreaking collection of never-before-published mystery stories set in the US. The world’s greatest detective and his loyal sidekick Dr. Watson are on their first trip across the Atlantic—to nineteenth-century America! From the bustling neighborhoods of New York City and Boston to sinister locales like Salt Lake City and fog-shrouded cities like San Francisco, the beloved British sleuth faces the most cunning criminals America has to offer, while meeting some of her most famous figures along the way, such as Teddy Roosevelt and Harry Houdini. A groundbreaking anthology, Sherlock Holmes in America features original short stories by award-winning American writers, each in the extraordinary tradition of Conan Doyle, and each with a unique American twist that is sure to satisfy and exhilarate both Sherlock Holmes purists and those who wished Holmes could nab the nefarious closer to home. There is: “The Adventure of the Missing Three Quarters” by Jon L. Breen “The Adventure of the Coughing Dentist” by Loren D. Estleman “The Case of Colonial Warburton’s Madness” by Lyndsay Faye “The Minister’s Missing Daughter” by Victoria Thompson “The Adventure of the White City” by Bill Crider And more! This is a must-read for any mystery fan and for those who have followed Holmes' illustrious career over the waterfall and back again.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1628732296
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The world’s greatest sleuth makes his American debut in this groundbreaking collection of never-before-published mystery stories set in the US. The world’s greatest detective and his loyal sidekick Dr. Watson are on their first trip across the Atlantic—to nineteenth-century America! From the bustling neighborhoods of New York City and Boston to sinister locales like Salt Lake City and fog-shrouded cities like San Francisco, the beloved British sleuth faces the most cunning criminals America has to offer, while meeting some of her most famous figures along the way, such as Teddy Roosevelt and Harry Houdini. A groundbreaking anthology, Sherlock Holmes in America features original short stories by award-winning American writers, each in the extraordinary tradition of Conan Doyle, and each with a unique American twist that is sure to satisfy and exhilarate both Sherlock Holmes purists and those who wished Holmes could nab the nefarious closer to home. There is: “The Adventure of the Missing Three Quarters” by Jon L. Breen “The Adventure of the Coughing Dentist” by Loren D. Estleman “The Case of Colonial Warburton’s Madness” by Lyndsay Faye “The Minister’s Missing Daughter” by Victoria Thompson “The Adventure of the White City” by Bill Crider And more! This is a must-read for any mystery fan and for those who have followed Holmes' illustrious career over the waterfall and back again.
Sherlock Holmes in America
Author: Bill Blackbeard
Publisher: ABRAMS
ISBN: 9780810916098
Category : Detective and mystery comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Publisher: ABRAMS
ISBN: 9780810916098
Category : Detective and mystery comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The Angel of Terror Illustrated
Author: Edgar Wallace
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
His Last Bow is a collection of previously published Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, including the titular short story, "His Last Bow. The War Service of Sherlock Holmes" (1917). The collection's first US edition adjusts the anthology's subtitle to Some Later Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes. All editions contain a brief preface, by "John H. Watson, M.D.", that assures readers that as of the date of publication (1917), Holmes is long retired from his profession of detective but is still alive and well, albeit suffering from a touch of rheumatism.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
His Last Bow is a collection of previously published Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, including the titular short story, "His Last Bow. The War Service of Sherlock Holmes" (1917). The collection's first US edition adjusts the anthology's subtitle to Some Later Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes. All editions contain a brief preface, by "John H. Watson, M.D.", that assures readers that as of the date of publication (1917), Holmes is long retired from his profession of detective but is still alive and well, albeit suffering from a touch of rheumatism.
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Angel of the Opera
Author: Sam Siciliano
Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA)
ISBN: 0857685392
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Paris 1890. Sherlock Holmes is summoned across the English Channel to the famous Opera House. Once there, he is challenged to discover the true motivations and secrets of the notorious phantom, who rules its depths with passion and defiance. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s timeless creation returns in a new series of handsomely designed detective stories. The Further Adventures series encapsulates the most varied and thrilling cases of the worlds’ greatest detective.
Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA)
ISBN: 0857685392
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Paris 1890. Sherlock Holmes is summoned across the English Channel to the famous Opera House. Once there, he is challenged to discover the true motivations and secrets of the notorious phantom, who rules its depths with passion and defiance. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s timeless creation returns in a new series of handsomely designed detective stories. The Further Adventures series encapsulates the most varied and thrilling cases of the worlds’ greatest detective.
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The Literary Angel
Author: AmiJo Comeford
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786457716
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
The fictionalized Los Angeles of television's Angel is a world filled with literature--from the all-important Shansu prophecy that predicts Angel's return to a state of humanity to the ever-present books dominating the characters' research sessions. This collection brings together essays that engage Angel as a text to be addressed within the wider fields of narrative and literature. It is divided into four distinct parts, each with its own internal governing themes and focus: archetypes, narrative and identity, theory and philosophy, and genre. Each provides opportunities for readers to examine a wide variety of characters, tropes, and literary nuances and influences throughout all five televised seasons of the series and in the current continuation of the series in comic book form.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786457716
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
The fictionalized Los Angeles of television's Angel is a world filled with literature--from the all-important Shansu prophecy that predicts Angel's return to a state of humanity to the ever-present books dominating the characters' research sessions. This collection brings together essays that engage Angel as a text to be addressed within the wider fields of narrative and literature. It is divided into four distinct parts, each with its own internal governing themes and focus: archetypes, narrative and identity, theory and philosophy, and genre. Each provides opportunities for readers to examine a wide variety of characters, tropes, and literary nuances and influences throughout all five televised seasons of the series and in the current continuation of the series in comic book form.