The 1. 0 Best Sherlock Holmes Gifts & the Best New Holmes Items 2. The Best of Sherlock Holmes. By Randall Stock, November 1. History)How do you choose the best Sherlock Holmes gift? There are. Sherlockian items to pick from. Below are. Sherlockians that highlights top items produced in 2. New in 2. 01. 5: The Year's Best Sherlock Holmes Items. Holmes Gifts For New Fans. What's New in 2. 01. Top Holmes Gifts For. Long- Time Sherlockians. About the Choices. For someone new to the Sherlock Holmes stories, the best. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes followed. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. These collections include the seven best Holmes short. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote 6. Holmes tales. These are. Because most of the Holmes stories are out of copyright. However, there are a number of good- quality editions. Each has strengths and. I've listed the ones that are the best for a new Holmes fan. Best complete collection (all 6. Best choice under $1. A classy and classic gift for anyone interested in Sherlock. Holmes. The complete set includes all 6. Klinger that explain the. Victorian world and delve into the nuances of the tales. It consists of three. Slipcased Version of The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes – Best Complete Collection. The Complete Short Stories (2 Vol. Set) ($9. 5. 0. 0 SRP. Amazon US listing. The Novels ($5. 9. SRP. Amazon US listing. These hardcovers come with a handsome slipcase to display and protect the book when you're not reading it. Start with the Short Story collection. Previously they also sold each volume separately without a slipcase, but as of November 2. In case that changes, you might want to check for The Short Stories, Volume 1 (Amazon US listing) which has 2. Holmes tales. The printed version includes many illustrations and extensive annotations adjacent to the text, and so I think most users will find it more enjoyable than the e- book. Star Wars - The Force Awakens coming to 3D Blu-Ray with JJ commentary and more deleted scenes! Published at: Aug. 10, 2016, 5:32 p.m. CST by quint. Reviews of the best gifts for Sherlock Holmes fans, with essentials for beginners and new 2015 items for long-time Sherlockians. The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes is a 1970 DeLuxe Color film in Panavision, directed and produced by Billy Wilder; he also shared writing credit with his longtime collaborator I. A. L. Diamond. It starred Robert Stephens as. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Oxford edition) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Richard Lancelyn Green (ed.)Oxford paperback edition. SRP; Amazon US listing. If you want a paperback volume that's less expensive and easier to carry and hold, get this Oxford edition of The Adventures. It has 1. Holmes tales. Conan Doyle expert Richard Lancelyn Green provides an excellent introduction and fine annotations that don't interfere with reading the story. It has no illustrations, but the overall quality of information and accurate text makes it the best paperback choice for a new fan. The Amazon link above takes you to the Oxford paperback. Clicking other formats on that page can display different (non- Oxford) versions which I don't recommend. You want the version that has a title page showing it was edited by Richard Lancelyn Green. Top 1. 0There are more than a thousand Holmes or Holmes- related. Some of these "pastiches" are very good. Opinions of them diverge wildly. I've just listed two (plus a bonus) that have been around for 3. The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes by Adrian Conan Doyle and John Dickson Carr. This book includes twelve short stories based on some of the untold tales in Sir. Arthur's originals. The stories are written by his son and noted mystery author John. Dickson Carr. The book does not appear to be in print, but you will find some copies listed at. Amazon USThe book that sparked the Sherlock Holmes revival of the. Although set in Victorian times, in many ways it provides a modern. Holmes mythology. It's a bit more of a thriller than a. Sherlockian milestone nonetheless. ($1. SRP. Amazon US listing.
Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper. by Frogwares Studio. Walkthrough by MaGtRo May 2009. Warning: This game has gory scenes. Gameplay: This game can be played in first or third person mode. The main menu has new game. The Young Sherlock Holmes series of books featuring Death Cloud, Red Leech and Black Ice by Andrew Lane. Bonus: Almost. Sherlock Holmes. The Solar Pons series by August Derleth. Short stories written in the style of the Holmes tales and. Solar Pons. Highly recommended – more. Holmes stories than most pastiches. The series originally consisted of. In Re: Sherlock Holmes—The. Adventures of Solar Pons. The Memoirs of Solar Pons. The Return of Solar Pons. The Reminiscences of Solar Pons. The Casebook of Solar Pons. The Chronicles of Solar Pons. These are generally out of print, but you will find some. Amazon Marketplace. The Original Text Solar Pons Omnibus(ISBN. There are also. Solar Pons stories by Basil Cooper, but I have not read them. Top 1. 0The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Conan Doyle's other classic creation took readers to a world of dinosaurs and adventure. It's a great adventure story and inspired numerous movies and books, including Jurassic Park. There are many. Amazon. The best edition, now out of print, is the deluxe illustrated hardcover The Annotated Lost World edited by Roy Pilot and Alvin Rodin. Top 1. 0With his 2. Sherlock Holmes, Robert Downey, Jr. That makes Holmes "the most portrayed literary human character" on screen according to Guinness World Records. New fans should see at least one of the top Rathbone. Holmes noted below. Rathbone is arguably the best- known Holmes of the movies. In part that's because he made 1. Holmes films, but it's also a reflection of. All are on DVD, but there are many different versions. For. Ten. Best Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes Movies on DVD. The best value for a new fan is a double- feature. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / The Scarlet Claw. It gives you two of the top three Rathbone films, plus extras including audio. The Scarlet. Claw. Ignore the color cover and Amazon details: these are in the original. SRP. Amazon US listing. If you prefer a film based on a Holmes story, Rathbone's Hound. Baskervilles is his second- best Holmes film and a reasonably. Sherlock Holmes's most famous case. You can buy it in a special double- feature. Pursuit to Algiers. DVD version. The double- feature gets you an extra movie while the separate DVD has a nice. There is a. Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection 5- DVD set. Amazon prices for it have ranged from about $7. Although not a movie, this new vision of Holmes in present- day London truly captures the sense and spirit of the Conan Doyle stories and characters. Sherlockians will delight in the clever use of elements from the originals, while casual viewers will enjoy the fast- paced modern mysteries and adventures. Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman dazzle as Holmes and Watson. The two discs feature all three original uncut UK BBC episodes, which are each 8 minutes longer than the abridged versions shown by PBS in the USA. See my 2. Sherlock: Season One for details on the disc Extras. The Blu- ray has the same content but in 1. Like the CSI TV series, some material might be too mature for children. ($3. SRP; Amazon US listing $2. DVD, Blu- ray/Multi- Format $2. After watching Season One, you'll want to see Sherlock: Season Two and Sherlock: Season Three. And fans should check out this Sherlock series companion book. Coming in 2. 01. 6 is another BBC episode, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride. If instead you want a Victorian Holmes from the big screen, consider getting the 2. Robert Downey, Jr. Sherlock Holmes movie or my 2. Murder by Decree. Top 1. 0: Second Edition by. Christopher Redmond. This marvelous book offers the best introduction and. Sherlock Holmes. First get. Conan Doyle stories – then get this book for a background. Besides covering all the stories. Victorian era, Conan Doyle, and the entire Holmes phenomenon. It's an. While there are other similar types of books, this one gets. Chris Redmond is a noted Sherlockian. SRP. Amazon US listing. The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes: The Life and Times of Sir Arthur Conan. Doyle by Andrew Lycett. This up- to- date, comprehensive biography of Conan Doyle is. Sherlockians. Lycett's careful research. Conan Doyle archives, and unlike almost all other Conan. Doyle biographies, it provides extensive source notes. ($3. SRP. Amazon US listing. Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters by Daniel Stashower, Jon Lellenberg. Charles Foley. The first book of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's private letters. See my detailed. review of A Life in Letters. While a biography offers a broader view of. Doyle the man. ($1. SRP. Amazon US listing. The Baker Street Journal / The Sherlock Holmes Journal. Anyone interested in Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle should. The Baker Street Irregulars, an American literary society, has published The Baker Street Journal since 1. The Sherlock Holmes Society of London publishes The Sherlock Holmes Journal. See the BSJ. SHSL. website for details. Free Sherlockian Newsletters. Peter E. Blau produces Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti. Press, a monthly newsletter that is available in printed form or for free. Scuttlebutt web page. Roger Johnson publishes The District Messenger. Sherlock Holmes Society of London, which is available free. SHSL District Messenger webpage. Top 1. 0The year's best fictional Holmes books published in 2. Listed in order by author, see also About the Choices and E- books. Prices as of November 2. Despite a dubious concept of stories that take place outside of England, this anthology of 1. Holmes tales manages to deliver a number that most readers will enjoy. Dennis O. Smith excels at the Watson style and provides a fine traditional Holmes mystery. William Meikle offers a solid adventure in the catacombs of Malta, Alison Littlewood provides an atmospheric tale with supernatural questions, and Nev Fountain adroitly twists the worlds of Holmes, Conan Doyle and Houdini. Overall the book is a good value, although many stories are not conventional Holmes tales and I suspect readers will skim over a few that are simply not to their taste. ($1. SRP; Amazon US listing $1. An anarchist plot and a forged painting lead Holmes and Watson into a treasure hunt with elements reminiscent of The Sign of Four. Their quest takes them to a fiendish Chinese villain and a master criminal known as The Albino. Douglas, who wrote a strong short story in Encounters of Sherlock Holmes (2. London, and fills it with characters that are neither wholly good nor entirely bad. Like Conan Doyle, some of his plot points don't withstand close scrutiny, but his style is reasonably Victorian and his story carries you briskly along for an enjoyable Sherlockian adventure. ($9.
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