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... Wine by Ray Bradbury
A re-read, in anticipation of reading Farewell Summer. Still one of my favorites.
47F.) A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A great first Sherlock Holmes read. It was not what I expected, in many ways.
48F.) The Sign of the Four by Sir A ... 58. A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
The knots of red thread
around each pale monograph
and empty syringe.
59. The Reluctant Widow by Georgette Heyer
Braining that widow
was civic duty, not crime.
Where is his medal?
60. The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
B ... A Study in Scarlet - blood splatter analyses before there was such a thing
An Old Friend of the Family - a family with big problems calls on an elderly man who knew their Great Aunt, Mina Harker.
Finding Maubee - looking up an old friend who is a murder suspect
There was a murder ... ... setting, theme, symbolism, imagery, etc. The question arises as to which technique is given the most attention.
Sherlock Holmes, to me, is plot driven because it does not convey a complex psychological makeup for its characters. The plot is logical and rational; one might make a ... The Fox in the Attic by Richard Hughes
A Study in Scarlet by A Conan Doyle
The L-Shaped Room by Lynne ReidBanks
Kitchen Diaries by Nigel Slater
The Small Back Room by Nigel Balchin My latest find is a 1920s flyer advertising an series of Sherlock Holmes reprints - I`ve entered the details in the `Things Found in Books` group, so this is just by way of a cross-reference.
One thing I notice as a buyer and seller of old books is the number of people who sell or give away ... Probably my top find so far - a publisher`s flyer with an advertisement for a series of Sherlock Holmes reprints, complete with illustration of the great sleuth. Tthe illus is probably more Eric Parker than Sidne Paget, but none the worse for that.
On the back is a similar advertisement for ... I have three favourites
Sexton Blake
Sherlock Holmes
Philip Marlowe
Steve Carella
... (most obviously Dracula, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Invisible Man, but also She, King Solomon's Mines, Sherlock Holmes stories, and other more offhand references). Edited: I forgot Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Duh!
As always, Moore and his collaborators demonstrate ... ... by Robertson Davies
Northrop Frye literary criticisms;
Jeeves by Wodehouse;
Wind in the Willows by Grahame;
Sherlock Holmes;
The Oxford English Dictionary
I would have happily included any of Jane Austen's works, the Iliad, the Brontes, etc., but I think of those as great ... Giovanni's room by James Baldwin
A study in scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Old Hall, New Hall by Michael Innes
Corridors of power by C. P. Snow
Books do furnish a room by Anthony Powell ... I spotted a tag sale, and I found these goodies:
The Culinary Arts Cookbook from the Culinary Arts Institute
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
Cause of Death by Patricia Cornwell
The Want -Ad Killer by Ann Rule
... njoying!
Also on my shelf, waiting to be read, are:
Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - A Study in Scarlet
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The Sign of Four
Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Mon ... ... Lover by D.H.Lawrence
Then on Friday night, when I went grocery shopping, I picked up another for just £2:
A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
And then yesterday, when I was in town, there was a buy one, get one free, on loads of books that were only £1 each, ... I bought A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and The Time Machine by H. G. Wells this weekend to add to my ever-growing list. I'm SO looking forward to getting to all these classics! ... Obscure by Thomas Hardy arrived, courtesy of a swap with my friend, Louise, from The Boko Club Forum. I also bought A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle when I was grocery shopping tonight. Well, it's was only £2 - how could i possibly resist?
I also ordered thre more ... Watson on Holmes' eccentric improvisations, from a Study in Scarlet:
"Clearly they reflected the thoughts which possessed him, but whether the music aided those thoughts, or whether the playing was simply the result of whim or fancy, was more than I could determine. I might have rebelled ... ... )
Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (1847)
Wilkie Collins - Woman in White (1860)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - A Study in Scarlet (1887)
Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Monte Cristo (1846)
Thomas Hardy - Jude the Obscure (1895)
Thomas Hardy - The Mayor of Casterbri ... ... Gaiman's "A Study in Emerald", collected in Fragile Things and elsewhere. It's a rethinking of Arthur Conan Doyle's A Study in Scarlet...
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