Alistair Duncan's Blog, page 4
November 21, 2019
November 20, 2019
Guest Post: The Daily Sherlock Holmes: A Year of Quotes from the Case-Book of the World’s Greatest Detective.
I recently asked for guest posts. I have now received one from Levi Stahl the co-editor of The Daily Sherlock Holmes: A Year of Quotes from the Case-Book of the World’s Greatest Detective.
By way of transparency, I have not seen a copy of the book or received any form of consideration. The post is shown as received, free of edits.
Read more »
By way of transparency, I have not seen a copy of the book or received any form of consideration. The post is shown as received, free of edits.
Read more »
September 24, 2019
Review: The Devil's Due by Bonnie MacBird
The Devil's Due is Bonnie MacBird's third Sherlock Holmes novel and I say up front that it is the best so far.
Read more »
Read more »
August 2, 2019
Let's revisit Elementary and have a rambling commentary...
Now seems a good time to revisit the age old Sherlock Vs Elementary debate. Both shows have been around for a while now - one over, to all intents and purposes, and the other nearly over. I think it was only ever possible to truly compare them at the end rather than the beginning.
Read more »
Read more »
July 15, 2019
A plea for guest posts
Not all that long ago I made a plea for guest posts. Sadly, I've had nobody take me up on it.
Read more »
Read more »
July 4, 2019
May 24, 2019
Don't relegate him - elevate him.
As anyone worth their salt knows, May 22nd was Conan Doyle's birthday. Once again there was a clutch of posts on social media clamouring for it to be seen as Annual Sherlock Holmes Day. I cannot fathom why people seek to belittle Holmes's creator - whether or not they see it that way.
Read more »
Read more »
May 14, 2019
Beeton's Christmas Annual facsimile from Life is Amazing
The Beeton's Christmas Annual of 1887 is something of a Holy Grail in Sherlockian and Doylean circles. It represents the first appearance in print of our favourite detective.
Read more »
Read more »
May 8, 2019
April 15, 2019
ACD Estate - Character material
In an earlier blog post I talked about a contribution I had made to the website of the Conan Doyle Estate...
Read more »
Read more »
