#savesherlock – Conan Doyle’s Home Faces Demolition
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How many literary figures will be remembered for all time?
It’s a tough question, but it’s safe to say that only a handful will survive the future. Without doubt, one of them would have to be Sherlock Holmes. The impact of Arthur Conan Doyle’s character has been immense. Apart from the original four novels and fifty-six short stories there have been hundreds of movies, radio plays and stories based on this character.
It is even fair to say that many other relationships in literature are Holmsian in nature. What is the relationship between Poirot and Captain Hastings if it is not a homage to Holmes? And Batman and Robin? And all the dynamic duos throughout twentieth century literature? The importance of this character and his creator – Arthur Conan Doyle – cannot be understated.
So it is nothing short of bizarre when it turns out that a company in the Virgin Islands wants to partially demolish Doyle’s home in Britain to turn it into townhouses. A legal challenge has been mounted to stop the development work from occurring. A number of literary celebrities have come on board including Stephen Fry, Julian Barnes and Ian Rankin to oppose the demolition.
The house is in a state of disrepair – which never should have been allowed to occur in the first place. Conan Doyle wrote thirteen Sherlock Holmes stories at the premises including one of his most famous works, The Hound of the Baskervilles.
The case is currently being heard in the High Court in England. There have been over 1,300 objections to the work including the Victorian Society and the area’s local MP.
An online Twitter campaign has been started to save the house. Spread the word to your Twitter friends by using the hashtag #savesherlock. Please pass the word.
Here’s a link to the original story:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknew... Tweet
How many literary figures will be remembered for all time?
It’s a tough question, but it’s safe to say that only a handful will survive the future. Without doubt, one of them would have to be Sherlock Holmes. The impact of Arthur Conan Doyle’s character has been immense. Apart from the original four novels and fifty-six short stories there have been hundreds of movies, radio plays and stories based on this character.
It is even fair to say that many other relationships in literature are Holmsian in nature. What is the relationship between Poirot and Captain Hastings if it is not a homage to Holmes? And Batman and Robin? And all the dynamic duos throughout twentieth century literature? The importance of this character and his creator – Arthur Conan Doyle – cannot be understated.
So it is nothing short of bizarre when it turns out that a company in the Virgin Islands wants to partially demolish Doyle’s home in Britain to turn it into townhouses. A legal challenge has been mounted to stop the development work from occurring. A number of literary celebrities have come on board including Stephen Fry, Julian Barnes and Ian Rankin to oppose the demolition.
The house is in a state of disrepair – which never should have been allowed to occur in the first place. Conan Doyle wrote thirteen Sherlock Holmes stories at the premises including one of his most famous works, The Hound of the Baskervilles.
The case is currently being heard in the High Court in England. There have been over 1,300 objections to the work including the Victorian Society and the area’s local MP.
An online Twitter campaign has been started to save the house. Spread the word to your Twitter friends by using the hashtag #savesherlock. Please pass the word.
Here’s a link to the original story:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknew... Tweet
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