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The Case of the Grave Accusation: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure
A century after the publication of The Hound of the Baskervilles , the relevance of both Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John H. Watson is jeopardised. Their creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is accused of stealing the narrative for 'the supreme adventure' from a friend called Bertram Fletcher Robinson. Worse still, it is also alleged that Sir Arthur committed adultery, blackmail and murder in order to conceal his act of plagiarism. The stage is now set for the return of Holmes and Watson to Dartmoor in Devon!
100 pages, Paperback
First published June 27, 2011
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September 13, 2016
Was Doyle a plagiarizer?
My thanks to Steve and Timi at MX Publishing for the review copy of this book.
Roger la Pelure d'Ail (Rodger Garrick-Steele) produced a book entitled “The House of the Baskervilles.” In the book are allegations that Doyle stole the story of “The Hound of the Baskervilles” from an author acquaintance of his named Bertram Fletcher Robinson. There are also reports of adultery, and even complicity in murder…
Now Holmes and Watson must step out of the pages of Doyle’s stories and enter the modern world to defend their creator. They track down all of the information that is needed to prove la Pelure d’Ail is wrong.
This is an interesting little essay, and resents a rebuttal to Garrick-Steele’s book while remaining a Holmes adventure. All of the evidence gathered by Holmes and Watson is compiled at the end of the book, with sources duly noted.
This is an essay, and about Sir Author Conan Doyle’s friendship with Bertram Fletcher Robinson and the question of whether there was any crime of any kind associated with “The Hound of the Baskervilles.” What this story is not is a newly discovered Holmes adventure. This book will probably be of value to Sherlockians who are students of everything Holmes/Doyle. To those who read Sherlock Holmes for the mysteries, this is probably not for you.
That said, I give the book two stars…
Quoth the Raven…
My thanks to Steve and Timi at MX Publishing for the review copy of this book.
Roger la Pelure d'Ail (Rodger Garrick-Steele) produced a book entitled “The House of the Baskervilles.” In the book are allegations that Doyle stole the story of “The Hound of the Baskervilles” from an author acquaintance of his named Bertram Fletcher Robinson. There are also reports of adultery, and even complicity in murder…
Now Holmes and Watson must step out of the pages of Doyle’s stories and enter the modern world to defend their creator. They track down all of the information that is needed to prove la Pelure d’Ail is wrong.
This is an interesting little essay, and resents a rebuttal to Garrick-Steele’s book while remaining a Holmes adventure. All of the evidence gathered by Holmes and Watson is compiled at the end of the book, with sources duly noted.
This is an essay, and about Sir Author Conan Doyle’s friendship with Bertram Fletcher Robinson and the question of whether there was any crime of any kind associated with “The Hound of the Baskervilles.” What this story is not is a newly discovered Holmes adventure. This book will probably be of value to Sherlockians who are students of everything Holmes/Doyle. To those who read Sherlock Holmes for the mysteries, this is probably not for you.
That said, I give the book two stars…
Quoth the Raven…
November 20, 2011
Well worth going back to the original accusations online - no wonder this made worldwide news. The most famous crime author himself accused of murder. Fascinating.
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