Full Description
Ever since Arthur Conan Doyle createdthe pipe-smoking, deer stalkeredcharacter, Sherlock Holmes, he hasbecome a part of popular culture forgenerations, and here every aspect ofthe legendary detective is investigated.Brimming with strange and amusingfacts, Amazing & Extraordinary Facts:Sherlock Holmes explores this timelesscharacter and the continuation ofimpact it has had on audiences today.Brief, accessible and entertainingpieces on a wide variety of subjectsmakes it the perfect book to dip in to.The amazing and extraordinary factsseries presents interesting, surprisingand little-known facts and storiesabout a wide range of topics whichare guaranteed to inform, absorb andentertain in equal measure.
Contents
Contents to include:Arthur Conan DoyleLondon in the early storiesThe Sign of FourBaker StreetThe Hound of the BaskervillesHis play `Sherlock Holmes' (1899)Charlie ChaplinThe Baker Street Irregulars (USSherlockians)The Game authorsRadio:Orson WellesRathbone-Bruce(Edith Meiser)Carleton Hobbs-Norman ShelleyClive Merrison-Michael WilliamsFilm: The Earliest -William GilletteEille NorwoodArthur WontnerJohn Barrymore/Clive Brook/RaymondMasseyBasil RathbonePeter Cushing/John Neville/Christopher PlummerDowney Jnr.
