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Best of Sherlock Holmes
Published in Audio CD by Hodder & Stoughton Audio Books (2004-11-08)
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Good, not great, not bad, just...above average.
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Review Date: 2003-02-01
Review Date: 2003-02-01
The Best Science Fiction of Arthur Conan Doyle (Alternatives)
Published in Hardcover by Southern Illinois University (1981-12-01)
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The ONLY Science Fiction Stories of Arthur Conan Doyle (With a lot of Filler)
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Review Date: 2007-07-27
Review Date: 2007-07-27
What this collection of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's best science fiction reveals is that he was a heck of a mystery writer... science fiction writer? Not so much. Frankly very few of these stories truly meet even the looser 19th Century standard of what is SF. George E. Slusser admits as much in the first sentence of his introduction... then spends 13 pages trying to walk this admission back.
Only the surprise ending of "The American's Tale" (1879) brings any "science" into its fiction and that of the ludicrous man-eating plant variety.
"The Los Amigos Fiasco" (1892) is a comic tale about the arrogance of science that is about as "scientific" as the original "Frankenstein".
"The Great Keinplatz Experiment" (1894) is an early tale of body switching, but calling it SF makes about as much sense as calling the alleged method, mesmerism, "science".
"The Adventure of the Devil's Foot" (1897) and "The Adventure of the Creeping Man" (1903) are a couple of Sherlock Holmes mysteries with some pseudoscientific overtones.
"The Terror of Blue John Gap" (1910) is really a horror tale about an ancient monster accidentally unleashed.
"Through the Veil" (1911) is a tale about reincarnation and remembering past lives.
"The Last Galley" (1911) is a historical tale with perhaps some intended warnings for Britain but only "FUTURE war" tales can properly be considered SF.
"The Great Brown-Pericord Motor" (1911) uses the title invention simply to provide a motive for the crime and a clever way to dispose of the body.
Now with "The Horror of the Heights" (1913) the editors are on firmer ground. Though basically a gothic horror tale, there is enough science in the concept of his "air-jungles" to justify the SF classification.
With "Danger!" (1914) there is no question. This classic of "future war" SF that correctly predicted the danger of submarine warfare but utterly missed the military counters to it unquestionably belongs.
But with "The Lift" (1922) we are back to material chosen to fill space. This tale about a maniac sabotaging an elevator is not SF under any possible definition.
The presence of the two Professor Challenger stories that round out the book: "The Disintegration Machine" and "When the World Screamed" are also not in question.
The trouble is that while Sir Arthur obviously wrote a number of things that can legitimately be labeled SF, outside of the Professor Challenger novels and stories they consist entirely of "The Horror of the Heights" and "Danger!" The rest vary from very good to only so-so, but SF they are NOT.
Only the surprise ending of "The American's Tale" (1879) brings any "science" into its fiction and that of the ludicrous man-eating plant variety.
"The Los Amigos Fiasco" (1892) is a comic tale about the arrogance of science that is about as "scientific" as the original "Frankenstein".
"The Great Keinplatz Experiment" (1894) is an early tale of body switching, but calling it SF makes about as much sense as calling the alleged method, mesmerism, "science".
"The Adventure of the Devil's Foot" (1897) and "The Adventure of the Creeping Man" (1903) are a couple of Sherlock Holmes mysteries with some pseudoscientific overtones.
"The Terror of Blue John Gap" (1910) is really a horror tale about an ancient monster accidentally unleashed.
"Through the Veil" (1911) is a tale about reincarnation and remembering past lives.
"The Last Galley" (1911) is a historical tale with perhaps some intended warnings for Britain but only "FUTURE war" tales can properly be considered SF.
"The Great Brown-Pericord Motor" (1911) uses the title invention simply to provide a motive for the crime and a clever way to dispose of the body.
Now with "The Horror of the Heights" (1913) the editors are on firmer ground. Though basically a gothic horror tale, there is enough science in the concept of his "air-jungles" to justify the SF classification.
With "Danger!" (1914) there is no question. This classic of "future war" SF that correctly predicted the danger of submarine warfare but utterly missed the military counters to it unquestionably belongs.
But with "The Lift" (1922) we are back to material chosen to fill space. This tale about a maniac sabotaging an elevator is not SF under any possible definition.
The presence of the two Professor Challenger stories that round out the book: "The Disintegration Machine" and "When the World Screamed" are also not in question.
The trouble is that while Sir Arthur obviously wrote a number of things that can legitimately be labeled SF, outside of the Professor Challenger novels and stories they consist entirely of "The Horror of the Heights" and "Danger!" The rest vary from very good to only so-so, but SF they are NOT.
Best Stories of Sherlock Holmes
Published in Hardcover by Western Publishing Company (1981-06)
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Good book for casual Holmes readers
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Review Date: 2005-04-19
Review Date: 2005-04-19
Which Sherlock Holmes stories are "the best?"
According to the Western Publishing Company, they are the following: The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual; The Man With the Twisted Lip; A Scandal in Bohemia; The Adventure of Silver Blaze; The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter, and; The Adventure of The Final Problem.
It's an interesting selection. Most editors who chose the last story, "The Final Problem," would have also included the very first story, but this editor didn't. It's hard to argue with "A Scandal in Bohemia;" I think any Holmesophile would include that, but other selections are not the ones you would expect.
As a whole, this book is a great read for the casual Holmes reader. A complete collected works book is intimidating, and all of the stories start to run together. Six seems like a good number to me, and all of the tales are definitely from Doyle's better works. Also, there are a handful of illustrations in brown ink, which lend a certain atmosphere to the text that I appreciated.
I recommend this to anyone who has a casual interest in Holmes; it's a great way to experience the greatest fictional detective who ever lived without over-experiencing him.
According to the Western Publishing Company, they are the following: The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual; The Man With the Twisted Lip; A Scandal in Bohemia; The Adventure of Silver Blaze; The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter, and; The Adventure of The Final Problem.
It's an interesting selection. Most editors who chose the last story, "The Final Problem," would have also included the very first story, but this editor didn't. It's hard to argue with "A Scandal in Bohemia;" I think any Holmesophile would include that, but other selections are not the ones you would expect.
As a whole, this book is a great read for the casual Holmes reader. A complete collected works book is intimidating, and all of the stories start to run together. Six seems like a good number to me, and all of the tales are definitely from Doyle's better works. Also, there are a handful of illustrations in brown ink, which lend a certain atmosphere to the text that I appreciated.
I recommend this to anyone who has a casual interest in Holmes; it's a great way to experience the greatest fictional detective who ever lived without over-experiencing him.
The Captain of the 'Polestar' and Other Tales
Published in Paperback by Wildside Press (2004-03-01)
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Review Date: 2007-10-09
Review Date: 2007-10-09
An interesting SF story is 'The Great Keinplatz Experiment'. The Ring of Thoth even gives you an Egyptian mummy sort of story, so there is definitely a broad range of tales to be had here. Quite a few supernatural/horror tales in this collection, along with some mainstream.
Captain of the Polestar : THE CAPTAIN OF THE POLE-STAR [short story] - Arthur Conan Doyle
Captain of the Polestar : J. HABAKUK JEPHSON'S STATEMENT - Arthur Conan Doyle
Captain of the Polestar : THE GREAT KEINPLATZ EXPERIMENT - Arthur Conan Doyle
Captain of the Polestar : THE MAN FROM ARCHANGEL - Arthur Conan Doyle
Captain of the Polestar : THAT LITTLE SQUARE BOX - Arthur Conan Doyle
Captain of the Polestar : JOHN HUXFORD'S HIATUS - Arthur Conan Doyle
Captain of the Polestar : A LITERARY MOSAIC - Arthur Conan Doyle
Captain of the Polestar : JOHN BARRINGTON COWLES - Arthur Conan Doyle
Captain of the Polestar : THE PARSON OF JACKMAN'S GULCH - Arthur Conan Doyle
Captain of the Polestar : THE RING OF THOTH - Arthur Conan Doyle
A doctor thinks his Captain is going crazy, but perhaps there just might be a ghost.
3.5 out of 5
Marie Celeste story.
3 out of 5
Out of body travel experiments.
3.5 out of 5
Sea rescue woman dispute.
3 out of 5
Pigeon mistake.
3 out of 5
Canadian transfer.
2.5 out of 5
Some partial dream help from famous talent.
3 out of 5
Woman a killer.
3.5 out of 5
The odd bushranger gets involved with gold in a town near Ballarat.
3.5 out of 5
Becoming like a mummy.
4 out of 5
Captain of the Polestar : THE CAPTAIN OF THE POLE-STAR [short story] - Arthur Conan Doyle
Captain of the Polestar : J. HABAKUK JEPHSON'S STATEMENT - Arthur Conan Doyle
Captain of the Polestar : THE GREAT KEINPLATZ EXPERIMENT - Arthur Conan Doyle
Captain of the Polestar : THE MAN FROM ARCHANGEL - Arthur Conan Doyle
Captain of the Polestar : THAT LITTLE SQUARE BOX - Arthur Conan Doyle
Captain of the Polestar : JOHN HUXFORD'S HIATUS - Arthur Conan Doyle
Captain of the Polestar : A LITERARY MOSAIC - Arthur Conan Doyle
Captain of the Polestar : JOHN BARRINGTON COWLES - Arthur Conan Doyle
Captain of the Polestar : THE PARSON OF JACKMAN'S GULCH - Arthur Conan Doyle
Captain of the Polestar : THE RING OF THOTH - Arthur Conan Doyle
A doctor thinks his Captain is going crazy, but perhaps there just might be a ghost.
3.5 out of 5
Marie Celeste story.
3 out of 5
Out of body travel experiments.
3.5 out of 5
Sea rescue woman dispute.
3 out of 5
Pigeon mistake.
3 out of 5
Canadian transfer.
2.5 out of 5
Some partial dream help from famous talent.
3 out of 5
Woman a killer.
3.5 out of 5
The odd bushranger gets involved with gold in a town near Ballarat.
3.5 out of 5
Becoming like a mummy.
4 out of 5
The Captain Of The Polestar
Published in Paperback by 1st World Library - Literary Society (2004-09-01)
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Review Date: 2007-09-03
Review Date: 2007-09-03
THE CAPTAIN OF THE POLE-STAR
J. HABAKUK JEPHSON'S STATEMENT
THE GREAT KEINPLATZ EXPERIMENT
THE MAN FROM ARCHANGEL
THAT LITTLE SQUARE BOX
JOHN HUXFORD'S HIATUS
A LITERARY MOSAIC
JOHN BARRINGTON COWLES
THE PARSON OF JACKMAN'S GULCH
THE RING OF THOTH
An interesting SF story is 'The Great Keinplatz Experiment'. The Ring of Thoth even gives you an Egyptian mummy sort of story, so there is definitely a broad range of tales to be had here.
J. HABAKUK JEPHSON'S STATEMENT
THE GREAT KEINPLATZ EXPERIMENT
THE MAN FROM ARCHANGEL
THAT LITTLE SQUARE BOX
JOHN HUXFORD'S HIATUS
A LITERARY MOSAIC
JOHN BARRINGTON COWLES
THE PARSON OF JACKMAN'S GULCH
THE RING OF THOTH
An interesting SF story is 'The Great Keinplatz Experiment'. The Ring of Thoth even gives you an Egyptian mummy sort of story, so there is definitely a broad range of tales to be had here.
Conan Doyle Stories
Published in Hardcover by Hippocrene Books (1985-01)
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Review Date: 2007-10-09
Review Date: 2007-10-09
A huge collection, combining several smaller collections in a rather weighty, old fashioned tome.
This is mostly sport and war, or combined.
Tales of the Ring : The Croxley Master - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Ring : The Lord of Falconbridge - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Ring : The Fall of Lord Barrymore - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Ring : The Crime of the Brigadier - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Ring : The King of the Foxes - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Ring : The Bully of Brocas Court - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Camp : A Straggler of '15 - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Camp : The Pot of Caviare - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Camp : The Green Flag - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Camp : The Three Correspondents - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Camp : The Marriage of the Brigadier - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Camp : The Lord of Chateau Noir - Arthur Conan Doyle
Some military men looking for a good, honest fighting match.
3 out of 5
Don't expect wolves when hunting.
3.5 out of 5
Fox hunting rules, Napoleonic era.
2 out of 5
A noble ring rivalry causes skullduggery.
2.5 out of 5
An old boxer running a pub gets involved with training for a special fight.
3.5 out of 5
A medical student in need of money is recruited for a prize-fight after dealing handily with one of the trainers.
3.5 out of 5
A French noble gets the better of some invading Germans.
3.5 out of 5
Woman causes peace?
2.5 out of 5
Some professional soldier friends get to do some shooting, and play with camels.
3 out of 5
An Irish republican, a brother killed in a gunfight with the police joins the army to escape prison.
3 out of 5
Trying to survive the Boxer uprising hard enough without crazy women poisoning you.
3 out of 5
Old wives' tales of war.
2.5 out of 5
Swashbuckling, ghost ships and terror at sea, all that fun stuff to be found here.
Tales of Pirates : Captain Sharkey - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Pirates : The Dealings of Captain Sharkey - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Pirates : The Blighting of Sharkey - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Pirates : How Copley Banks Slew Captain Sharkey - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Pirates : The "Slapping Sal" - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Pirates : A Pirate of the Land - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Blue Water : The Striped Chest - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Blue Water : The Captain of the "Polestar" - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Blue Water : The Fiend of the Cooperage - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Blue Water : Jelland's Voyage - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Blue Water : J Habakuk Jephson's Statement - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Blue Water : That Little Square Box - Arthur Conan Doyle
A masked driver goes in for some highway robbery.
3.5 out of 5
Some pirate hunting, under orders.
3.5 out of 5
A leading Kingston sugar merchant sets out to do something about the pirate
3.5 out of 5
The pirate business being slew, mutiny is brewing until a ship blunders in. Doing away with its crew and captain they keep a beautiful young woman who just happens to be a leper. See first part.
3.5 out of 5
The locals see an opporortunity when even a pirate has to get rid of barnacles to keep his ship's fighting speed advantage.
3.5 out of 5
The captain of the pirate ship Happy Delivery makes Captain John Scarrow of the Morning Star very, very nervous.
3.5 out of 5
Pigeon mistake.
3 out of 5
Marie Celeste story.
3 out of 5
Ill-fated scarpering.
3 out of 5
A crushing experience for one of the crew, giant python induced.
3.5 out of 5
A doctor thinks his Captain is going crazy, but perhaps there just might be a ghost.
3.5 out of 5
Investigation of a derelict ship.
3.5 out of 5
Some horror, and the odd mystery and mainstream.
Tales of Terror : The Horror of the Heights - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Terror : The Leather Funnel - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Terror : The New Catacomb - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Terror : The Case of Lady Sannox - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Terror : The Terror of Blue John Gap - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Terror : The Brazilian Cat - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Mystery : The Lost Special - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Mystery : The Beetle-Hunter - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Mystery : The Man with the Watches - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Mystery : The Japanned Box - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Mystery : The Black Doctor - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Mystery : The Jew's Breastplate - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Mystery : The Nightmare Room - Arthur Conan Doyle
An aviator's recount of an encounter with a huge flying jellyfish monster.
4 out of 5
Tortured ghost source.
4 out of 5
Archaelological abandonment.
3 out of 5
A poisoned lip requires surgery.
3 out of 5
Finding a mine monster.
4 out of 5
Even if broke, don't visit relatives with pumas as housecats.
4 out of 5
Train nicking crime.
3 out of 5
Crazy brother, really.
3.5 out of 5
Train death mystery.
3 out of 5
Record memories.
3 out of 5
Fraternal history in Argentina revisits a country doc.
3 out of 5
Protecting artefacts.
3.5 out of 5
A poison triangle.
3 out of 5
Lots of supernatural and horror tales to be found here, with both of his mummy stories included.
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : The Brown Hand - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : The Usher of Lea House School - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : B. 24 - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : The Great Keinplatz Experiment - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : A Literary Mosaic - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : Playing with Fire - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : The Ring of Thoth - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : The Los Amigos Fiasco - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : How it Happened - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : Lot No. 249 - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : De Profundis - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : The Lift - Arthur Conan Doyle
A visit to his uncle finds an amateur psychic investigator dealing with a one-handed ghost searching for another.
3 out of 5
Dodgy doings with a nasty man.
3 out of 5
A thief sold down the river by a woman who doesn't like her husband.
3 out of 5
Out of body travel experiments.
3.5 out of 5
Some partial dream help from famous talent.
3 out of 5
Seance fun and games gets scary.
3 out of 5
Becoming like a mummy.
4 out of 5
Electrocution execution measurement trail means reversal of intention.
3.5 out of 5
Crash victim gets the facts.
3 out of 5
Mummies are scary when they don't stay in the same place.
3.5 out of 5
Ghostly hubby's reapparance.
3 out of 5
Depressed and stuck really high.
3.5 out of 5
Spies, sf, horror, and a lot of dull doctor stories.
Tales of Adventure : The Debut of Bimbashi Joyce - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Adventure : The Surgeon of Gaster Fell - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Adventure : Borrowed Scenes - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Adventure : The Man from Archangel - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Adventure : The Great Brown-Pericord Motor - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Adventure : The Sealed Room - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Medical Life : A Psysiologist's Wife - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Medical Life : Behind the Times - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Medical Life : His First Operation - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Medical Life : The Third Generation - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Medical Life : The Curse of Eve - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Medical Life : A Medical Document - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Medical Life : The Surgeon Talks - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Medical Life : The Doctor of Holyland - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Medical Life : Crabbe's Practice - Arthur Conan Doyle
A new soldier doesn't quite get the spy thing.
3 out of 5
Strange woman arrival experiment.
3 out of 5
Chieftain history, and boxing opportunities.
3 out of 5
Sea rescue woman dispute.
3 out of 5
This engine advance is quite crazy.
4 out of 5
An accident encounter leads to an inhabitant discovery.
3 out of 5
Marriage and Melbourne.
2 out of 5
Long time doctor.
2.5 out of 5
A not quite growth removal.
2.5 out of 5
Doctor's advice shortlived.
3 out of 5
Birth issues.
2.5 out of 5
Chronicling the docs.
2.5 out of 5
Work on it too hard it might kill you.
3 out of 5
An established country doctor finds a woman who ends up being more interested in research than him.
2.5 out of 5
Smart doctor decline discussions.
3 out of 5
A lot of old Roman flavour here, but rather pedestrian in general, with a little horror and mystery and a guest appearance by Ulysses.
Tales of Long Ago : The Last of the Legions - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Long Ago : The Last Galley - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Long Ago : Through the Veil - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Long Ago : The Coming of the Huns - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Long Ago : The Contest - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Long Ago : The First Cargo - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Long Ago : An Iconoclast - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Long Ago : Giant Maximin - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Long Ago : The Red Star - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Long Ago : The Silver Mirror - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Long Ago : The Home-coming - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Long Ago : A Point of Contact - Arthur Conan Doyle
Pulling out of Britain.
3.5 out of 5
No match for the Romans.
3 out of 5
Old Roman oddity.
3 out of 5
Hermit meditation warning.
2 out of 5
Theatrical extravaganza.
3 out of 5
Some old Roman discussion of the locals and shipping.
2 out of 5
Statue bashing.
2.5 out of 5
A large Thracian is recruited into the Roman legions.
3 out of 5
Travel story of an eastern merchant.
3 out of 5
Hitting the books so hard an investigator starts seeing the past.
3 out of 5
A holiday trip for an Imperial kid turns nasty.
3 out of 5
A barbarian and Ulysses converse about their tasks.
3 out of 5
This is mostly sport and war, or combined.
Tales of the Ring : The Croxley Master - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Ring : The Lord of Falconbridge - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Ring : The Fall of Lord Barrymore - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Ring : The Crime of the Brigadier - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Ring : The King of the Foxes - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Ring : The Bully of Brocas Court - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Camp : A Straggler of '15 - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Camp : The Pot of Caviare - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Camp : The Green Flag - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Camp : The Three Correspondents - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Camp : The Marriage of the Brigadier - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Camp : The Lord of Chateau Noir - Arthur Conan Doyle
Some military men looking for a good, honest fighting match.
3 out of 5
Don't expect wolves when hunting.
3.5 out of 5
Fox hunting rules, Napoleonic era.
2 out of 5
A noble ring rivalry causes skullduggery.
2.5 out of 5
An old boxer running a pub gets involved with training for a special fight.
3.5 out of 5
A medical student in need of money is recruited for a prize-fight after dealing handily with one of the trainers.
3.5 out of 5
A French noble gets the better of some invading Germans.
3.5 out of 5
Woman causes peace?
2.5 out of 5
Some professional soldier friends get to do some shooting, and play with camels.
3 out of 5
An Irish republican, a brother killed in a gunfight with the police joins the army to escape prison.
3 out of 5
Trying to survive the Boxer uprising hard enough without crazy women poisoning you.
3 out of 5
Old wives' tales of war.
2.5 out of 5
Swashbuckling, ghost ships and terror at sea, all that fun stuff to be found here.
Tales of Pirates : Captain Sharkey - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Pirates : The Dealings of Captain Sharkey - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Pirates : The Blighting of Sharkey - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Pirates : How Copley Banks Slew Captain Sharkey - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Pirates : The "Slapping Sal" - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Pirates : A Pirate of the Land - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Blue Water : The Striped Chest - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Blue Water : The Captain of the "Polestar" - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Blue Water : The Fiend of the Cooperage - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Blue Water : Jelland's Voyage - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Blue Water : J Habakuk Jephson's Statement - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Blue Water : That Little Square Box - Arthur Conan Doyle
A masked driver goes in for some highway robbery.
3.5 out of 5
Some pirate hunting, under orders.
3.5 out of 5
A leading Kingston sugar merchant sets out to do something about the pirate
3.5 out of 5
The pirate business being slew, mutiny is brewing until a ship blunders in. Doing away with its crew and captain they keep a beautiful young woman who just happens to be a leper. See first part.
3.5 out of 5
The locals see an opporortunity when even a pirate has to get rid of barnacles to keep his ship's fighting speed advantage.
3.5 out of 5
The captain of the pirate ship Happy Delivery makes Captain John Scarrow of the Morning Star very, very nervous.
3.5 out of 5
Pigeon mistake.
3 out of 5
Marie Celeste story.
3 out of 5
Ill-fated scarpering.
3 out of 5
A crushing experience for one of the crew, giant python induced.
3.5 out of 5
A doctor thinks his Captain is going crazy, but perhaps there just might be a ghost.
3.5 out of 5
Investigation of a derelict ship.
3.5 out of 5
Some horror, and the odd mystery and mainstream.
Tales of Terror : The Horror of the Heights - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Terror : The Leather Funnel - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Terror : The New Catacomb - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Terror : The Case of Lady Sannox - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Terror : The Terror of Blue John Gap - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Terror : The Brazilian Cat - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Mystery : The Lost Special - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Mystery : The Beetle-Hunter - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Mystery : The Man with the Watches - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Mystery : The Japanned Box - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Mystery : The Black Doctor - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Mystery : The Jew's Breastplate - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Mystery : The Nightmare Room - Arthur Conan Doyle
An aviator's recount of an encounter with a huge flying jellyfish monster.
4 out of 5
Tortured ghost source.
4 out of 5
Archaelological abandonment.
3 out of 5
A poisoned lip requires surgery.
3 out of 5
Finding a mine monster.
4 out of 5
Even if broke, don't visit relatives with pumas as housecats.
4 out of 5
Train nicking crime.
3 out of 5
Crazy brother, really.
3.5 out of 5
Train death mystery.
3 out of 5
Record memories.
3 out of 5
Fraternal history in Argentina revisits a country doc.
3 out of 5
Protecting artefacts.
3.5 out of 5
A poison triangle.
3 out of 5
Lots of supernatural and horror tales to be found here, with both of his mummy stories included.
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : The Brown Hand - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : The Usher of Lea House School - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : B. 24 - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : The Great Keinplatz Experiment - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : A Literary Mosaic - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : Playing with Fire - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : The Ring of Thoth - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : The Los Amigos Fiasco - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : How it Happened - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : Lot No. 249 - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : De Profundis - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : The Lift - Arthur Conan Doyle
A visit to his uncle finds an amateur psychic investigator dealing with a one-handed ghost searching for another.
3 out of 5
Dodgy doings with a nasty man.
3 out of 5
A thief sold down the river by a woman who doesn't like her husband.
3 out of 5
Out of body travel experiments.
3.5 out of 5
Some partial dream help from famous talent.
3 out of 5
Seance fun and games gets scary.
3 out of 5
Becoming like a mummy.
4 out of 5
Electrocution execution measurement trail means reversal of intention.
3.5 out of 5
Crash victim gets the facts.
3 out of 5
Mummies are scary when they don't stay in the same place.
3.5 out of 5
Ghostly hubby's reapparance.
3 out of 5
Depressed and stuck really high.
3.5 out of 5
Spies, sf, horror, and a lot of dull doctor stories.
Tales of Adventure : The Debut of Bimbashi Joyce - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Adventure : The Surgeon of Gaster Fell - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Adventure : Borrowed Scenes - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Adventure : The Man from Archangel - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Adventure : The Great Brown-Pericord Motor - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Adventure : The Sealed Room - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Medical Life : A Psysiologist's Wife - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Medical Life : Behind the Times - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Medical Life : His First Operation - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Medical Life : The Third Generation - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Medical Life : The Curse of Eve - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Medical Life : A Medical Document - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Medical Life : The Surgeon Talks - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Medical Life : The Doctor of Holyland - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Medical Life : Crabbe's Practice - Arthur Conan Doyle
A new soldier doesn't quite get the spy thing.
3 out of 5
Strange woman arrival experiment.
3 out of 5
Chieftain history, and boxing opportunities.
3 out of 5
Sea rescue woman dispute.
3 out of 5
This engine advance is quite crazy.
4 out of 5
An accident encounter leads to an inhabitant discovery.
3 out of 5
Marriage and Melbourne.
2 out of 5
Long time doctor.
2.5 out of 5
A not quite growth removal.
2.5 out of 5
Doctor's advice shortlived.
3 out of 5
Birth issues.
2.5 out of 5
Chronicling the docs.
2.5 out of 5
Work on it too hard it might kill you.
3 out of 5
An established country doctor finds a woman who ends up being more interested in research than him.
2.5 out of 5
Smart doctor decline discussions.
3 out of 5
A lot of old Roman flavour here, but rather pedestrian in general, with a little horror and mystery and a guest appearance by Ulysses.
Tales of Long Ago : The Last of the Legions - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Long Ago : The Last Galley - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Long Ago : Through the Veil - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Long Ago : The Coming of the Huns - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Long Ago : The Contest - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Long Ago : The First Cargo - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Long Ago : An Iconoclast - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Long Ago : Giant Maximin - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Long Ago : The Red Star - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Long Ago : The Silver Mirror - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Long Ago : The Home-coming - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Long Ago : A Point of Contact - Arthur Conan Doyle
Pulling out of Britain.
3.5 out of 5
No match for the Romans.
3 out of 5
Old Roman oddity.
3 out of 5
Hermit meditation warning.
2 out of 5
Theatrical extravaganza.
3 out of 5
Some old Roman discussion of the locals and shipping.
2 out of 5
Statue bashing.
2.5 out of 5
A large Thracian is recruited into the Roman legions.
3 out of 5
Travel story of an eastern merchant.
3 out of 5
Hitting the books so hard an investigator starts seeing the past.
3 out of 5
A holiday trip for an Imperial kid turns nasty.
3 out of 5
A barbarian and Ulysses converse about their tasks.
3 out of 5
The Croxley Master: A Great Tale of the Prize Ring
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Review Date: 2007-10-09
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This is mostly sport and war, or combined.
Tales of the Ring : The Croxley Master - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Ring : The Lord of Falconbridge - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Ring : The Fall of Lord Barrymore - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Ring : The Crime of the Brigadier - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Ring : The King of the Foxes - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Ring : The Bully of Brocas Court - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Camp : A Straggler of '15 - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Camp : The Pot of Caviare - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Camp : The Green Flag - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Camp : The Three Correspondents - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Camp : The Marriage of the Brigadier - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Camp : The Lord of Chateau Noir - Arthur Conan Doyle
Some military men looking for a good, honest fighting match.
3 out of 5
Don't expect wolves when hunting.
3.5 out of 5
Fox hunting rules, Napoleonic era.
2 out of 5
A noble ring rivalry causes skullduggery.
2.5 out of 5
An old boxer running a pub gets involved with training for a special fight.
3.5 out of 5
A medical student in need of money is recruited for a prize-fight after dealing handily with one of the trainers.
3.5 out of 5
A French noble gets the better of some invading Germans.
3.5 out of 5
Woman causes peace?
2.5 out of 5
Some professional soldier friends get to do some shooting, and play with camels.
3 out of 5
An Irish republican, a brother killed in a gunfight with the police joins the army to escape prison.
3 out of 5
Trying to survive the Boxer uprising hard enough without crazy women poisoning you.
3 out of 5
Old wives' tales of war.
2.5 out of 5
Tales of the Ring : The Croxley Master - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Ring : The Lord of Falconbridge - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Ring : The Fall of Lord Barrymore - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Ring : The Crime of the Brigadier - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Ring : The King of the Foxes - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Ring : The Bully of Brocas Court - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Camp : A Straggler of '15 - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Camp : The Pot of Caviare - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Camp : The Green Flag - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Camp : The Three Correspondents - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Camp : The Marriage of the Brigadier - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of the Camp : The Lord of Chateau Noir - Arthur Conan Doyle
Some military men looking for a good, honest fighting match.
3 out of 5
Don't expect wolves when hunting.
3.5 out of 5
Fox hunting rules, Napoleonic era.
2 out of 5
A noble ring rivalry causes skullduggery.
2.5 out of 5
An old boxer running a pub gets involved with training for a special fight.
3.5 out of 5
A medical student in need of money is recruited for a prize-fight after dealing handily with one of the trainers.
3.5 out of 5
A French noble gets the better of some invading Germans.
3.5 out of 5
Woman causes peace?
2.5 out of 5
Some professional soldier friends get to do some shooting, and play with camels.
3 out of 5
An Irish republican, a brother killed in a gunfight with the police joins the army to escape prison.
3 out of 5
Trying to survive the Boxer uprising hard enough without crazy women poisoning you.
3 out of 5
Old wives' tales of war.
2.5 out of 5
The Flying Scotsman
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The slow train
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Review Date: 2007-01-14
Review Date: 2007-01-14
This is one of the many books that seeks to cash in on the popularity of Sherlock Homes by another author weaving a tale using one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyles' ancillary characters. It is a tries very hard to be period but is at times rather a plodding tale - the problems of booking a train ticket and whether the timetables are well organised is not scintillating reading. However there are murders, some suspense, and plenty of period detail for the enthusiast of this genre. This story uses the character of Sherlock Homes' genius brother, Mycroft Holmes, as the agent of investigation as told by his amanuensis. The story is of a plot to assassinate a Swedish nobleman and much of the action takes place on a train (a scenario rather better exploited by Agatha Christie and Graham Greene)- the train being the eponymous Flying Scotsman; there is not much genius demonstrated by Mycroft - in fact he seems at the mercy of events. The story does use some characters and organisations from a previous book of Fawcett's but it is possible to read this novel quite well without the knowledge from previous books. There is some romantic interest towards the end of the novel and this does make the story a little more amusing in the latter half. It is not as good as a Conan Doyle tale and, for a Sherlock Holmes spin-off, I preferred the Professor Moraity books of Michael Kurland.
Great Heroes: The Legends of King Arthur/Don Quixote/The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Bank Street Graphic Novels)
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It's okay, but liberties were taken with the Sherlock Holmes tale
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Review Date: 2008-03-30
Review Date: 2008-03-30
I bought this mainly for the Sherlock Holmes story. It's a comic book version of "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle". But you'll find some glaring changes from the original story written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. They changed the title to "The Mystery of the Blue Diamond". I guess they figured kids reading this wouldn't know what a carbuncle is. Or that kids wouldn't want to stop and look up the word in a dictionary. And they changed the name of Dr. John Watson to Dr. CHARLES Watson. What's up with that? Is it too much to ask to keep the characters' original names? And in the original story Holmes doesn't use one of his many disguises while solving this mystery. But in this comic book they have him disguised as a woman.
The artwork is okay, and it is colorful. I'd rate it three stars out of five.
The artwork is okay, and it is colorful. I'd rate it three stars out of five.
The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen
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Lots of supernatural and horror tales to be found here, with both of his mummy stories included.
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : The Brown Hand - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : The Usher of Lea House School - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : B. 24 - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : The Great Keinplatz Experiment - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : A Literary Mosaic - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : Playing with Fire - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : The Ring of Thoth - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : The Los Amigos Fiasco - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : How it Happened - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : Lot No. 249 - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : De Profundis - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : The Lift - Arthur Conan Doyle
A visit to his uncle finds an amateur psychic investigator dealing with a one-handed ghost searching for another.
3 out of 5
Dodgy doings with a nasty man.
3 out of 5
A thief sold down the river by a woman who doesn't like her husband.
3 out of 5
Out of body travel experiments.
3.5 out of 5
Some partial dream help from famous talent.
3 out of 5
Seance fun and games gets scary.
3 out of 5
Becoming like a mummy.
4 out of 5
Electrocution execution measurement trail means reversal of intention.
3.5 out of 5
Crash victim gets the facts.
3 out of 5
Mummies are scary when they don't stay in the same place.
3.5 out of 5
Ghostly hubby's reapparance.
3 out of 5
Depressed and stuck really high.
3.5 out of 5
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : The Brown Hand - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : The Usher of Lea House School - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : B. 24 - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : The Great Keinplatz Experiment - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : A Literary Mosaic - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : Playing with Fire - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : The Ring of Thoth - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : The Los Amigos Fiasco - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : How it Happened - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : Lot No. 249 - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : De Profundis - Arthur Conan Doyle
Tales of Twilight and the Unseen : The Lift - Arthur Conan Doyle
A visit to his uncle finds an amateur psychic investigator dealing with a one-handed ghost searching for another.
3 out of 5
Dodgy doings with a nasty man.
3 out of 5
A thief sold down the river by a woman who doesn't like her husband.
3 out of 5
Out of body travel experiments.
3.5 out of 5
Some partial dream help from famous talent.
3 out of 5
Seance fun and games gets scary.
3 out of 5
Becoming like a mummy.
4 out of 5
Electrocution execution measurement trail means reversal of intention.
3.5 out of 5
Crash victim gets the facts.
3 out of 5
Mummies are scary when they don't stay in the same place.
3.5 out of 5
Ghostly hubby's reapparance.
3 out of 5
Depressed and stuck really high.
3.5 out of 5
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Written after Conan-Doyle's `Final Problem' short story about Holmes' `death' this book takes place before his confrontation with Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls. Doctor Mortimer from Dartmoor comes to visit Holmes with the story of a beastly hound which has killed Charles Baskerville and will more than likely come after his heir Sir Henry.
Holmes promptly sends Watson off to Dartmoor to guard Sir Henry and report back with all developments. This is the point where Holmes disappears for almost half of the book. But he returns near the end to explain the mystery to all involved.
While it is better than Conan-Doyle's short stories in terms of a stronger narrative and a larger mystery `Hound of the Baskervilles' still suffers from long, ludicrous and unrealistic monologues and superficial contrivances. As always the story is told from the point of view of Watson. But it simply isn't a unique enough point of view to make the first person narrative worth it. I can honestly say that if the story was told in the 3rd person perspective it would make hardly any difference.
I cannot for the life of me work out how this book is sometimes regarded as a horror. Nothing in it scared me at all. The hound doesn't even show up until the end. And even then Conan-Doyle's description doesn't paint a very vivid picture in your head.
There just isn't enough intrigue or reason to keep turning the pages. The human and reality-based side of the story comes thru too strongly to allow any sort of fantastical creativity. As a classic it's a disappointment but compared to the short stories it's definitely better than the norm.