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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Way back in the 80s I read The White Company and Sir Nigel, and I've been collecting Conan Doyle ever since.
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@theoldoakcase.bsky.social140 years ago today, Ward, Lock & Co. offered a young doctor named Arthur Conan Doyle £25 for the copyright to the first Sherlock Holmes story. It was a flat fee with no royalties, and he took it. Stories like this, free every week: commonscut.com #SherlockHolmes #BookHistory
Show PostNew book - Grosset & Dunlap Tales of #Sherlock Holmes with William Gillette on cover.
Show PostNEW EPISODE: Sleuth-Hound, with Lindsey Fitzharris. We welcome @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social to talk about her new book, a whirlwind tour of Victorian forensic medicine, focusing on Joseph Bell, the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes. bit.ly/DODoyle; bit.ly/DOD079sn
Show PostYou can usually find a connection to Sir Arthur and his his work no matter where you are …Ahttps://www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/sir-arthur-conan-doyle-the-british-author-who-eased-a-sultan-3224752
Show PostHere's to the memory of Sidney Paget (4 October 1860 – 28 January 1908) on the anniversary of his birth. The first illustrator to truly influence and shape the image of Sherlock Holmes in the minds of the reading public.
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