The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sherlock Holmes and the Crusader's Curse

The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sherlock Holmes and the Crusader's Curse
Author: Stuart Douglas
Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA)
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2020-12-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1789091594

A new novel from the author of acclaimed Sherlock Holmes patisches The Albino's Treasure, The Counterfeit Detective and The Improbable Prisoner The last Lord Thorpe, reclusive owner of Thorpe Manor, has died. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are invited to the auction at which the estate will be sold off, in hopes Holmes can uncover the whereabouts of the missing De Trop Diamond, a jewel-encrusted gemstone brought back from the Crusades by an earlier member of the Thorpe dynasty - and the source of a legendary curse. from TI 9781789091588 TR.

The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sherlock Holmes and the Crusader's Curse

The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sherlock Holmes and the Crusader's Curse
Author: Stuart Douglas
Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-12-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1789091586

A new novel from the author of acclaimed Sherlock Holmes patisches The Albino's Treasure, The Counterfeit Detective and The Improbable Prisoner The last Lord Thorpe, reclusive owner of Thorpe Manor, has died. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are invited to the auction at which the estate will be sold off, in hopes Holmes can uncover the whereabouts of the missing De Trop Diamond, a jewel-encrusted gemstone brought back from the Crusades by an earlier member of the Thorpe dynasty - and the source of a legendary curse. from TI 9781789091588

Comprehensive Pictorial and Statistical Record of the 1994 Movie Season

Comprehensive Pictorial and Statistical Record of the 1994 Movie Season
Author: John Willis
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2000-02-01
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9781557832337

(Screen World). Movie fans eagerly await each year's new edition of Screen World , the definitive record of the cinema since 1949. Volume 46 provides an illustrated listing of American and foreign films released in the United States in 1994, all documented in more than 1,000 photographs. It features such notable films as: Forrest Gump * The Shawshank Redemption * Blue Sky * Clear and Present Danger * The Mask * The Madness of King George * Star Trek Generations * The Santa Clause * Ed Wood * Pulp Fiction * and many more. As always, Screen World's outstanding features include photographic stills and complete credits from the films, biographical notes on selected individuals, full-page shots of Academy Award-winning actors, and a look at the year's most promising new screen personalities. Hardcover.

Transnational Philanthropy

Transnational Philanthropy
Author: Thomas Adam
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2016-07-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 3319291270

This book provides a collective biography of the Mond family and explores the philanthropic activities of Ludwig Mond and of his two sons Alfred and Robert in the field of art collecting, the fight against early childhood mortality, the advancement of research and of higher education, archaeological excavations in Egypt and Palestine, and for the founding of the State of Israel from the 1890s to the late 1930s. These activities resulted in the creation of the Bibliotheca Hertziana in Rome, the donation of Ludwig Mond’s art collection to the National Gallery in London, the funding of the excavation of the sacred Buchis Bulls at Armant in Egypt, the establishment of the Children’s Hospital in London, and the support of many natural science institutes and associations in England, France, Germany, and Italy.

Encyclopedia of Gothic Literature

Encyclopedia of Gothic Literature
Author: Mary Ellen Snodgrass
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2014-05-14
Genre: Gothic revival (Literature)
ISBN: 1438109113

Presents an alphabetical reference guide detailing the lives and works of authors associated with Gothic literature.

Solar Flares

Solar Flares
Author: Andrew M. Butler
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2012
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1846318343

The politics of science fiction books, films and television in the 1970s.

The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Improbable Prisoner

The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Improbable Prisoner
Author: Stuart Douglas
Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA)
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2018-07-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1785656309

A new novel from the author of acclaimed Sherlock Holmes patisches The Albino's Treasure and The Counterfeit Detective. WRONGLY IMPRISONED Following a summons to a fictional patient, Dr. Watson finds himself arrested for the horrific murder of an elderly woman. Imprisoned at Holloway, and with the evidence stacked against him, Watson's only hope is that Sherlock Holmes can discover the identity of the real killer. But when a mysterious letter appears to link Watson to blackmail and a notorious street gang, Holmes must use all his powers of reasoning to save his friend from the hangman's noose.

Through the Magic Door Illustrated

Through the Magic Door Illustrated
Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher:
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2021-04-28
Genre:
ISBN:

"Through the Magic Door (1907) is an essay by Arthur Conan Doyle: his subject is the charisma and charm of books. Doyle invites readers to enjoy the greatest minds of all times through what they have left behind and argues that, when we read, the selfishness and hopelessness of the world can be left behind."