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The Saga of Sherlock Holmes.

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Format:: Book
Author/Creator:: Mitchell, Allan.
Language:: English
Subjects (All):: Deception in literature.; Detective and mystery stories, English--History and criticism.
Physical Description:: 1 online resource (344 pages)
Edition:: 1st ed.
Place of Publication:: Luton, Bedfordshire : MX Publishing, Limited, 2023.
Summary:: Many have been the retellings of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's intriguing accounts of the greatest of all sleuths, the world's first and, in his day, only consulting detective, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, but occasionally there comes along a new rendering of the man's adventures and his moments of insightful brilliance.The Saga of Sherlock Holmes is one such a retelling, though so different in its format that of the great ACD (and his, then, and still very-much-alive, creation) might well have been momentarily taken aback. This re-teller, Allan Mitchell, with his habit of rendering thoughts into verse, has taken the Holmesian Canon tales and retold each in a series of rhythmical rhyming stories.Less a poetic snippet than a succinct mini-saga, each retold story takes the reader romping through the convolutions of Doyle's literary creation in such a way that each can be enjoyed (somewhat in brief, but also while remaining faithful to the original) for its ability to stir the memory of those ex.
Contents:: Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Dedication; Introduction; Note on Reading Order; The Saga of Sherlock Holmes; A Study in Scarlet; The Sign of the Four; The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; A Scandal in Bohemia; The Red-Headed League; A Case of Identity; The Boscombe Valley Mystery; The Five Orange Pips; The Man with the Twisted Lip; The Blue Carbuncle; The Speckled Band; The Engineer's Thumb; The Noble Bachelor; The Beryl Coronet; The Copper Beeches; The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes; Silver Blaze; The Cardboard Box; The Yellow Face; The Stock-Broker's Clerk; The 'Gloria Scott'; The Musgrave Ritual; The Reigate Squire; The Crooked Man; The Resident Patient; The Greek Interpreter; The Naval Treaty; The Final Problem; The Hound of the Baskervilles; The Return of Sherlock Holmes; The Empty House; The Norwood Builder; The Dancing Men; The Solitary Cyclist; The Priory School; Black Peter; Charles Augustus Milverton; The Six Napoleons; The Three Students; The Golden Pince-Nez; The Missing Three-Quarter; The Abbey Grange; The Second Stain; The Valley of Fear; His Last Bow; Wisteria Lodge; The Red Circle; The Bruce-Partington Plans; The Dying Detective; The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax; The Devil's Foot; The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes; The Illustrious Client; The Blanched Soldier; The Mazarin Stone; The Three Gables; The Sussex Vampire; The Three Garridebs; The Problem of Thor Bridge; The Creeping Man; The Lion's Mane; The Veiled Lodger; Shoscombe Old Place; The Retired Colourman; Conclusion; Back Matter; Also Available.
Notes:: Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:: 1-80424-306-X; 1-80424-305-1
OCLC:: 1411787602

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