[Book Nerd News] Arthur Conan Doyle/Edgar Allan Poe

Posted on April 4, 2014 by maedez

AN UPDATE ON SAVE UNDERSHAW: Arthur Conan Doyle’s house to be converted into special school [courtesy The Guardian]
Boston’s Edgar Allan Poe Statue Will Be Unveiled in October [courtesy Boston Magazine]

Voices from the Grave #35: Arthur Conan Doyle Interview

Posted on September 3, 2012 by maedez

An interview with Arthur Conan Doyle, 1927.

A Year in Books/Day 44: Good Old Index

Posted on February 13, 2012 by maedez

Title: Good Old Index The Sherlock Holmes Handbook
Author: Thomas W. Ross
Year Published: 1997 (Camden House)
Year Purchased: 2002/2003
Source: Edward R. Hamilton Bookseller Company
About: Every single thing you could ever want or need to know about Sherlock Holmes, except, perhaps, which actor best embodies the timeless sleuth.
Motivation: Although I am not an obsessive Holmes fanatic, I am quite the ardent reader. I also love lists and encyclopedias.
Times Read: Cover-to-cover: 1/As consulting tool: countless
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Random Excerpt/Page 62: “Epithets, for Holmes, hurled at him by scoffers: see busybody; cocksure; jack-in-office; theorist; clever.”
Happiness Scale: 7

[Literary News]-The Save Undershaw Preservation Trust

Posted on January 8, 2012 by maedez

As part of a new series on creative spaces, I’ll be writing more on the subject of writers’ homes over the coming months. Until then, check out this site for information on the plan currently afoot (hehe) to save Arthur Conan Doyle’s beloved home, Undershaw.

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A Year in Books/Day 6: Arthur Conan Doyle A Life in Letters

Posted on January 6, 2012 by maedez

Title: Arthur Conan Doyle A Life in Letters
Edited by: Jon Lellenberg, Daniel Stashower & Charles Foley
Year Published: 2007 (The Penguin Press New York)
Year Purchased: 2011
Source: Dollar Tree
About: A biography-through-letters of the struggling medical man turned world famous writer.
Motivation: Letter writing, once the definitive mode of communication for millions, is a nearly obsolete art. It is also the straightest path to the real feelings, opinions and events of a person’s life. When creating Sherlock Holmes is only one of many odd and diverse accomplishments for that person, then the straightest path is by far the best.
Times Read: 1
Random Excerpt/Page 192: “Dear Mrs. Boismaison- Though I am forced to send in my bills at regular intervals in order to keep my books square, I need hardly say that there is not the slightest reason for your settling them until it entirely suits your convenience. Hoping that you are keeping well, I remain Very sincerely yours A. Conan Doyle, MB CM”.
Happiness Scale: 10 (9 for content with a bonus point awarded because I read the
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