Monthly Archives: December 2011

The Many Watsons – Harry Reeves-Smith

The very first talking film that starred Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson was The Return of Sherlock Holmes with Clive Brook as Holmes and Harry Reeves-Smith as Doctor Watson. The movie is probably best known as having been the first … Continue reading

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Great News About Holmes & the Irish Rebels!

The following comes from our friendly publisher: MX Publishing. Top Ten New Sherlock Holmes Books For Amazon Kindle Many lucky Holmes fans will be opening their Christmas stocking and retrieving a shiny new Amazon Kindle (if you believe the hype … Continue reading

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Kind Words from the Sherlock Holmes Society of London

Latest Review of Sherlock Holmes and the Irish Rebels “Kieran McMullen has once more combined his expertise as a military historian and former soldier with his devotion to Sherlock Holmes, and he’s added a third element – his own heritage … Continue reading

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How to Write a Murder Mystery

This blog is about neither Watson nor Holmes. In perusing my collection of mysteries I was rereading some of my favorite Philo Vance stories and came across the rules of the game as proposed by S.S. Van Dine (actual name … Continue reading

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The Many Watsons – Richard Woods

Sherlock Holmes by William Gillette and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was done as a stage production by the Williamstown Theatre Festival in 1981 and stares: Frank Langella as Holmes, Richard Woods as Watson, George Morfogen as Moriarty and Laurie Kennedy … Continue reading

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