P.G. Wodehouse’s The Code of the Woosters; the funniest n. in the E. language
How do you convince someone that The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse, published in 1938, is the best comedic novel …
Review: The Cuckoos of Batch Magna
One should know by now to abandon expectations when reading a book one knows littleabout, but one is oft times an idiot. …
A Scandal in Bohemia uncovered
I read, but I did not comprehend. That was obvious when fellow Sherlockian Mike Newman asked this quiz question at the July …
Elizabeth composer/artist Chris Williams cheats
Don’t ever play twitter poker with Chris Williams, author, composer and vocalist of the album Elizabeth: Songs Based on Pride & Prejudice. He …
Review of The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things
In my book, Jane, Actually,1 one of the characters writes a biography with the title, The Real Jane Austen, that “examines the …
Review: The Game is Afoot
It’s hard to relate how much I enjoyed The Game is Afoot: Parodies, Pastiches and Ponderings of Sherlock Holmes, edited by Marvin …
#amreading #SherlockHolmes, The Unauthorized #Biography
One of the advantages of having ignored the world of Sherlock Holmes for so long is that I can be surprised at …
No. 1 Royal Crescent reopens
Charlotte House’s home when in Bath, No. 1 Royal Crescent, has reopened after a long renovation. The Georgian townhome had been split …
Review: The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes
Almost a year after starting it, I’ve finished The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes: The Life and Time of Sir Arthur Conan …
Horrible Histories Shakespeare/Vikings songs
I don’t know if American kids have been introduced to the Scholastic book series Horrible Histories (written by Terry Deary, illustrated by …