The Silly Side of Sherlock Holmes: A Brand New Adventure Using a Bunch of Old Pictures - Hardcover

Ardagh, Philip

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0571227589 ISBN 13: 9780571227587

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2005

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A Holmes fan since the age of nine, Philip Ardagh believes his heros frivolous side has been unjustly neglected. Using original images from The Strand magazine, he has pieced together a humorous narrative that corrects this omission.

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Review:

'A laudable example of that brave dying breed - the Christmas humour book that has nothing to do with television, magazines or politics.' Sunday Times (The - Not - So - Very - Nice - Goings - On at Victoria Lodge)

About the Author:

Philip Ardagh, whose very first Grubtown Tale won him the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, is author of over 100 books including the award-winning Eddie Dickens adventures, currently in over 30 languages. He wrote BBC radio's first truly interactive radio drama, collaborated with Sir Paul McCartney on his first children's book and is a 'regularly irregular' reviewer of children's books for the Guardian. Married with a son, he divides his time between Tunbridge Wells and Grubtown, where he cultivates his impressive beard.

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