Total Film magazine 1 October 2001
Well-researched ... A hugely enjoyable read from end to end. Undoubtedly one of the best Sherlock tomes.
Film Review 1 October 2001
Slickly presented ...the text itself is satisfyingly thorough. A genuine pleasure to browse through, this truly is a class act.
Hotdog magazine Sep 01
David Stuart Davies has analysed all the Sherlockian facts at his disposal to produce the definitive Holmes compendium.
Empire magazine Sep 01 (Kim Newman)
Covers every major Holmes project on film and television ... an especially welcome selection of unfamiliar illustrations will delight fans.
Product Description
An illustrated guide to the films and television series featuring the master detective, Sherlock Holmes, with a collection of colour and black and white stills, posters and lobby cards.
From the Publisher
Foreword by Ian Richardson. Special alternative cover edition, featuring a choice of Basil Rathbone or Jeremy Brett as Holmes for outward display.
About the Author
David Stuart Davies is one of Britain's leading Sherlockian writers. He was the editor of Sherlock Holmes The Detective Magazine, and is the author of several Holmes novels, the hit play Sherlock Holmes: The Last Act, and an acclaimed biography of Jeremy Brett. He is also an advisor to Granada Studios' Sherlock Holmes museum, and he contributed commentaries to the DVD releases of the Basil Rathbone Holmes films.
--This text refers to an alternate
Hardcover
edition.