An absolute must-have for Sherlock Holmes fans, this collection is a treasure trove of little-known pieces and rarities featuring the world's most famous detective, gathered by expert Peter Haining.
This book is an anthology of side-splitting authors' errors, publishers' boobs, printers' devils, terrible titles, comical clangers and all manner of literary lunacy dating back since the invention of the printing press.
Eyewitness testimonials from civilians across eastern England, along with the dramatic stories of Italian and British pilots, plus accounts of crashes, imprisonments and escapes make up this well-researched and engrossing book.
Peter Haining's definitive biography exposes the man behind the Sweeney Todd myth. Based on careful research of both fact and fictional accounts, Haining's book reveals a gruesome yet fascinating character. Previous ed.: 1998.
Quite simply a choice of death or glory, this book relates the extraordinary story of these men through the accounts of two survivors, plus the log and memories of Captain David Bone and Glasgow police records and documents.