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The Patient's Eyes: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (Murder Rooms S.)

10 reviews
David Pirie

Century, 2001

Arthur Conan Doyle meets Joseph Bell.
David Pirie's "The Patient's Eyes" is the first in a series of books about the collaboration between Arthur Conan Doyle and Joseph Bell. Doyle is a young medical student in Edinburgh when he meets Bell, who is both a teacher in the medical school and a forensic scientist. Doyle soon becomes Bell's clerk and the two work together on a number of cases, including the very strange one in this ...

A New Heritage of Horror: The English Gothic Cinema, Revised and Updated Edition

1 review
David Pirie

I. B. Tauris, 2008

The Best Ever Critical Guide to British Horror Films
Thirty five years ago, my discovery of David Pirie's original and groundbreaking A HERITAGE OF HORROR was for me one of the most significant events in a lifetime of enthusiastic viewing of and reading about scary movies. Pirie helped me understand why I found the horror genre so stimulating and exciting. This new edition, only published earlier this year (2008), brings this landmark work right up ...

The Night Calls: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

8 reviews
David Pirie

Pegasus, 2008

Atmospheric and absorbing
Sherlock Holmes. Very few names are as evocative as that one. And yet there are many questions and speculations surrounding the creation of that marvelous fictional detective. It has been said that the only way to gain any true knowledge of Holmes is through his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. David Pirie must subscribe to that train of thought as well and has therefore devised a background for ...

The Voyage of the "Scotia": The Story of Scotland's Forgotten Polar Heroes
R.N.Rudmose Brown, J.H.Harvey Pirie, ...

Mercat Press, 2002

This account of the 1902-4 Scottish National Antarctic Expedition tells a story of exploration and research in unchartered polar regions--a success story that has been forgotten in the wake of Captain Scott's doomed trek.

The Dark Water: The Strange Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

4 reviews
David Pirie

Pegasus Books, 2007

"I can justify everything I do."
David Pirie's "The Dark Water" is the latest installment in the adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle and his mentor, Joseph Bell, after whom, many believe, Doyle modeled his great fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes. The year is 1883, and Thomas Neill Cream, once a friend of Doyle's, has shown himself to be a diabolical and sadistic fiend. Cream is a handsome, charming, and well spoken sociopath. ...

Sons of Samson, Volume 2

2 reviews
David Pirie Webster

Ironmind Enterprises, 1998

For all strength sports fans
This book is written by strength sports historian David Webster. He has been involved in highland games and strongman now for many years and knows all of the athletes personally. This book is the second of a series that profiles the top strongmen primarily of the mid 80's to early 90's. The largest section of this book is dedicated to the sport's top star of that time period, Jon Pall ...

The Romantic Period (The Penguin History of Literature)

1 review

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1994

Challenging, Rewarding Essays by Distinguished Academics
Published in ten volumes, The Penguin History of Literature is a critical survey of English and American literature. Volume 5, The Romantic Period, is comprised of twelve independent essays authored by distinguished academics. These detailed, thought-provoking essays will appeal primarily to upper level students in history and English literature. David B. Pirie edited this collection as well as ...

Essays on Shakespeare (Cambridge Paperback Library)
William Empson

Cambridge University Press, 1986

At the time of his death in 1984, the poet and critic William Empson was preparing and revising a collection of his essays on Shakespeare. This collection edited by David Pirie, is a book which the literary world has wanted for over half a century. Here, in a single volume, are major readings of Hamlet and Macbeth; a witty and sometimes impassioned defence of Falstaff, and a new piece on the architecture of the Globe theatre and other ...

Scottish Highland Games

1 review
David Pirie Webster

Reprographia, 1973

A Must-Have Reference for Serious Fans of The Games
Anyone who participates or has a scholarly interest in Scottish Highland Games will be delighted with this book. It is written by a true expert with a long and respected association with the games. An impressive amount of historical information is given regarding the individual events of the games, as well as general history, as well as profiles of 20th Century champions. Lots of photos. This is ...