Clearly for The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes as he didn’t get top billing on The Hound of the Baskervilles, plus Ida Lupino makes it obvious. :-)

Good to see Basil getting top billing

Kickstarter update!

Thanks to all our lovely backers, we hit our goal - but don't think you might have missed out.

Copies of the book are still available - with or without the art cards.

And, in response to requests, the Engraved Whistle is now available as an Add On.

https://bit.ly/OhWhistle

A selective Sunday shelfie with Stevenson, Stoker, Tolstoy and Verne.

Quarter bound in an imitation leather with a matte buffalo leather look over Dubletta cloth and hot stamping to the front board. The artwork is stunning and perfect for the story.

Saturday delivery from SST Publications. The gorgeous signed limited of Stephen Graham Jones’s THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER with 6 full colour illustrations by Francois Vaillancourt. Thoroughly delighted with this very impressive edition.

Danielle Smith and the UCP are trying to redraw Alberta's electoral map to rig the next election.

Here's what every Albertan needs to understand about their Trump-inspired playbook. 🧵⏬

Some Friday afternoon reading…

A nice surprise to wake up to. Kickstarter has selected us as a project they love! 

Check out the campaign now: bit.ly/OhWhistle 

The Haunted Archive - Annotated facsimile manuscript edition of M.R. James's 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad'

Thanks to all our backers!

Coming soon: The Haunted Archive - A Ghost Story Manuscript of M.R. James A beautiful annotated facsimile manuscript edition of M.R. James's classic ghost story 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad'.

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Annotated Facsimile #MRJames manuscript

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Contributors include:

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It’s official.

The UCP are going all in on rigging the next election.

It’s unprecedented and unacceptable.

MLAs should have no part in drawing the boundaries for the seats they run to represent.

We’ll have much more to say n the days to come because, Alberta, we need to fight back. #abpoli

The UCP Tried to Kill a Health Story with Claims That Didn’t Stand Up | The Tyee The government cited numbers that its own data contradicted.

After the @theijf.org found Edmonton paramedics’ overtime jumped 81% in three years, staff from Premier Danielle Smith’s office messaged reporters and editors, claiming data was omitted and asking the story be rewritten or deleted.

At least one news outlet complied. @brettmckay.bsky.social reports.

UCP GOVERNMENT REVEALS PLAN TO CHEAT, RIG ELECTION MAPS Engaging Albertans to build an economy for the future.

Today, Danielle Smith and the UCP caucus unveiled plans to rig the next election:

A new motion indicates the UCP's plans to manipulate the election maps for the next election in their favour, and without any requirement to consult the public.

This has never been done in Canadian history. /1

Five alarm fire for democracy in Canada.

Not just Alberta.

The whole country.

Not hyperbole. When we take away effective representation, we no longer have a real claim to being a liberal democracy. If Alberta gets away with this, other provinces will follow.

The Haunted Archive - A Ghost Story Manuscript of M.R. James A beautiful annotated facsimile manuscript edition of M.R. James's classic ghost story 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad'.

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If the UCP goes forward with this plan to gerrymander Alberta's electoral boundaries, Albertans of all partisan persuasions will be called upon to push back. And hard.

drjaredwesley.substack.com/p/drawing-th...

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Who is this who is coming?

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Classic Ghosts Stories with Robert Powell (1986) - YouTube Five classic ghost stories by M.R. James, read by actor Robert Powell in the festive fireside tradition for which they were first written.

If you're a fan of literary horror, Robert Powell, the actor who plays Captain Walker, hosted a BBC series of "partially dramatized readings" of works by M.R. James titled #ClassicGhostStories, which you can watch on YouTube
#Tommy #MusicalMatinee #TCMParty
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Launching this Thursday @ 5pm UK time - The Haunted Archive's facsimile manuscript edition of M.R. James's 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad."

Annotated with new illustrations.

Pre-register at Kickstarter: bit.ly/OhWhistle

FYI @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social @bschillace.brandyschillace.com

The pro-Canada forces need to fight like their country depends on it It's easy to dismiss the Alberta separatist movement as a bunch of poorly-informed malcontents who are motivated by some combination of fear, anger and selfishness. Just remember: they said the same t...

Memo to the federalist forces in Alberta: stop fucking around and start fighting. #cdnpoli #abpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/13/o...

Get up, stand up, stand up for Canada.

"This is not the time for half-measures, for staying quiet, or for keeping your powder dry. Use that powder. You can be sure the people on the other side — and especially the ones enabling and amplifying their arguments online — are going to be using theirs."

Sleepwalking Into Separation? Fawcett Warns YouTube video by Real Talk Ryan Jespersen

"It's way too serious for people to play it safe."

Is Alberta sleepwalking into separation? @maxfawcett.bsky.social says everyday citizens better wake up and take action before it's too late. Thoughts?

👀 FULL: rtrj.info/041326Max

🎧 FULL: rtrj.info/041326 #abpoli #cdnpoli

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In 2000 a Sherlockian role as the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes - Dr. Joseph Bell - in David Pirie's excellent Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes and in the 2001 follow-up series. One of his final roles was providing the voice of Death in Terry Pratchett's Hogfather (2006).

Also a rather fine Sherlock Holmes in the 1983 Sy Weintraub produced television adaptations of The Hound of the Baskervilles and The Sign of Four.

Remembering the great Ian Richardson (7 April 1934 – 9 February 2007). Best remembered as reptilian politician Francis Urquhart (F.U.) in the BBC adaptation of Michael Dobbs' brilliant House of Cards trilogy - House of Cards (1990), To Play the King (1993) and The Final Cut (1995).

BOOK BLURBS - GLOSSARY OF TERMS Enchanting- there's a dog in it Heart-warming- a dog and a child Moving- child dies Heart-rending- dog dies Thoughtful- mind-numbingly tedious Haunting- set in the past Exotic-set abroad Audacious- set in the future Award-winning- set in India Perceptive- set in north London Provocative- infuriating Epic- editor cowed by author's reputation From the pen of a master- same old same old In the tradition of- shamelessly derivative Spare and taut- under researched Richly detailed- over-researched Disturbing- author bonkers Stellar- author young and photogenic Classic- author hanging in there Vintage - author past it

I guess you may have seen this already (afraid I don’t know the source to credit anyone)

A Sunday Shelfie. Three shelves from the Sherlock Holmes pastiche bookcase.

Oh, right, happy Easter to all who celebrate.
“Moses, there is a man amongst the sheep!”
PS: The print ABC is airing is gorgeous!

Latest update on the M.R. James manuscripts series I am editing with Paul M. Chapman. The first volume - 'Oh, Whistle' - is going live on Kickstarter very soon.

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