![]() ![]() If you can give either of these books a good home (or if you have any comments on this new thread) please post below!įirst of all, a quick note of apology for how quiet this thread has been. Potential book adopters should note that this book definitely contains spoilers, if you've not read the Sherlock Holmes books already. There are also some interesting notes on related Victorian history (like 'Curious Maladies and Quack Medicines of the Victorian Era'), a very brief biography of Arthur Conan Doyle and a collection of quotes from the books ('The Wit and Wisdom of Sherlock Holmes'). #The book collector alice thompson full#It is very nicely illustrated by Eugene Smith and packed full of information about the methods Holmes used to solve crimes. ![]() 'The Sherlock Holmes Handbook' by Ransom Riggs would be great fun for any Sherlock Holmes fan (and I know there are a few of us here). Which leads us to our second available book. With lots of Edgar Allan Poe classics, like 'The Tell-Tale Heart' and 'The Fall of the House of Usher,' this would provide some great Gothic reading for October! It also includes Poe's detective stories. It also has gilt-edged pages (which my camera didn't really do justice to). It is a small hardback book, clothbound in dark red, with a matching red ribbon to keep your page, and a striped green dust jacket. This edition of 'Tales of Mystery and Imagination' by Edgar Allan Poe is part of the 'Collectors Library' published by CRW publishing (2003). I've had this idea in mind for quite some time and I hope you'll all be as excited about it as I am I appreciate your feedback here as much as your entries and any adjustments I do make to the guidelines will be clearly stated here. This is a completely new concept and there is a very good chance that things will need adjusting along the way. This will be made clear in the post the book originally appeared in. New: After one month of being posted, if a book has not been adopted, it will no longer be available.You do not have to use your extra entry.Īll of the books in this thread will be available internationally. You can make your request either in this thread or in a personal message to me. If you are a patreon supporter, you have the chance to request an extra entry to the random name draw. One week after the book appears on the thread, if more than one member has shown interest, I will hold a random name draw to discover which new home the book is going to. ![]() Only active forum members with ten or more posts are eligible to enter. BUT, before we get started, please read the following guidelines: If you would like to adopt one of the books available, please reply in the thread below. The books in this thread are all previously owned and are now looking for new homes. ![]()
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