A LAUDER TABLET?

... Sir Harry was as famous as, and indeed had a wider world reputation than another Edinburgh - born celebrity, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Owing to the sponsorship of the “News” a plague was placed recently on Doyle’s birthplace in Picardy Place. - “ Suggester ...

Published: Saturday 11 March 1950
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 139 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Coining To London Soon

... about an Australian sheep farm and stars Cyril Cusack, Ronald Howard and Patricia Wayne. It comes to London in April. Conan Doyle’s The Poison Belt” has been made into play by Dan Sutherland and will be produced in' London with Kenneth Kent and Hubert ...

Detectives For Forgotten Books

... archery and wrote for Another author in whom the books that had been long since radio has revived interest is A. out of print Conan Doyle. After the broadcast Mr. Sugarman, after two years serial of the Lost World. cheap copies that were selling four Years ...

Published: Saturday 11 March 1950
Newspaper: Leicester Chronicle
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 960 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Questions From The Highers

... Mention some of the short stories written by any one of the following authors: —E. A. Poe, R. L. Stevenson, Rudyard Kipling, Conan Doyle, O. Henry, H. G. Wells, W. W. Jacobs. Select one of the stories that has made a strong appeal to you and give an account ...

Published: Sunday 12 March 1950
Newspaper: Sunday Post
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 338 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

New ¢ Sherlock Holmes ”’

... Holmes ”’ ‘When Miss Macadam entered the Longmore, one of the doctors was Dr Joseph Bell, whom many readers of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s books regard as the original of Sherlock Holmes. “I can still picture him,” writes Miss Macadam. “He used to call me his ...

Published: Tuesday 14 March 1950
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 673 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SOCCER

... Rovers goals were scored by Edgar (2) and Barclay. Hawick Thistle travelled to Jedburgh and beat Jed Rayon A 2-1 in the Conan Doyle League Cup and are now well placed to win this section. ...

Published: Wednesday 15 March 1950
Newspaper: Hawick Express
County: Roxburghshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 108 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Barrie and Brockman

... to run a cricket team in the 'nineties to Oloucestees/sire. His star players included H. CI. Wells. Jerome H. Jerome and Conan Doyle. Barrie himself was a cunning underarm break bowler; but the team seems to have bad more literary talent than batting ability ...

Published: Wednesday 15 March 1950
Newspaper: Daily Herald
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 194 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ARMED ROBBERY CHAROE PAILS

... Deacon hotel Was builtlB9B and moons Moor who supported the appilcat•on for the Best full licence were the late Bit Arthur Conan Doyle .04 the late Mr. Grant Allen who lived nearby. Standing in ITS acres, the hotel has a ballroom. and letting and St staff ...

Published: Thursday 16 March 1950
Newspaper: West Sussex Gazette
County: Sussex, England
Type: Article | Words: 973 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

BIRMNHAM WEEKLY POST FRIDAY MARCH 17 AMUSEMENTS n A 7 Mon Wfd Thur Bat Arnold Emile “JACK AND THE BEANSTALK

... Trotman 11 read vtth deft fingers from Defoe’s Journal Plague Year” He has read Iraille Treasure Island” Kidnapped Ivanhoe” Conan Doyle’s Sir Nigel” the William books At Taylor frame small lead mingham Transport pass regular visits from home teacne lers and ...

Published: Friday 17 March 1950
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 2735 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

LYNNWOOD ROVERS WIN

... and goals were scored by Brannan, Edgar and Barclay. At Jedburgh Saturday, Hawick Thistle beat Jed Rayon Reserves in a Conan Doyle League Cup game by 2 goals to 1. • For- Your ...

Dunce’s Cap Has Rested on Many Famous Heads

... Pield - Ma: Vieroniint Minnteomerv Doyle was at public schoo us least one of his masters dic hal thimk much of him. Fo Ine “Conan Doyle” by Hes as Pearson we learn that on his day of Doyle’s departure school a pedagogue called who up and addressed the lad ...

Published: Friday 17 March 1950
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 905 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

FOR BOOK LOVERS Two Novels of Adventure

... melodrama. - He is drawn in the ' grand' manner like Dr. Moriarty, and'his final fight with Warrack Is in the tradition of Conan Doyle, Antony Rope. Stanley Weyman and the rest of that bright brotherhood. . . ' . What do we read action for? .If we read it' ...

Published: Saturday 18 March 1950
Newspaper: Staffordshire Newsletter
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 865 | Page: 8 | Tags: none