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The greatest trip, ever (5)
Meredith Taylor, in LewTrenchard, Devon: We then went on to the Church of St. Peter in Lew Trenchard just next door, which is small and lovely. W.S. Baring-Gould, grandson of SBG, compiled the first annotation of the complete Holmes that I ever owned. On his account I took a picture of the memorial plaque to…
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Meredith Taylor continues her description of an investigative trip to Dartmoor, in the footsteps of Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes. Lew Trenchard While talking to the staff ladies, a good question was answered: how can a hotel chain afford to have all these family portraits and beautiful furniture? Donna gave me the interesting solution: Dr.…
Read MoreThe best trip, ever (3)
The intrepid Meredith Taylor follows the footsteps of Russell and Holmes in Dartmoor… Dartmoor, MOOR and Lew Trenchard When we arrived a party of four was sitting right next to the fireplace in the front room. (No fire needed on a Thursday in May.) I was disappointed as this would slow down my quest for…
Read MoreOn the Trail of Russell and Holmes, Or The Best Trip Ever (2)
Friend of Russell Meredith continues her May trip to England… Dartmoor and Lew Trenchard, Part 2 On that first evening, we kept going on one of the major roads and stopped at Two Bridges. MOOR says Russell and Holmes stopped at “an inn” with a Saracen’s Head in Two Bridges. There was no Saracen’s Head…
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On the Trail of Russell and Holmes, or: The Best Trip Ever Meredith is a friend, and a long-time Friend of Russell. When she went to England this year in the footsteps of Mary Russell, I told her that if she’d like to write up her trip, I’d be happy to post it here in Mutterings.…
Read MoreWelcome to week six
What do Bram Stoker, Mary Shelley, Helene Hanff, Dorothy Sayers, and Laurie King have in common? Apart from the obvious, of course? Maybe the titles will nudge your memory: Dracula. Frankenstein. 84 Charing Cross Road. What about, The Documents in the Case (got it now?) And “A Case in Correspondence.” The short story unfolding at…
Read MoreVisiting Ladies
One of the great pleasures of the writing life is getting to know other writers. I met Rhys Bowen, oh, many and many a year ago, and because we move in much the same circle geographically, I get to see her fairly often. Some of her many books overlap with the period of Mary Russell…
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