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Mark Gatiss adapts Arthur Conan Doyle’s story about a mummy running riot
Crime and disease share a common language. They both need other bodies to thrive
Royal Mint to release new series of commemoratives
‘Hound of the Baskervilles’ written at Grade-II listed Undershaw
The novelist is a peerless observer of human nature, including his own, writes Tony Barber
Sherlock Holmes closes the case on Libor malfeasance
First editions of James Bond novels and other modern classics feature in price index by Stanley Gibbons
Famed Piccadilly Circus venue that opened in 1874 is hit by 60% rent rise
First major exhibition about Victorian detective for 60 years opens
Madeleine George’s drama asks questions about interactions between humans and machines
Most fiction is a kind of idealised autobiography. So what would an alienated loner, drifting from place to place, wear?
The chocolate-box pretty Swiss village is one of those celebrated resorts that comes trailing a glamorous history
Phrenology and neuroscience both reflect our tendency to overvalue that mass of grey matter in our skulls
A dust jacket adds to a rare tome’s value
Though we complain about it, sequels, prequels, remakes and spin-offs will continue to persist in popularity
Reviews of the week’s releases including ‘Dreams of a Life’ directed by Carol Morley, ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’ and ‘Wreckers’
What am I scared of? Dying in the middle of a book
John O’Connell explores the other mystery behind Arthur Conan Doyle’s tale
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