“To have played that character is, I think, an answer to most actor’s dreams.”
- Peter Cushing, on portraying Sherlock Holmes.

Peter Wilton Cushing was born one hundred years ago today in Kenley in Surrey, but lived out the later stages of his life in Whitstable in Kent, a beautiful seaside town where one member of Sherlockology lives. While we are a website dedicated to the modern BBC Series, we also have a far wider ranging interest in the numerous other interpretations of Sherlock Holmes, and from a personal perspective Peter Cushing’s portrayals of the character have always sat close to home for us, quite literally.

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Sherlock Holmes Fans Break All Publishing Records - Again.

The worldwide popularity of Sherlock Holmes has been proved once again by a group of 40 volunteer translators who have, in record time, helped create 7 new language versions of the groundbreaking book ‘Sherlock’s Home, The Empty House’. The new versions were released on Amazon UK this week [click here] following an intense few months of translations - funded by fans through a project on Kickstarter.

The original English language book broke all sorts of records last year when it was created to raise awareness for the Save Undershaw campaign (please visit and ‘like’ their Facebook Page), which is working to save the former home of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (ACD). Without Undershaw, where ACD brought Holmes back to life and where he wrote classics like The Hound of The Baskervilles, many argue there would be no Sherlock Holmes today. Can you image life without BBC Sherlock for example?

The original book:

- was produced by Sherlockology and MX Publishing within 4 weeks

- had entries from over 300 writers/actors/fans from around the world to select from, with 40 stories/poems/writings being selected

- Has contributions from Holmes actors Stephen Fry, Mark Gatiss, Douglas Wilmer and many more

- Was the first time permission has been given for all 4 major actors to appear on a book cover. Benedict Cumberbatch sitting alongside other Holmes legends like Jeremy Brett

- Made the deadline for the appearance in the High Court to fight the destruction of the house by less than 24 hours - the books were delivered the afternoon before

The book represents the passion and support that Sherlock Holmes fans have for the author and the important building which they want to see as a legacy for future generations of Holmes fans.

Everyone involved should be truly proud of the project which will create awareness for Save Undershaw for years to come. A huge thank-you to all involved. Please share this news far and wide.

mxpublishing:

There are just 24 hours left to Save Undershaw - do your bit by:

1. Click ‘like’ on the Save Undershaw Facebook page.

2. Click ‘like’ on Sherlock’s Home on Amazon USA and Amazon UK.

Amazon Kindle USA, Amazon Kindle UK, Book Depository (free worldwide delivery), Waterstones.

All royalties go to the Undershaw Preservation Trust. Free copies of the book will be available to fans who turn up at the High Court tomorrow for the judicial review. Visit the Facebook page for more details.

Share, reblog, tweet like mad for the next 24 hours……

SHERLOCKOLOGY AND MX PUBLISHING HAVE TEAMED UP IN SUPPORT OF THE UNDERSHAW PRESERVATION TRUST, TO OFFER FANS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THEIR VERY OWN SHERLOCK HOLMES SHORT STORY PUBLISHED IN A BOOK!

WHAT IS THE BOOK?

The upcoming book, ‘Sherlock’s Home: The Empty House’ is to be a collection of short stories and poems centered around the Sherlock Holmes canon characters and for the benefit of the Undershaw Preservation Trust.

The aim is to give aspiring writers with an interest in Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, the opportunity to see their writing in print, while primarily raising awareness for Undershaw.

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