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Publishing: Could two new anthologies, a radio series (comedy!) and documentary mark the beginnings of a Sexton Blake revival? | |
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THE CASEBOOK OF SEXTON BLAKE · 07/03/2009 · Wordsworth Books · £2.99 Edited by David Stuart Davies THE SLAVE MARKET by Cecil Hayter · Illustrator: None Story notes here. A FOOTBALL MYSTERY by W. J. Lomax · Illustrator: None Story notes here. THE MAN FROM SCOTLAND YARD by Ernest Sempill · Illustrator: None Story notes here. THE LAW OF THE SEA by William Murray Graydon · Illustrator: None Story notes here. THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE YELLOW BEETLE by G. H. Teed · Illustrator: None Story notes here. A CASE OF ARSON by Robert Murray Graydon · Illustrator: None Story notes here. THE BLACK EAGLE by G. H. Teed · Illustrator: None Story notes here. Other content: Foreword and story notes by Mark Hodder. Rating: 
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SEXTON BLAKE, DETECTIVE · September 2009 · Snowbooks Ltd. · £15 Edited by George Mann A DUEL TO THE DEATH by Anon. (George Norman Philips) · Illustrator: Unknown Story notes here. WELL MATCHED! by Anon. (Ernest Sempill aka Michael Storm) · Illustrator: R. J. MacDonald Story notes here. WALDO THE WONDER-MAN by Anon. (Edward Searles Brooks) · Illustrator: Arthur Jones Story notes here. THE BARA DIAMOND by Anon. (Ernest Sempill aka Michael Storm) · Illustrator: R. J. MacDonald Story notes here. THE SACRED SPHERE by Anon. (G. H. Teed) · Illustrator: Val Reading and Arthur Jones Story notes here. PARRIED! by Anon. (Ernest Sempill aka Michael Storm) · Illustrator: R. J. MacDonald Story notes here. THE GREAT BANK FRAUD by Anon. (Lewis Carlton) · Illustrator: H. M. Lewis Story notes here. QUITS! by Anon. (Ernest Sempill aka Michael Storm) · Illustrator: R. J. MacDonald Story notes here. THE BOUNDARY RAIDERS by Anon. (Andrew Murray) · Illustrator: A. Jones Story notes here. THE REMOVAL OF MR. SOAMES by Anon. (Ernest Sempill aka Michael Storm) · Illustrator: R. J. MacDonald Story notes here. THE MYSTERY OF THE INARI TREASURE by Anon. (Cecil Hayter) · Illustrator: Unknown Story notes here. THE CASE OF THE LOUIS QUINZE SNUFF-BOX by Anon. (Ernest Sempill aka Michael Storm) · Illustrator: R. J. MacDonald Story notes here. TINKER'S TERRIBLE TEST by Anon. (Andrew Murray) · Illustrator: H. M. Lewis Story notes here. ABDUCTED! by Anon. (Ernest Sempill aka Michael Storm) · Illustrator: R. J. MacDonald Story notes here. THE GNOMID by Gilbert Chester (H. H. Clifford Gibbons) · Illustrator: J. H. Valda Story notes here. BLAKE SCORES! by Anon. (Ernest Sempill aka Michael Storm) · Illustrator: R. J. MacDonald Story notes here. LORD OF THE APE-MEN by Anon. (Robert Murray Graydon) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Story notes here. A MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE by Anon. (Cecil Hayter) · Illustrator: R. J. MacDonald Story notes here. A MYSTERY IN MOTLEY by Anon. (George N. Phillips) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Story notes here. TRAPPED! by Anon. (Ernest Sempill aka Michael Storm) · Illustrator: R. J. MacDonald Story notes here. SUSPENDED FROM DUTY by Gwyn Evans · Illustrator: Eric Parker Story notes here. THE GREAT BRIDGE TUNNEL MYSTERY by Anon. (Ernest Sempill aka Michael Storm) · Illustrator: R. J. MacDonald Story notes here. THEY SHALL REPAY! by G. H. Teed · Illustrator: Eric Parker Story notes here. FOUND GUILTY! by Anon. (Ernest Sempill aka Michael Storm) · Illustrator: R. J. MacDonald Story notes here. THE NEXT MOVE by G. H. Teed, Gwyn Evans, Robert Murray (Robert Murray Graydon) and Anthony Skene (George N. Philips) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Story notes here. THE CHRISTMAS CAVALIER (play) by Gwyn Evans · Illustrator: Eric Parker Story notes here. Other content: Introduction by Michael Moorcock; Bibliography Rating:
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BLAKIANA WEBSITE · July 2009 · Click the title to read the story: SEXTON BLAKE VERSUS DOCTOR FU MANCHU by Mark Hodder Notes: The British Secret Intelligence Service has ordered Sexton Blake to avoid any confrontation with the Si Fan — but when George Marsden Plummer kidnaps Tinker as part of a scheme to extort money from a financier, the Baker Street detective finds himself on a collision course with Doctor Fu Manchu! Trivia: This is a sequel to THE DAY OF THE DRAGON (see below). |
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BLAKIANA WEBSITE · May 2009 · Click the title to read the story: THE MYSTERY OF DEVIL'S FOREST by Anon. (Unknown. Adapted by Mark Hodder) Notes: Searching for a missing peer, Sexton Blake and Tinker enter Morfran Forest in Wales. In the dark heart of this superstition-riddled place, they discover what appears to be a remnant of pre-history ... and a deadly one at that! Trivia: This is an adaptation of THE HAUNTED FOREST by Anon. which appeared in THE BOY'S FRIEND issue 1,305 (19/06/1926). |
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BLAKIANA WEBSITE · Jan. 2009 · Click the title to read the story: THE DAY OF THE DRAGON by Anon. (Unknown. Adapted by Mark Hodder) Notes: A murder leads Sexton Blake into a pitched battle with Prince Wu Ling and The Brotherhood of the Yellow Beetle to recover an artifact for another of China's secret societies — the Si Fan! Trivia: This is an adaptation of THE CHINESE DRAGON by Anon. which appeared in THE BOY'S FRIEND issue 1,319 (25/09/1926). In the tradition of Amalgamated Press, the names of the characters have been altered and some story alterations have been made. |
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BLAKIANA WEBSITE · Jan. 2009 · Click the title to read the story: PEDRO PULLS THROUGH! by Anon. (Unknown. Adapted by Mark Hodder) Notes: On the night of the thirteenth, James Craddock is murdered in his bedroom. Detective-Inspector Martin calls in Sexton Blake after finding a trail of very strange footprints on the lawn. Tinker sets Pedro on the track but the bloodhound fails to respond, unable to pick up the scent. Have the bloodhound's powers finally failed him ... ? Trivia: This is an adaptation of THE MONSTER by Anon. which appeared in THE BOY'S FRIEND issue 1,320 (2/10/1926). In the tradition of Amalgamated Press, the names of the characters have been altered but the tale is otherwise almost unchanged. |
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BLAKIANA WEBSITE · Jan. 2009 · Click the title to read the story: THE CASE OF THE FLYING SUBMARINE by Anon. (Unknown. Adapted by Mark Hodder) Notes: Sexton Blake is asked to guard a secret submarine on its maiden voyage. When it disappears with Tinker aboard, he comes up with a startling theory. But can he convince the Admiralty in time to rescue his faithful assistant? Trivia: This is an adaptation of THE SUBMARINE THAT SANK UPWARDS by Anon. which appeared in THE BOY'S FRIEND issue 1,302 (22/04/1926). In the tradition of Amalgamated Press, the names of the characters have been altered but the tale is otherwise almost unchanged. |
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