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Robert Newman (1) (1909–1988)

Auteur van The Case of the Baker Street Irregular

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Robert Newman has taught at the City University of New York & the University of Colorado. A long time practitioner of Buddhist meditation techniques, he is currently president of the world Health Foundation, which has researched & developed programs for the medical uses of meditation now offered in toon meer various hospitals & medical centers. Segments of the present work was featured in LOKA, a journal from the Naropa Institute , (Anchor Press/Doubleday) 1975. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder

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Werken van Robert Newman

Merlin's Mistake (Lost Treasures) (1970) 106 exemplaren
The Case of the Vanishing Corpse (1905) 67 exemplaren
The Case of the Threatened King (1982) 40 exemplaren
The Case of the Somerville Secret (1981) 38 exemplaren
The Case of the Watching Boy (1987) 30 exemplaren
The Case of the Murdered Players (1985) 28 exemplaren
The Case of the Indian Curse (1879) 27 exemplaren
The Case of the Etruscan Treasure (1983) 25 exemplaren
The Boy Who Could Fly (1967) 24 exemplaren
The Case of the Frightened Friend (1984) 21 exemplaren
The Shattered Stone (1975) 20 exemplaren
Night Spell (1977) 14 exemplaren
The Testing of Tertius (1990) 13 exemplaren
A Puzzle For Sherlock Holmes (1979) 9 exemplaren
Grettir the Strong (1968) 6 exemplaren
The Enchanter (1962) 3 exemplaren
Corbie 2 exemplaren
Identity Unknown (1945) 2 exemplaren

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Officiële naam
Newman, Robert Howard
Geboortedatum
1909-12-07
1909-06-03
Overlijdensdatum
1988-12-07
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
USA
Geboorteplaats
Branford, Connecticut, USA
New York City, New York, USA

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This was a great read. I knew bits and pieces about Hercules form college mythology, but not the whole story of Hercules. Very well written and engaging. A nice writing style and the artwork was very nice bonus.
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bcrowl399 | Jul 6, 2019 |
It doesn’t seem to be a matter for Scotland Yard when Lord Somerville’s dog dies, even though the local police suspect the animal was poisoned. It’s not until the guard, an old friend of Wyatt’s father, is murdered that Inspector Wyatt is assigned to the Somerville case. Wyatt reluctantly accepts help from Andrew and Sara as their investigation takes them from a London slum to a country estate, encountering many mysterious and sinister characters along the way.

I really enjoyed this series as a kid, and even now The Case of the Somerville Secret is a fast-paced, entertaining, and atmospheric kids’ book. The mystery is well-plotted with quite several unexpected twists and turns.… (meer)
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Enyonam | Aug 12, 2016 |
Sherlock Holmes is basically a literary superhero to me. Sure his weaknesses are a little more interesting than most but he holds the same appeal to me as comic books do to fanboys. (or girls!) I am just one huge grin at all of the quick conversations, random factoids and asides, and during the eventual wrap-up when the billions of threads get sewn up tightly in a way that only Sherlock Holmes would ever be able to figure. A Goodreads friend sent me a copy of this book because she knows how much I love Sherlock and I’d never read any of the more juvenile stories. How well could the dynamic duo translate to a younger audience? The answer to that question, at least in terms of this book, is two-pronged. [a:Robert Newman|205935|Robert Newman|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg] was absolutely successful in creating believable dialogue and multiple interwoven mysteries involving a few younger characters. However, I’m still not sure how large of an audience would enjoy a younger-YA/middle grade Victorian multi-layered mystery. My heart hopes that there are quite a few precocious mystery-lovers out there. As an adult, I flew through [b:The Case of the Baker Street Irregular|477003|The Case of the Baker Street Irregular|Robert Newman|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175091754s/477003.jpg|465239] in an hour or two and I’m not at all ashamed to say that I was legitimately surprised at some of the connections. Some other reviews have mentioned the transparency of the mystery but I found it to be entertaining til the last and honestly, I thought it better done than many adult murder mysteries I’ve read in the past.

This series is based on the mention of “Baker Street Irregulars”(221B Baker Street being the address of Holmes’ abode), various local children who would aid Holmes and Watson in their investigations in the original stories. [b:The Case of the Baker Street Irregular|477003|The Case of the Baker Street Irregular|Robert Newman|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175091754s/477003.jpg|465239] opens with Andrew Craigie, a young boy from Cornwall moving into a boarding house with his former tutor who is temporarily his guardian after his aunt passes away. Almost as soon as they arrive, Andrew’s guardian disappears. A prominent lord dies, his son has hallucinations, a woman visits Holmes and Watson to help her find her missing daughter, and someone is trying to fence stolen goods in a store on Baker Street. Are any or all of these things connected? If you’ve read any Holmes at all, you already know the answer to this question. I suppose one of my favorite things about Holmes stories is the multiple storylines. When so much is happening, I forget bits of information and when they come round again later in the story, I have those “A-ha!” moments. I’d much rather have loads of red herrings and random facts tossed out in order to make the eventual unraveling a surprise than removing all that extraneous detail and reading a murder mystery paint-by-number. (which I sometimes feel is what I’m reading)

I totally loved it and if you are a Sherlock fan and are looking for some entertainment without a lot of mental work, I think you’ll find this book an hour or two well spent. The only potential negative about the book was that I thought the author made Holmes a bit too sentimental and empathetic. I enjoy the little glimpses of humanity we get and I understand the reasons that it works in this particular story. For me, it wasn’t really a negative at all. I’m sorry this series wasn’t on my radar as a young girl but I’ll be finishing the series as an adult and that’s just fine with me.
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FlanneryAC | Mar 31, 2013 |

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