Arthur Conan Doyle

The Education Ministry is launching a literary initiative aimed at familiarizing students with classic works and renowned authors. 

Starting in February, artists will visit schools to read from a selection of 21 literary books, including works by Arthur Conan Doyle, Anne Frank, Anton Chekhov, and George Orwell. 

Sherlock Holmes fans are being promised a most authentic depiction of the fictional detective, with the restoration of a century-old silent film series chronicling the London sleuth's adventures.

Sherlock Holmes is finally free to the American public in 2023.

The long-running contested copyright dispute over Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's tales of a whipsmart detective, which has even ensnared Enola Holmes, will finally come to an end as the 1927 copyrights expiring Jan. 1 include Conan Doyle's last Sherlock Holmes work.

Along with Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie was the central figure of British detective fiction: legendary detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple were products of her exceptional imagination.

Istanbul has always been a rich source of inspiration and a new book (reviewed in HDN here) gives a taste of writing about the city by classic names including Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu.

The BBC production “Sherlock”, won seven Emmy awards, split among the Primetime Emmys and the Creative Arts Emmys, reports Buzfeed.com.