On Fri, 9 Dec 2011, Ian F. wrote:

"David Cantrell" wrote in message
k...

I'm reading the new Sherlock Holmes story "The House of Silk" by
Anthony Horowitz, and I'm very much afraid that he hasn't done his
homework properly. He mentions a train service from Wimbledon to
London Bridge in November 1890. I very much doubt that such a service
existed, am I right? I'd like to check my facts before mentioning it
in my book review!

National newspaper reviews of the book have been excellent, including
The Guardian, which said "So, all of the elements are the the data,
the data, the data. Nothing of consequence overlooked. And yet can
Horowitz, like Holmes, make from these drops of water the possibilities
of an Atlantic or a Niagara? Can he astonish us? Can he thrill us? Are
there "the rapid deductions, as swift as intuitions, and yet always
founded on a logical basis" that we yearn for? Emphatically, yes."

Not sure in which publication(s) your review will appear, David, but I
share, in the context of the entire novel, the nationals' lack of
concern for the minutiae of 1890s rail travel!

You have only to glance at a page of any of the newspapers in this country
to see their utter contempt for facts. It almost seems to be a matter of
pride. Mr Cantrell does not share this vice.

tom

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