The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist by Arthur Conan Doyle

[GuyBoden]

The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist by Arthur Conan Doyle
https://sherlock-holm.es/stories/pdf/a4/1-sided/soli.pdf

 

[Markymark]

Is there no copyright on this?

 

[DCLane]

Is there no copyright on this?

It's on WikiSource so probably not at this stage.

 

[GuyBoden]

Is there no copyright on this?

Sherlock Holmes is in the public domain.

Free Public Domain Books from the Classic Literature Library.
http://www.classic-literature.co.uk/scottish-authors/arthur-conan-doyle/

 

[Markymark]

Sherlock Holmes is in the public domain.

Cool.

 

[ColinJ]

Is there no copyright on this?

The Duration of Copyright and Rights in Performances Regulations 1995 extended copyright to lifetime of author plus 70 years. Conan Doyle died in 1930 so the copyright on his works expired in the year 2000.

 

[Starchivore]

I love the stories, I think they're brilliant. He had such a clever imagination.

The Red-Headed League and The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk are a couple of my favourites. My sister got me the series with Jeremy Brett, so I'm looking forward to watching those. I think The Solitary Cyclist is included on it.

 

[jefmcg]

I love that Doyle was able to create a character smarter than himself. Sherlock would never have been fooled by the Cottingley Fairies.

 

[Profpointy]

I love the stories, I think they're brilliant. He had such a clever imagination.

The Red-Headed League and The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk are a couple of my favourites. My sister got me the series with Jeremy Brett, so I'm looking forward to watching those. I think The Solitary Cyclist is included on it.

Having read and enjoyed the stories, especialky the red headed league I too enjoyed Brett's magnificant portrayal which was the Holmes of the book living and breathing. Sadly Brett was troubled by mental illness and a perhaps unhealthy or delusional obsession with Holmes. Hopefully in happier times he would have got some satisfaction from a great portrayal and the admiration of his audience.

(above edited in the light of wrong info in original)


We still hope the world will someday be ready fir the Giant Rat of Sumatra and that the Tale of the Politician, the Lighthouse and the Trained Cormorant will eventually be revealed

 

[jefmcg]

ically Brett took his own life apparently under the delusion that he was somehow possessed by Holmes,

The facts don't seem to support this. It seems he was obsessed with Holmes that led to a decline in health that led to heart failure. Tragic still, of course. A quick google can find no suggestion of your version.

 

[Profpointy]

The facts don't seem to support this. It seems he was obsessed with Holmes that led to a decline in health that led to heart failure. Tragic still, of course. A quick google can find no suggestion of your version.

I stand corrected but had read the account I wrongly repeated have edited my original post.

 

[Basil.B]

Jeremy Brett was brilliant as Holmes, in my opinion.

 

[Pale Rider]

The Duration of Copyright and Rights in Performances Regulations 1995 extended copyright to lifetime of author plus 70 years. Conan Doyle died in 1930 so the copyright on his works expired in the year 2000.

Although the position is a bit more complicated in Neverland.

http://neverpedia.com/pan/Copyright

 

[ColinJ]

Although the position is a bit more complicated in Neverland.

http://neverpedia.com/pan/Copyright

Okay, it's for a good cause, but changing the law for one specific case seems a bit iffy!

 

[Pale Rider]

Okay, it's for a good cause, but changing the law for one specific case seems a bit iffy!

Great Ormond Street must have had a powerful lobby at the time to get their clause inserted in the Bill.