"After all, it is a question of money with these fellows, and I have the British treasury behind me. If it's on the market I'll buy it -- if it means another penny on the income-tax. It is conceivable that the fellow might hold it back to see what bids come from this side before he tries his luck on the other..." --Sherlock Holmes, from the The Second Stain

Publicationa Brettiana is a graphic listing of as many Brettish-related studies and literary entries that I have been able to locate. This section shall be updated further when more new publications come to my notice. The following publications comes from various sources -- both enquired and searched for THE most inexpensive offering available. Pubilcationa Brettiana was created to simply inform all Brettians of reading sources and to hopefully, yet vainfully, try to satisfy our insatiable appetite of Brettish education. Increments are either in US dollar ($) or UK sterling (£), unless addressed otherwise. To perform foreign exchange rate conversion, use the Universal Currenct Converter.

For other listings of Brettish nostalgia, please consult Memorabilia Brettiana, Paraphernalia Brettiana de Exotica, and Influencing Those Inspired Illustrators. If there is any Brettian who knows where to obtain the Brettish-related publications, the editor would be much obliged in receiving the information.

Last on 02 October 2000


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The Shoso-in Bulletin. Vol. 7, August 1997

The Shoso-in Bulletin: An International Sherlockian Magazine. Vol. 7, August 1997 *DISCONTINUED SINCE 1998*

The Shoso-in Bulletin is an international magazine, published by the Janpanese Sherlockian scion, The Men with Twisted Konjo. This magazine is edited by Hirayama Yuichi and Mel Hughes, noted Sherlockians. The contents of Volume 7 include: "It's Good to be Holmes Again" by Mel Hughes (USA), "Two Chinese Prefaces of the Canon" translated by Margarline Lau (Hong Kong), "The Religion of Sherlock Holmes" by Ronald Knapp (USA), "The Solitary Cyclist Rings a Little Bell" by Alan C. Olding (Australia), "The Adventure of the Unexpected Gues" by Joel and Carolyn Senter (USA), "The Adventure of the Lost Companions" by Marianne Boetschi (Switzerland), "Sherlock Holmes and the Man Who Lived Twice" by Martin Hasler (Liechtenstein), "The True Identity of King of Bohemia" by Hirayama Yuichi (Japan), "The Laughter of Sherlock Holmes" by Gaston Corday Huret III and translated by Don Hardenbrook (USA), and much more. The cover is an artwork by Tom Rieschick of Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes. $12.00 each


"Someone is Perfect": The Jeremy Brett Society of France *DISCONTINUED*

A newsletter from La Société Jeremy Brett de France, in French and English. Issue 4. Available at Rupert Books for £1.00 (item #7.286)



Be Thou Now Persuaded: Living In A Shakespearean World

Be Thou Now Persuaded: Living In A Shakespearean World *NEW*

From Sir Laurence Olivier, John Barrymore, Sir John Gielgud, Paul Robeson, Orson Welles, Rosemary Harris, Sir Robert Stephens, Anna Massey, and Jeremy Brett are just a few of the great actors who perform Shakespeare's most famous speeches! The first four volumes present nearly 50 soliloquies per disc which feature existential musings: aspects of love, conflict and violence, and death and the supernatural. The last two volumes are Romeo and Juliet in its entirety! This is the ULTIMATE spoken word set for Shakespearean fans! Overall over 138 tracks, three are that with Jeremy Brett: as Thomas Mowbray in The Tragedy of King Richard II ("Mine Honor Is My Life..." ), Troilus from Troilus and Cressida ("I Am Giddy..."), and Bassanio from The Merchant of Venice ("To You, Antonio..."). Includes an 80-page booklet with the full text of the scenes recorded on the first four volumes. Each speech has the name of the play, the act and scene number, the name of the character and the actor playing the rôle. Photos of many of these famous actors as well as art works and archival materials from the Folger Shakespeare Library are interspersed with the text. Also included in the booklet are a brief biography of Shakespeare, a history of the Elizabethan theatre, and a description of each play. With black-and-white illustrations of the Bard. Audio-CD or audio-cassette, beautifully packaged. CD box available at Amazon.com for $53.98 or Barnes & Noble for $47.98. Cassette box available at Amazon.com for $35.98 or Barnes & Noble for $39.98


Love's Labour's Lost

Love's Labour's Lost *NEW*

The King of Navarre persuades his courtiers to join him in renouncing the world for three years of study. Foremost amongst their undertakings is a promise to forsake the company of women; but no sooner have they taken their oath than a beautiful French princess and her female attendants arrive at the palace gates on a diplomatic mission. It is love at first sight, of course; and then each man faces the challenge of wooing his lady without breaking his vow and without allowing the others to find out. Formal and scholarly, rich in wordplay and poetic invention, Love's Labour's Lost is perhaps the most demanding of Shakespeare's comedies, but on this recording, Sir Derek Jacobi, Jeremy Brett and Geraldine McEwan lead a distinguished cast in a lively performance! A 1996 re-issue from the Caedmon production. Audio-cassette, 4 tapes. Available at HarperCollins for £9.99


Richard III

Richard III *NEW*

Richard III is sequel to the three parts of Henry VI in which Shakespeare dramatised the Wars of the Roses. In writing the play Shakespeare saw something behind the events of history, for Richard III, though partly a straight dramatisation of history, is also a comment on it and an understanding of its significance. On this recording, Sir Robert Stephens (Brett's "bestest" friend), Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Cyril Cusack, Ian Holm, Glenda Jackson, Nigel Davenport, Michael York, and even Jeremy Brett lead a distinguished cast in a lively performance! A 1990 re-issue from the Caedmon production of The Life and Death of King Richard III. Audio-cassette, 4 tapes. Available at HarperCollins for £15.99


Scenes from Shakespeare

Scenes of Shakespeare *NEW*

The plays of Shakespeare are fully alive only in performance, and the HarperCollins recordings of the complete plays, offers scenes from The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, Richard III, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Hamlet, Antony and Cleopatra, King Lear, Othello, The Winter's Tale, and The Tempest. Performed by a distinguished company of actors that includes Sir John Gielgud, Sir Michael Redgrave, Sir Anthony Quayle, Paul Scofield, Albert Finney, Jeremy Brett, Dorothy Tutin, Claire Bloom and Vanessa Redgrave, it provides a wide-ranging introduction to the work of the world's greatest playwright! Audio-cassette, 2 tapes. Available at HarperCollins for £9.99


The Invisible Man *NEW*

Chivers Audio Books brings the brilliant and wonderful British actor, Edward Hardwicke, best known for his portrayal as Doctor Watson in Granada Sherlock Holmes, to reads in a marvelous performance of H.G. Wells' classic tale, The Invisible Man, of a doctor driven toward insanity by self-induced invisibility. Every character is sharply delineated the invisible man, for example, has a harsh, strong, impatient voice, while the tramp he briefly enslaves sounds befuddled and, finally, terror-stricken. The last attempted victim speaks with cultured and learned intonations. Audio-cassette. Available at Barnes & Noble for $39.95


Classic Detective Stories, Vol. 1 *DISCONTINUED SINCE 1998*

The Tangled Web Audio (now re-issued by Partners Publishing) brings the brilliant and wonderful British actor, Edward Hardwicke, best known for his portrayal as Doctor Watson in Granada Sherlock Holmes, to read a selection of the world's most clever and intriguing detectives from the finest writers in the genre. This anthology spans the history of detective fiction to contemporary favourites. Stories included: Chimes by Muriel Spark, The Assassins Club by C. Day Lewis writing as Nicholas Blake, The Burglar by Colin Dexter, The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe, The Case of the Tragedies of the Greek Room by Sax Rohmer, and The Green Mamba by Edgar Wallace. Audio-cassette. Available at Amazon.co.uk for £8.99


Classic Detective Stories, Vol. 2

Classic Detective Stories, Vol. 2 *DISCONTINUED SINCE 1998*

Cimino Publishing brings the brilliant and wonderful British actor, Edward Hardwicke, best known for his portrayal as Doctor Watson in Granada Sherlock Holmes, to read a selection of the world's most clever and intriguing detectives from the finest writers in the genre. This anthology spans the history of detective fiction to contemporary favourites, including stories by K. Chesterton and Edgar Wallace (the exact contents are unknown to the editor at the moment). Audio-cassette. Available at Barnes & Noble for $12.00 and Amazon.co.uk for £8.99



The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Episode 1 to 4 *NEW*

The brilliant and wonderful British actor, Edward Hardwicke, best known for his portrayal as Doctor Watson in Granada Sherlock Holmes, reprises his rôle for CSA Telltapes and reads Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories. The editor is uncertain of the content of these audiotapes. If there is any Brettian who knows the exact contents of this item, please consult the editor via
email. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes have 4 seperate volumes available at Amazon.co.uk: Episode 1 for £8.99, Episode 2 for £6.30, Episode 3 for £6.30, Episode 4 for £8.99


Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Intrigue

Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Intrigue *DISCONTINUED SINCE 1997*
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The brilliant and wonderful British actor, Edward Hardwicke, best known for his portrayal as Doctor Watson in Granada Sherlock Holmes, reprises his rôle for The Tangled Web Audio and reads the three tales of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's: "The Crooked Man", "The Greek Interpreter", and "The Naval Treaty". Audio-cassette. Available at Amazon.com $16.95



Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Suspense

Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Suspense *DISCONTINUED SINCE 1996*
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The brilliant and wonderful British actor, Edward Hardwicke, best known for his portrayal as Doctor Watson in Granada Sherlock Holmes, reprises his rôle for The Tangled Web Audio and reads the three tales of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's: "The Sussex Vampire", "The Creeping Man", and "The Speckled Band". Audio-cassette. Available at Barnes & Noble for $21.90



Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Betrayal

Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Betrayal *NEW 2000 RE-ISSUE*

The brilliant and wonderful British actor, Edward Hardwicke, best known for his portrayal as Doctor Watson in Granada Sherlock Holmes, reprises his rôle for and reads the three tales of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's: "A Scandal in Bohemia", "Silver Blaze", and "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches". Audio-cassette. Available at Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble for $16.15



Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Avarice

Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Avarice *NEW 2000 RE-ISSUE*

The brilliant and wonderful British actor, Edward Hardwicke, best known for his portrayal as Doctor Watson in Granada Sherlock Holmes, reprises his rôle for The Tangled Web Audio and reads the three tales of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's: "The Adventures of the Priory School", "The Red-Headed League", and "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle". Audio-cassette. Available at Amazon.com for $16.15, or Barnes & Noble for $16.15. CD-format available at Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble for $19.96



Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Mystery *DISCONTINUED SINCE 1998*

The brilliant and wonderful British actor, Edward Hardwicke, best known for his portrayal as Doctor Watson in Granada Sherlock Holmes, reprises his rôle for The Tangled Web Audio and reads the two tales of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's: "The Empty House", "The Devil's Foot", "The Abbey Grange". Audio-cassette. Available at Amazon.com for $16.95



The Big Kiss

David Huggins' The Big Kiss *NEW*

David Huggins' (son of Jeremy Brett) first novel, The Big Kiss: An Arcade Mystery is a quite a success! Intriguing, witty, sexy, sympathetic, startling, suspenseful!! The plot: Two days after hearing suspicious noises coming from the flat of Puffa Group's new hired hitman, Alan Denton -- noises that make him ponder if, well, Alan hasn't perhaps raped and murdered Claire Vogel, the sweet young girl who went inside with him and hasn't been seen since. That's a big "IF"? Puffa marketing chief Steve Cork, who was just been pleading with Alan not to sack Steve's co-founder, fashion designer Tony Mold, finds that slick Alan has eased him out instead. Revenge for his all-too-apt suspicions about Alan, Steve assumes an easy conclusion to leap to. Winner of The Bad Sex Award in 1996! 240pp, hardcover. Available at Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble for $21.95; or Amazon.co.uk for £12.99. For a different cover-look, Barnes & Noble for $29.50


Luxury Amnesia

David Huggins' Luxury Amnesia *NEW*

David Huggins' (son of Jeremy Brett) second novel, Luxury Amnesia is to be another great success! A pacy, tense thriller with a heap of comedy thrown in for good measure. Andy Gates is a washed-up has-been, formerly a bassist with the one-hit-wonder band known as Overload. Now he makes his money by decorating the houses of the filthy rich and spends his time mooning over the angelic ex-fling Sara, while trying to avoid Phil, the band's deluded ridiculous singer and front-man who plagues him with a never-ending stream of ideas for Overload's come-back. These two wasters are forced into action and even heroism when their millionaire friend Mark Bowring is found dead and they are the prime suspects. 210pp, paperback. Available at Amazon.com for $6.99 + $1.85 special surcharge; or Amazon.co.uk for £5.59. For a different cover-look, Amazon.co.uk for £7.99


English Music

Peter Ackroyd's English Music *DISCONTINUED*

A dazzlingly inventive and powerfully moving novel about the intricate ties between fathers and sons, between inheritance and culture, and between our understanding of the past and our grasp of the present. In post-World War I London, on the stage of the out-of-the-way Chemical Theatre, Clement Harcombe and his young, motherless son, Timothy, perform acts of spiritual healing, their visionary skills lifting the weight of despair and failure from the shoulders of their small band of followers. For Timothy, a boy with remarkable psychic gifts, it is a thrilling apprenticeship, a wonderful life with an adored father. But in the eyes of the larger world, it is a wayward existence with a suspect parent. And when Timothy is abruptly removed from his father's side, from the familiar twilit world of phantoms and ghosts, nothing can remove him from the realm of his visions. And as he passes from a difficult childhood into a troubled adulthood -- his father slipping in and out of his life -- Timothy is drawn into the creations of literary writers. In one chapter, Timothy meets a Jeremy Brett version of Sherlock Holmes!! 416pp, paperback. Available at Amazon.co.uk for £6.39


Robert Stephens' Knight Errant *DISCONTINUED*

Autobiography by the great British actor Robert Stephens. In his youth, he was a flatmate and best friends of another great British actor, Jeremy Brett. There are several very touching and hilerious stories of about Jeremy in here! Of course, there is also a few unflattering moments with Jeremy as well. Nevertheless, a must read for any Brettian!!! 209pp, hardcover. Available at Amazon.co.uk for £18.99


The World of Sherlock Holmes: The Facts and Fiction of the World's Greatest Detective

The World of Sherlock Holmes: The Facts and Fiction of the World's Greatest Detective *NEW*

Author Martin Fido explores the myths and realities of Sherlock Holmes and his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, including exploration of the era in which the tales were published, the rise of Scotland Yard, and the science of deduction and criminal analysis; also explores the cinema, television, and stage interpretations of Holmes. Beautifully illustrated with many colour and black-and-white photographs. Among the numerous plates, three are of Jeremy Brett, plus his name is mentioned roughly more than three times in the book. An exquisite book to add to one's collection! 144pp, hardcover with dust-jacket, perfect binding. Available at two locations:
Amazon.com for $16.00 or Barnes & Noble for $20.00 (See the Japanese publication of this book at Paraphernalia Brettiana de Exotica)


A Sherlock Holmes Compendium *DISCONTINUED SINCE 1995*
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Edited by Peter Haining, this particular publication was first published in 1980, yet was revised 1994. This fully updated edition includes a wealth of new material, including the history of Sherlock Holmes on television. A striking portrait of Jeremy Brett as Holmes on cover. The condition is in remarkably good in pictorial wraps, yet slightly rubbed. Available Rupert Books for £10.00 (item #2.154)


Encyclopedia Sherlockiana

Encyclopedia Sherlockiana: The Complete A-to-Z Guide to the World of the Great Detective
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A comprehensive compendium to all the stories, films, characters, and clues in the Canon, revealing why powers and abilities of an ingenious 19-century gentleman named Sherlock Holmes with a vast store of arcane knowledge remain undominished. This volume includes: synopes of all the stories and novels, a chronology of Sherlockiana, unchronicled cases of the Canon, A-to-Z entries on every case and character, complete history of Holmes on stage and screen, Holmesian societies, and entries of Holmesian actors (including one of JB). More then 100 black-and-white illustrations of movie stills (5 Granada-related photos), sites in London, maps and diagrams, and original drawings from the Strand. 352pp, perfect binding. Available in softcover Barnes & Noble for $12.80


'MYSTERY!' A Celebration

MYSTERY! A Celebration: Stalking Public Television's Greatest Sleuths

The spine-tingling delights of PBS's popular MYSTERY! programs are gathered in this large-format book by Ron Miller. The best of this program's years are collected in photos, posters, reminiscences, commentary, analysis, essays, and reviews of the shows and the genre itself. Edward Gorey's ghastly illustrations are sprinkled liberally throughout the book as are quotes from the actors and directors. Lavishly illustrated in 150 colour photographs and 40 Edward Gorey line drawing (whom animated the famous introduction to MYSTERY!). Also contains sections of Sherlock Holmes and Rebecca, and a special dedication to Jeremy Brett!! 320pp, soft-cover, perfect binding at either Barnes & Noble or Amazon.com for $22.36


PBS: Behind the Screen

PBS: Behind the Screen

A detailed overview of the Public Broadcasting System by noted media anaylist, Laurence Jarik. Based on exhaustive research and scores of interviews with key players, this is the first independent history of our national television network, tracing PBS's devolution from the original vision of educators and philanthropists to the focal point of a never-ending, sometimes ugly tug-of-war between opposing political camps. Though most sections are devoted to individual programs, such as Masterpiece Theatre and NOVA. Jeremy Brett is mentioned roughly twice with wonderful tidbits of Ms Joan Wilson (JB's second wife) and her involvement with Masterpiece Theatre and how MYSTERY! came to being. 368pp, perfect binding. Hardcover available at Amazon.com for $25.00. Soft-cover offer available Amazon.com for $16.95 or Barnes & Noble for $16.00


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