known as pea-soupers happened all through the 19th century and up until the middle of the 20th. By this time they were worse, because the exhaust fumes from cars and buses were added to the brew. The smog in the winter of 1952 caused the deaths of over 4,000 people. In 1956, the Government passed the Clean Air Act, which banned the use of coal fires in London and cut down industrial pollution.
There was no such person as Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle based him and his method of deduction on careful observation of a professor who taught him at medical school in Edinburgh, Dr Joseph Bell. Ever since the stories first appeared, people have written to the great detective at 221B, Baker Street, asking for his help.
Other books in the series:
Final Victory ⢠Herbie Brennan
Across the Roman Wall ⢠Theresa Breslin
A Candle in the Dark ⢠Adèle Geras
Soldierâs Son ⢠Garry Kilworth
Casting the Gods Adrift ⢠Geraldine McCaughrean
Out of the Shadow ⢠Margaret Nash
Blitz Boys ⢠Linda Newbery
Doodlebug Summer ⢠Alison Prince
A Ghost-light in the Attic ⢠Pat Thomson
Voyage of the Silver Bream ⢠Theresa Tomlinson
Mission to Marathon ⢠Geoffrey Trease
Gunnerâs Boy ⢠Ann Turnbull
First published in 2005 by
A & C Black
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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www.acblack.com
www.damianharvey.co.uk
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There was no such person as Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle based him and his method of deduction on careful observation of a professor who taught him at medical school in Edinburgh, Dr Joseph Bell. Ever since the stories first appeared, people have written to the great detective at 221B, Baker Street, asking for his help.
Other books in the series:
Final Victory ⢠Herbie Brennan
Across the Roman Wall ⢠Theresa Breslin
A Candle in the Dark ⢠Adèle Geras
Soldierâs Son ⢠Garry Kilworth
Casting the Gods Adrift ⢠Geraldine McCaughrean
Out of the Shadow ⢠Margaret Nash
Blitz Boys ⢠Linda Newbery
Doodlebug Summer ⢠Alison Prince
A Ghost-light in the Attic ⢠Pat Thomson
Voyage of the Silver Bream ⢠Theresa Tomlinson
Mission to Marathon ⢠Geoffrey Trease
Gunnerâs Boy ⢠Ann Turnbull
First published in 2005 by
A & C Black
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP
www.acblack.com
www.damianharvey.co.uk
This electronic edition published in April 2012 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
All rights reserved
You may not copy, distribute, transmit, reproduce or otherwise make available this publication (or any part of it) in any form, or by any means (including without limitation electronic, digital, optical, mechanical, photocopying, printing, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the publisher. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages
eISBN 978-1-4081-6381-8
A CIP catalogue for this book is available from the
British Library.
Visit www.acblack.com to find out more about our authors and their books
You will find extracts, author interviews, author events and you can sign up for newsletters to be the first to hear about our latest releases and special offers
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