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The 69 Eyes The 69 Eyes are a Finnish horror rock band, formed in Helsinki during the early 1990s. The line-up consists of Jyrki 69 on vocals, Timo-Timo on rhythm guitar, Bazie on lead guitar, Jussi 69 on drums and Archzie on bass.
The 6th Day The 6th Day is a 2000 action movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. He plays a family man named Adam Gibson who is secretly cloned and must fight for his own survival while stopping the organization behind the cloning.
The 6th Sense "The 6th Sense" is the second single off Common's 2000 album Like Water For Chocolate. It is produced by DJ Premier and features his trademark chorus with scratched samples; the samples are from the Mobb Deep song "Allustrious".
The 7.30 Report The 7:30 Report is an Australian nightly television current affairs programme, produced by and broadcast on the ABC Monday to Thursday at 7:30 PM. (The sister programme Stateline, produced locally in each state, is broadcast in this timeslot on Fridays.
The 70 Middle Street Girls The 70 Middle Street Girls are three girls; Macaulay-Jane Bristow, Stevie Cooke and Laura Grant, who have lived at 70 Middle Street in Brighton since August 2007. They are well known and highly regarded in Brighton and the surrounding areas for their Arts and Crafts abilities, musical performances, party hosting and accommodating nature.
The 700 Club The 700 Club is the flagship news talk show of the Christian Broadcasting Network, airing on cable's ABC Family and in syndication throughout the United States and Canada. In production since 1966, it is currently hosted by Pat Robertson and Terry Meeuwsen, with other on-air personalities being Kristi Watts, Lee Webb, and Gordon Robertson.
The 70s Anthology The '70s Anthology is a 2002 2 compact disc set of many of the songs done by the 1970s version of The Supremes. The set features 42 tracks, of which 10 had never been released and 6 were appearing in extended or unedited forms.
The 72 names on the Eiffel Tower On the Eiffel Tower, seventy two names of French scientists, engineers and some other notable people are engraved in recognition of their contributions by Gustave Eiffel. This engraving was painted over at the beginning of the twentieth century and restored in 1986-1987 by Société Nouvelle d'exploitation de la Tour Eiffel, a company contracted to operate business related to the Tower.
The 77 Bank () is a Japanese bank that is headquarted in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. The designated financial institution of the prefecture, the city, and many other cities and towns throughout the prefecture, it performs duties such as holding deposits for public money and handling payments.
The 7th Guest The 7th Guest, published in 1992 by Virgin Games, is a video-based puzzle computer game, not unlike The Fool's Errand and predating Myst. It was one of the first computer video games to be released only on CD-ROM.
The 7th Guest Part III: The 13th Doll The 7th Guest Part III: The 13th Doll is the third title in the 7th Guest game series (after The 7th Guest and The 11th Hour). Unlike the name suggests, the game actually takes place between the first game in the series and its original sequel.
The 7th Guest Part III: The Collector The 7th Guest Part III: The Collector is the official third sequel to the popular 1992 game The 7th Guest developed by Rob Landeros (one of the original creators of The 7th Guest). The Collector was to be released in 2004 under the publisher Lunny Interactive, but after much delay the game disappeared off Lunny's website.
The 7th Saga The 7th Saga is a role playing game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, known as Elnard in Japan. The player chooses one of seven playable characters, all of whom separately embark on a quest to locate seven magical runes.
The 800 Apartments The 800 Apartments is a skyscraper in Downtown, Louisville, Kentucky and is named after its address of 800 South Fourth Street. The 29-story, 290-foot high structure was designed by the Louisville architectural firm of Arrasmith and Tyler in a partnership with the Chicago architectural firm of Loewenberg and Loewenberg.
The 95 Theses The Disputation of Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences, known as the 95 Theses, (1517) challenged the teachings of the Church on the nature of penance, the authority of the pope and the usefulness of indulgences. They sparked a theological debate that would result in the Reformation and the birth of the Lutheran, Reformed, and Anabaptist traditions within Christianity.
The 99p Challenge The 99p Challenge is a spoof panel game originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4. The show is presented by Sue Perkins and features a selection of regular panelists such as Armando Iannucci and regular writers Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley, Jon Holmes and Tony Roche.
The 9th Company The 9th Company (Russian: «9 рота») is a Russian / Finnish film by Fyodor Bondarchuk about the Soviet war in Afghanistan released in 2005. The film follows a band of young recruits from a farewell ceremony with friends and family back home, through their often brutal training in Uzbekistan's Fergana Valley, up to a bloody battle on a mountain top in Afghanistan against the mujahideen.
The :20 Minute Workout The 20 Minute Workout was an aerobics-based television-program during the early 1980s, whereby three young women would exercise in a white room that was illuminated with bright white lights. The room also had a rotating platform, so the exercising could be seen from every angle.
The aestheticization of politics The aestheticization of politics was an idea first coined by Walter Benjamin as being a key ingredient to Fascist regimes. In this theory, life and the affairs of living are conceived of as innately artistic, and related to as such politically.
The amazing josh and russell show The Amazing Josh and Russell Show is a weekly radio show on URY (University Radio York). This show is a mix of topical discourse and music and features a regular guest to discuss a current politically controversial issue.
The arts The arts is a broad subdivision of culture, composed of many expressive disciplines. In modern usage, it is a term broader than "art", which usually means the visual arts (comprising both fine art, decorative art, and crafts).
The A to Z Symphony The A to Z Symphony (full title The A to Z Symphony: Music Appreciation 101 - For Kids) is a direct-to-video DVD release by Classical Fun Music. Symphony consists of 26 one-minute-long videos, set to classical music.
The A-Team (film) The A-Team is a 2008 American film adaptation of the 1980s TV series of The A-Team written and produced by Stephen J. Cannell, the TV series executive producer and co-written by Bruce Feirstein, whose previous works include the scripts of the James Bond movies GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, and The World Is Not Enough.
The A-Team (military) The A-team is a flight of Joint Terminal Attack Controllers and Tactical Air Command And Control Specialists that supports the United States Army 101st Airborne Division, 1st BCT, at Fort Campbell, in Kentucky. The A-team was called up to support Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The A&P Gypsies The A&P Gypsies was a musical series broadcast on radio beginning in 1924. With the opening theme of "Two Guitars," the host and band leader was Harry Horlick, who had learned gypsy folk music while traveling with gypsy bands in Constantinople.
The Abbeville Horror The Abbeville Horror was a 14-hour standoff that took place on December 8, 2003 in Abbeville, South Carolina, between alleged extremists and self-proclaimed "sovereign citizens" Arthur, wife Rita, and son Steven Bixby; and members of the Abbeville city police department, the Abbeville County sheriff's office, the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the South Carolina Department of Transportation, and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. The standoff, which resulted from a dispute between the Bixbys and the state of South Carolina over a highway widening project, resulted in the deaths of two lawmen, Abbeville County Deputy Sheriff Sgt.
The Abbey (documentary) The Abbey or The Abbey with Alan Bennett (1995) is a three-part BBC TV documentary written and hosted by playwright Alan Bennett and directed by Jonathan Stedall. It is a personal tribute to, and tour of, Westminster Abbey.
The Abbey National Group Union The Abbey National Group Union is a certified, independent trade union affiliated to the TUC representing workers within the Abbey National plc bank (trading as "Abbey"). Its aims are the supporting and representing its members in all aspects of their employment.
The Abbey Road Sessions New Versions of classic Steven Curtis Chapman songs recorded at historic Abbey Road Studios. It also has over 60 minutes of documentary footage focusing on the first 10 years of Steven Curtis Chapman's remarkable career.
The Abbey, Beckington The Abbey, Beckington in Somerset, UK was built as a monastic grange and also used as a college for priests; the building was begun in 1502, but after the Dissolution of the Monasteries it became a private house. It was altered in the early 17th century with a new front and a sumptuous barrel-vaulted plaster ceiling, and also altered in 19th century.
The Abbey, Ditcheat The Abbey, Ditcheat is a large house (formerly known as The Priory) at Ditcheat in Somerset, built as the rectory by John Gunthorpe who was rector of Ditcheat and Dean of Wells, in 1473. The house was altered in 1667 for Christopher Coward; and given a new facade and rearranged internally in 1864-68, probably by James Piers St Aubyn for Rev.
The Abbey, Charlton Adam The Abbey, Charlton Adam in Somerset, UK is an irregular two and three-storey late 16th century house probably incorporating pre-Reformation work, which was restored in 1902 for Claude Neville of Butleigh Court, probably by C.E.
The Abbey, Skirwith The Abbey, Skirwith in Cumberland, UK is a two storey Classical house of five by three bays, built by Thomas Addison, mason, in 1768-74 for John Orfeur Yates, who spent many years in India. The main front has more closely spaced windows in the centre; and the centre and angles are also defined by differences in the ashlar stonework.
The Abbey, Storrington The Abbey, Storrington at Storrington in Sussex, England, was originally a rectory, later a small country house and is now a convent. It is an irregular five bay, two and three storey house built in 1871-2 by the Rev George Faithfull in the Victorian Gothic style, reusing material from the 1621 rectory which was demolished at this time.
The Abbott and Costello Show The Abbott and Costello Show, a half-hour television sitcom starring the popular comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello that originally aired 1952-1954, is regarded among the most influential comedy programs in history.
The Abode of the Message The Abode of the Message is a spiritual community founded in 1975 by Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan. His father, Pir-o-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan brought a Sufi Message of unity from the east in 1910, which was intended to help “unite humanity in brotherhood and wisdom.
The Abolition of Work The Abolition of Work is an essay written by Bob Black in 1985. The essay was part of an anthology of essays entitled The Abolition of Work and Other Essays, published by Loompanics Unlimited, Port Townsend, Washington, United States (ISBN 0-915179-41-5).
The Abominable Snowman (film) The Abominable Snowman (aka The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas) is a 1957 British horror film, directed by Val Guest and stars Forrest Tucker and Peter Cushing. The film is based on "The Creature" a play by writer Nigel Kneale and follows the exploits of an English Botanist and American scientist as they search the Himalayas for the legendary Yeti
The Abominations of Yondo The Abominations of Yondo is a collection of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories by author Clark Ashton Smith. It was released in 1960 and was the author's fourth collection of stories published by Arkham House.
The Absence The Absence is a Deathcore band from Tampa, Florida that combines Florida death metal and Gothenburg metal. They are currently signed to Metal Blade Records, and they released their major label debut "From Your Grave" in 2005.
The Absent-Minded Beggar The Absent-Minded Beggar is an 1899 poem by Rudyard Kipling, famously set to music by Sir Arthur Sullivan. It was written as part of an appeal by the Daily Mail to raise money for the dependents of soldiers fighting in the South African War (sometimes known as the Boer War), and exhorted its audience to "pass the hat for your credit's sake, and pay— pay— pay!
The Absolute at Large The Absolute at Large (Továrna na absolutno in the original Czech), better translated as The Factory of Absolute, is a science fiction novel written by Czech author Karel Čapek in 1922. It appears to take place in the early 20th century, with the imperial governments still extant in both Russia and China.
The Absolute One A popular title for Hikusaak, the leader of Harmonia in Konami's Suikoden Role-Playing game series. It puts emphasis on Hikusaak's power, derived from the Circle Rune, and the might he holds by being the leader of the Suikoden World's most powerful country.
The Abyss The Abyss is an award-winning science fiction film from 1989, written and directed by James Cameron, starring Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Michael Biehn. There is a theatrical release version (140 minutes) and a Director's Cut version (171 minutes).
The ABC Friday Night Movie The ABC Friday Night Movie was a television program that aired on Friday nights from 1975 to 1983 (and again, briefly, in 1999) on ABC. The program presented theatrical feature films as well as made-for-TV movies.
The ABC Model of Flower Development The ABC Model of Flower Development was proposed when scientists found that knocking out certain genes in flowers produce effects related to these genes. While one gene codes for sepals, multiple genes code for the expression of other flower parts.
The ABC of Sex Education for Trainables The ABC of Sex Education for Trainables is a 1975 short film created by Planned Parenthood and hosted by Richard Dix. It was intended to inform people about the need to educate the mentally disabled ("trainables" or "retardates" as they are referred to in the film) about sex.
The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie was a series of one-hour animated TV-movies (some of which also contained live action), broadcast on the ABC television network on Saturday mornings from September 9, 1972, to November 17, 1973.
The ABCs of Rock The ABCs of Rock is a half-hour long music program on the Canadian Music Video Channel MuchMoreMusic. The show picks a letter each episode and lists artists, albums, trivia questions and events in pop-culture, then lists them during the episode.
The Academia Waltz The Academia Waltz was Berke Breathed's first cartoon, published daily from 1978 to 1979 in The Daily Texan at The University of Texas at Austin, where he was a student. The strip focused primarily on college life, although it sometimes made references to big news stories of the time (such as the incident at Three Mile Island in 1979).
The Academy for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering The Academy for Math, Science, and Engineering is a four-year magnet public high school program meant to prepare students in Morris County for careers in Math, Science, and Engineering, as part of the Morris County School of Technology. The school is located in Rockaway, New Jersey (a suburb of New York City).
The Academy of Football The Academy of Football is a nickname of the English football club West Ham United and refers to the club's often quoted reputation for coaching talented young players from an early age, and for playing a free-flowing, passing game. The title, which was attributed to the club by the media, has been adopted by the club and has since been printed underneath the club crest on the artificial surface surrounding the pitch at Upton Park.
The Acceptance World The Acceptance World is the third book of Anthony Powell's twelve novel sequence, A Dance to the Music of Time. Nick Jenkins continues the narration of his life and encounters with many friends and acquaintances in London between 1931 and 33.
The Accident Group The Accident Group was a Manchester based personal injury claim firm which went bankrupt in May 2003. The firm gained notoriety for informing its 2,500 workers of their redundancy by text message, which according to BBC reports led to the firm's offices being emptied of computer equipment by disgruntled staff Kingdom-based law firms]
The Accidental Spy The Accidental Spy (original title: 特务迷城) is a good introduction to the astonishing fights and extraordinary stunts that make Jackie Chan's Hong Kong films such events. Chan plays an exercise-equipment salesman who turns out to be the missing son of a Korean double agent who's connected with drug lords in Turkey who have developed a super-addictive opium.
The Accidental Tourist The Accidental Tourist is a 1985 novel by Anne Tyler that won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction. The book was adapted for the screen in 1988 into an award winning movie starring William Hurt and Geena Davis.
The Accord In Australian industrial relations the Accord was a policy of industrial peace, class collaboration and corporatism, during the 1980s. It was first proposed by the Communist Party of Australia in the late 1970s, as a response to a perceived productivity crisis, and actively taken up and implemented as government policy after 1983 by an Australian Labor Party government under Prime Minister Bob Hawke and Treasurer (later Prime Minister) Paul Keating.
The Ace of Knaves The Ace of Knaves is a collection of three mystery novellas by Leslie Charteris, first published in the United Kingdom in 1937 by Hodder and Stoughton, and in the United States by The Crime Club. This book continues the adventures of Charteris' creation, Simon Templar, alias The Saint.
The Acme of Control The Acme of Control is a card trick in which the magician shows two cards, inserts them into the deck, allows the spectator to shuffle the deck, takes the deck back, and is then able to produce the two cards in any way he pleases, such as from his pocket.
The Acreage, Florida The Acreage is a roughly-defined community located in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It is located in the areas west and northwest of Royal Palm Beach, Florida and approximately 11 miles west of West Palm Beach.
The Act (musical) The Act is a Broadway musical by the writing team of Kander and Ebb with a book by George Furth. It opened 29 October 1977 at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway and closed 1 July 1978 after only 233 performances.
The Act of Roger Murgatroyd The Act of Roger Murgatroyd: An Entertainment is a whodunit by Gilbert Adair first published in 2006. Set in the 1930s and written in the vein of an Agatha Christie novel, it has all the classic ingredients of a 1930s mystery novel and is, according to the author, "at one and the same time, a celebration, a parody and a critique not only of Agatha Christie but of the whole Golden Age of English whodunits" but also "a whodunit in its own right, so that those readers who were completely uninterested in literary games of the so-called postmodern type could nevertheless settle down comfortably with a good, gripping and intentionally old-fashioned thriller".
The Action is Go The Action is Go is the fourth studio album from Californian stoner rock stalwarts Fu Manchu features new drummer Brant Bjork (Kyuss) and new lead guitarist Bob Balch, replacing Eddie Glass and Ruben Romano who left to form Nebula. Jay Noel Yuenger, of White Zombie, handles production duties giving a crisper sheen without compromising the trademark bruising riffs.
The Actors Center The Actors Center (not to be confused with The Actors' Center, also in the DC area) "was created in response to the needs of many of our most accomplished actors. It is the base where these established actors pursue artistic growth at peer level, guided by Master Teachers from around the world.
The Actors Studio The Actors Studio is a membership organization for professional actors, theatre directors and playwrights located in the Old Labor Stage at 432 West 44th Street in New York City. Founded in 1947 by Elia Kazan, Cheryl Crawford, and Robert Lewis, the Studio is known for its work refining and teaching method acting, an approach originally developed by the Group Theatre in the 1930s based on the innovations of Konstantin Stanislavski.
The Actors' Gang The Actors' Gang is an experimental theater group based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1981 by a group of actors, including Tim Robbins, now a member of the board and Artistic Director of the troupe.
The Acumen Journal The Acumen Journal of Life Sciences was a magazine dedicated to explaining the economic, social, and political implications of discoveries in the life sciences and biotechnology. Founded by Jason Pontin (formerly the editor of Red Herring Magazine, now the editor and publisher of MIT's Technology Review), and funded by entrepreneur Eric Greenberg, it was published between 2003 to 2004.
The Ad Libs The Ad Libs were a vocal group from New Jersey in the early 1960s whose female lead vocals and male backing influenced the doo-wop singing style of many later groups. Their 1965 single "The Boy From New York City", written by George Davis & John T.
The Adapted Mind The Adapted Mind: Evolutionary Psychology and the Generation of Culture is an edited volume, first published in 1992 by Oxford University Press, edited by Jerome Barkow, Leda Cosmides and John Tooby. It is widely considered the foundational text of evolutionary psychology (EP), and outlines Cosmides & Tooby's integration of concepts from evolutionary biology and cognitive psychology, as well as many other concepts that would become important in adaptationist research.
The Addams Family The Addams Family is the creation of American cartoonist Charles Addams. A satirical inversion of the ideal American nuclear family, they are an eccentric wealthy family who delight in everything grotesque and macabre, and are never really aware that people find them bizarre or frightening.
The Addams Family (Game Boy) The Addams Family is the title of a video game released for the original Game Boy, as well as differeing versions for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Gear, Genesis, NES, SNES, and the ZX Spectrum. The games are a tie-in with the 1991 movie, The Addams Family.
The Administrative State The Administrative State is Dwight Waldo's classic public administration text based on a dissertation written at Yale in which Waldo argues that democratic states are underpinned by professional and political bureaucracies and that scientific management and efficiency is not the core idea of government bureaucracy, but rather it is service to the public. The work has contributed to the structure and theory of government bureaucracies the world over and is certainly one of the defining works of public administration and political science written in the last 75 years.
The Adoration of the Shepherds The Adoration of the Shepherds was painted during the last year of El Greco's life. The painting is a smaller version of a work which the artist made to hang over his own tomb in the church of Santo Domingo el Antiguo in Toledo.
The Adored The Adored is a power pop band based in Los Angeles, California. They are signed to V2 Records in North America and released a 5-song EP in 2005, which featured guest vocals by Pete Shelley of Buzzcocks on 2 songs.
The Adrenaline Vault The Adrenaline Vault is popular gaming and entertainment-related website officially launched in 1996 by Angel Munoz, providing PC and console game and hardware reviews, technology analysis and similar features. It is well-known for long, in-depth articles written in a methodical house style.
The Adult Channel The Adult Channel is a broadcast pornographic pay-per-view cable/satellite channel available in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland which Playboy TV houses. It is also available in Scandinavia through Canal Digital.
The Advanced Visualizer Also referred to by scientists as well as animators of yore as TAV, the flagship product of Wavefront Technologies through the eighties up to the nineties, made into an animators package after the hype about "The Abyss", "T2" and "Jurrasic Park". When Microsoft purchased Softimage in an attempt to take over the 3D computer graphics market, Silicon Graphics purchased Alias, a competitor of Wavefronts, and their competitor from England TDI (Thompson Digital) Explore, and created a super company called Alias|Wavefront (the realtime rendering capability of Maya, in fact came from TDI's IPR package).
The Advancement of Sound Science Coalition The Advancement of Sound Science Coalition (TASSC), is well documented in the Tobacco Documents entered in evidence and passed through due process of law of the largest civil suit in United States history which resulted in a Multistate Settlement Agreement of a record $240 billion dollars by the tobacco companies. Two useful sources of historical documents are Tobacco Documents Online (TDO), and The Legacy Tobacco Documents Library sponsored by the University of California San Francisco (UCSF).
The Advantage The Advantage is an American indie rock band from Nevada City, CA that specialize in doing covers of music from old Nintendo games. They have covered songs from numerous games, including Mega Man, Castlevania and Metroid.
The Adventure Game The Adventure Game was a game show, aimed at children but with an adult following, which was broadcast on BBC2 between 1980 and 1986. The story in each show was that the three celebrity contestants had travelled by space ship to the planet Arg.
The Adventure of Black Peter The Adventure of Black Peter is a Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle. This tale is in the collection, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, but was published originally in 1904 in the Strand Magazine and Colliers.
The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood is a surreal Canadian comedy film, released in 1986. The film was directed by Andy Jones and written by Andy and Mike Jones, with the collaboration of a number of workshop participants.
The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton, one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother is a 1975 comedy with Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, Dom De Luise and Leo McKern. Douglas Wilmer and Thorley Walters also appear as Holmes and Watson.
The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place, one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes.
The Adventure of Sudsakorn The Adventure of Sudsakorn (, also The Adventure of Sud Sakorn, Sudsakhorn Adventure or Soodsakorn) is at 1979 Thai animated fantasy film. The only cel-animated feature film ever made in Thailand, it was directed by Payut Ngaokrachang.
The Adventure of the Abbas Ruby The Adventure of the Abbas Ruby is a Sherlock Holmes mystery by Adrian Conan Doyle, the youngest son of Arthur Conan Doyle, the Sherlock Holmes creator . The story was published in the 1954 collection, The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes.
The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet "The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet", one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the eleventh of the twelve stories collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The story was first published in Strand Magazine in May 1892.
The Adventure of the Black Baronet "The Adventure of the Black Baronet" is a Sherlock Holmes murder mystery written by John Dickson Carr and Adrian Conan Doyle. The story was published in the 1954 collection, The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes.
The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier, one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes.
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle", one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the seventh story of twelve in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The story was first published in Strand Magazine in January 1892.
The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of eight stories in the cycle collected as His Last Bow.
The Adventure of the Cardboard Box "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box" is one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is the second of the twelve Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes in most British editions of the canon, and second of the eight stories from His Last Bow in most American versions.
The Adventure of the Clapham Cook (TV 1989) The first episode of the television series Agatha Christie's Poirot, "The Adventure of the Clapham Cook", establishes David Suchet in the role of Hercule Poirot. It is based on Agatha Christie's short story of the same name, which was published in Poirot's Early Cases in 1974.
The Adventure of the Copper Beeches "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches", one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and the last of the twelve collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in Strand Magazine in June 1892.
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb", one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the ninth of the twelve stories collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The story was first published in Strand Magazine in March 1892.
The Adventure of the Gloria Scott The Adventure of the Gloria Scott, one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. This story is related mainly by Holmes rather than Watson, and is the first case to which Holmes applied his powers of deduction, having treated it as a mere hobby until this time.
The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez, one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter "The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. The story was originally serialised in Strand Magazine in 1893.
The Adventure of the Illustrious Client The Adventure of the Illustrious Client, one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes.

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