{"product_id":"sherlock-holmes-fantomas-lupin-raffles-frank-j-morlock-9781612275840","title":"Sherlock Holmes. Fantomas, Lupin, Raffles, and More: The Spanish Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003ePlays by Gonzalo Jover \u0026amp; Emilio G. del Castillo, Jose Maria Martin de Eugenio, and Heraclio S. Viteri \u0026amp; Enrique Grimau del Mauro; Adapted \u0026amp; introduced by Frank J. Morlock.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This collection contains five plays written between 1908 and 1916 by Spanish playwrights, who appropriated both English and French popular characters with a considerable degree of success in order to craft effective pastiches that are also brilliant action drama.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sherlock Holmes vs. Raffles and its sequel The Clutches of Sherlock Holmes pit the Great Detective against the E. W. Hornung's master-thief.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Triumph of Fant mas and The Resurrection of Fant mas star the eponymous Genius of Evil\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Finally, Ars ne Lupin vs. Sherlock Holmes: The Hollow Needle is a free adaptation of Maurice Leblanc's masterpiece in which the celebrated Gentleman-Burglar fights Sherlock Holmes and Inspector Ganimard for the possession of the secret of the Kings of France.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The often surreal quality of the action give these plays a dream-like quality, that, however far-fetched the plot, make them all the more scary and unnerving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank J. Morlock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1612275842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612275840\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hollywood Comics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Frank J. Morlock","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984608657663,"sku":"9781612275840","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ed4e99aa-e753-43c4-85fc-b10286156578.jpg?v=1683273239","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sherlock-holmes-fantomas-lupin-raffles-frank-j-morlock-9781612275840","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}