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Sherlock Holmes in the Penny Dreadfuls

Nr. 1. Rædselsnatten eller Den forsvundne Grevinde

(A Night of Terror or The Missing Countess)

Ekspeditionen af Sherlock Holmes

Genoptryk/Reprint: Sherlock Holmes Museet 2005

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Below English translation:

The King of Detectives,

Sherlock Holmes.

All over the world the name of Sherlock Holmes i known, black, yellow or white, all nationalities know the king of detectives, Sherlock Holmes. His wonderful abilities and grandiose thought experiments, his iron energy og chivalrous nature has made him thousands of admirers, they can be counted in the hundreds (sic!). His wisdom and expertise has procured life and fortunes. Impostors, arsonists and robbers tremble at his name, no wonder that people all over the world where Sherlock Holmes has performed one of his countless tricks hear his name with pleasure and study his exciting and interesting adventures which far surpass the best invented novel. In the great cultures the Sherlock Holmes detective stories are the most read adventures, everybody listens breathlessly when they are read aloud, the heart beats stronger and one is carried away by Sherlock Holmes' inconceivable wisdom.

  We have secured all the best Sherlock Holmes adventures and are now publishing these in Scandinavia in informal issues at the unique cheap price of 10 øre (10% of one Danish Kroner) for a large 16 page issue with multicoloured cover.

  We recommend  everybody to secure an issue and they will each week long for the next.