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Kelvin I. Jones

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KELVIN I Jones – author profile Kelvin I. Jones has been a prolific writer for a quarter of a century. Born in Kent in 1948, he is one of that breed of writers who is equally at home writing poetry, plays, biographies, reference works, short stories and novels; and, not least, books concerning Sherlock Holmes and his creator, Arthur Conan Doyle, subjects which have earned for him the reputation of being the UK's leading expert on Holmes and Doyle. He has published eight books about Sherlock Holmes, a trilogy about the sleuth entitled 'The Peculiar Persecution of Sherlock Holmes' and the first ever study on Conan Doyle's interest in spiritualism; as well as numerous short story pastiches and articles about the Victorian detective (see R De Waal's Universal Sherlock Holmes, online edition, 2000). He was for years a frequent contributor to the 'Journal of the Arthur Conan Doyle Society' on Doyle’s wok on spiritualism and psychic investigation. He has also now published Volume One of a planned four volume edition of Doyle's Spiritualist writings, which he has edited and annotated. The edition has been described by one commentator as 'the most rigorous examination of Conan Doyle's spiritualist career and writings ever attempted... an essential reference work.' He recently published Holmes' comprehensive work on Victorian criminology, 'The Art of Detection' as well as an edition of Holmes' much sought after monographs, 'Upon The Chaldean Roots of the Ancient Cornish Language' and 'Upon the Tracing of Footprints'. Because of his wide- ranging knowledge of Victorian crime, and his exhaustive research into the work of Conan Doyle, he has been described recently by an American Holmesian as 'A Master Sherlockian.' Ed Hoch, the renowned and award winning American crime writer, has said of his Sherlockian work: "Kelvin I Jones reveals a sensibility and knowledge of 19th Century literature that extends far beyond the world of Sherlock Holmes." (Introduction to original edition of ‘Sherlock and Porlock,’ Magico, 1984.) Published in November 2019 was 'The Sherlock Homes Ultimate Smoking Companion,' the definitive guide to Sherlock and his smoking obsession and habits; complete with 6 new Holmes stories, written in the authentic Conan Doyle style. Ebook and paperback editions are now available. A rare, hardback limited, signed edition of the book is available direct from the author. Contact him first on facebook page: 'Siger Holmes.' His most recent Holmes book is a study of the locations of the stories which Holmes visited, using the old South Eastern and South Western railways. A nostalgic and beautifully illustrated edition for Holmes enthusiasts. The seminal critical work on the literary influences on Doyle's Holmes stories, 'Sherlock & Porlock' has now been reprinted in a very much enlarged edition of approx. 127pps. and includes an in-depth forensic investigation of Conan Doyle's creation, including an analysis of Doyle's debt to Edgar Allan Poe). Earlier this year his 'Annotated Hound of the Baskervilles' appeared on Amazon, a huge, wide ranging work which examines in depth the origins of the famous Gothic novel. A beautiful hardback edition is available direct from the author via his Siger Holmes Facebook page. Jones is also the author of many supernatural stories, among them Carter's Occult Casebook, about a psychic Edwardian detective. Of his gothic tales, Francis King, the renowned novelist and critic, has written, "(Kelvin's work) piquantly suggest the work of a modern M.R. James." (Introduction to ‘Twenty Stories.’) His work is also cited in Ramsey Campbell's 'Meddling With Ghosts’ (2002), where he is described as one of the 'James gang.' He has recently published a biographical edition of the work of the lyrical Victorian poet and decadent, Ernest Dowson, and has also published an annotated six-volume edition of the anonymous Victorian, erotic memoirs of 'Walter', entitled 'Satyriasis.' He has also published a two volume edition of Krafft Ebing's ground breaking work on Victorian deviant sexuality, 'Psychopathia Sexualis.' He is now working on a definitive 2 volume, annotated collection of the supernatural ficton of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Kelvin has written several books on folklore, including Occult Cornwall, as well as three fiction books for children - 'Odin's Eye,' 'Akenstone' and 'The Dark Entry' (the latter co-authored with wife Debbie). He was for 15 years the proprietor of Oakmagic Publications, a British folklore publisher. He has also published five occult crime novels, featuring a melancholic, ex-Met detective, John Bottrell. He is the creator of the Norwich based DCI Ketch, who features in several novels, which began with 'The Norwich Murders.' The series ends with 'Fall Out unto Death' (2019) In addition to novels, he wrote ‘The Field’, a play for BBC Radio in 1995, and has had plays performed at The Barbican Theatre Plymouth and The Birmingham Arts Centre, as well as his one man show Mr Bottrell's Amazing Tales at the Acorn Theatre Penzance. His poetry includes 'Lyonesse', poems based on the myths and legends of Cornwall and the moving 'Omega,' a collection of poems about the survivors of a nuclear holocaust. Of his poetry, Bruce Kent, the peace activist, has written, "Kelvin has the gift of the extra eye. He can tell us what we need to see and never forget." (Introduction to Omega). He recently published a definitive edition of the poetical works and stories of the English decadent poet, Ernest Dowson; and a future project will be the publication of several volumes of Victorian erotica, originally published by Leonard Smithers, the publisher to the 'Decadent Poets' of the 1890's. The first volume in the series is an obscure short novel, written by Oscar Wilde. BIBLIOGRAPHY Horror/Supernatural: Numerous anthologised short supernatural stories: (William Kimber & other publishers) 1986 - 1989 and in "Twenty Stories", Secker & Warburg 1989, ed. Francis King. "Carter's Occult Casebook,"tales of an Edwardian psychic investigator, Oakmagic Pubns, 2008 "The Janus", Kindle ebook, 2011. Republished by Cunning Crime Books 2015. "Twelve After Midnight" (short stories), Kindle ebook 2011. Reprinted in pbk.2015 Biography: "Conan Doyle & The Spirits": The Spiritualist Career of Arthur Conan Doyle (Thorsons),1989 Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Cunningcrimebooks 2015. Forthcoming: 'Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,' a 3 volume biography Crime Fiction & Non-Fiction: "Sherlock Holmes Murder File" (Magico, NY) 1987 - ebook only "The Making of Sherlock Holmes" (Magico, NY) 1986 - ebook only "Sherlock & Porlock: The Literary Antecedents of Sherlock Holmes" (Magico) 1986 "A Sherlock Holmes Dictionary" (Magico) 1987 - ony as ebook Sherlock Holmes & The Kent Railways - Mereseborough Books, 1987 (Out of Print) "Stone Dead" - crime novel featuring Cornish detective John Bottrell (Hale, 2006) "The Phantom Hound" - critical essays on Doyle's Hound of the Baskervilles. (Oakmagic 2006). Reisue as 'The Cromer Hound,' - ebook and paperback. The Janus - Horror novel about an ancient Celtic stone head- Cunningcrimebooks 2015 "The Flowers Of Evil" - 2nd John Bottrell crime novel, set in Bristol - Pegasus, Spring 2008. "Witch Jar" - 3rd Bottrell crime novel, set in Cornwall, Pegasus, 2008. Reprinted 2015. Cunningcrime books "A Cromer Corpse" 4th Bottrell novel - ebook, www.contact-publishing.com, 2010. Reprinted 2015 Cunningcrimebooks 'The Cromer Murders' - an Omnibus crime edition, all stores set in Norfolk and Cromer - 2015, Cunning Crime Books. "The Meeting House" - (edited by Kelvin I. Jones), an anthology of Norfolk short stories. Oakmagic Pubns., 2006 "Norfolk Tales" - ed. Kelvin Jones, Oakmagic, 2011Murder Most Easterly Vols. 1 -3 (ebooks). Sherlock Holmes: The Plagues of London - Cunning Crime Books 2015 The Baskerville Papers (pbk and ebook Cunning Crime Books, 2016) Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Women. 2018 A Dogged Detective (pbk and ebook, Cunning Crime Books, 2016) Fall Out Unto Death - The Last Inspector Ketch novel - 2019 Folklore: "An Joan The Crone: The History & Craft of The Cornish Witch" (Oakmagic Books, 1999) "The Wise Woman: Her Lives, Spells, Divinatory Practices etc." (Oakmagic Books, 2004) Occult Cornwall - Oakmagic Pubns, 2001, and many other books. CHILDREN'S FICTION "Odin's Eye" - Fantasy novel for teenagers, Pegasus Books, Cambridge, March 2007 "The Dark Entry" -Fantasy/supernatural novel with Debbie Jones, Oakmagic Pubns., 2009. Radio: "The Field" - 30 min. horror radio play for BBC, 1995 Poetry: Omega: Poems about the survivors of the nuclear holocaust, Weavers Press, 1989. "Lyonesse" - poems based on the myths and legends of Cornwall, 1995. Theatre: "Charlie" - The Barbican, Plymouth, 1994 "The Great Beast" - Birmingham Arts Centre, 1971 "Mr Bottrell's Amazing Tales" - One Man Show, Acorn Theatre Penzance 1999 Selected Ebooks: 2011-2019 (See shorter list on website. www.cunningcrimebooks.co.uk but be sure to consult Amazon for more recent updates) Carter's Occult Casebook Sherlock Holmes And CSI The Criminological Holmes Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Vols.1-9 (paperback as single volume) Crime Writing Tips For Beginners The Norwich Murder Files Occult Cornwall The Witches of Kent Murder Most Easterly Vols. 1-3 Sherlock Holmes: The Plagues of London The Wise Woman Witchcraft In Cornwall A Sherlock Holmes Dictionary Omega Death of A Cunning Man Conan Doyle And The Spirits Cornish Charms And Cures Cornish Faery Folk (ed.) Folklore and Witchcraft of Herefordshire (ed.) The Janus The Sherlock Holmes Murder File Sherlock Holmes' 'The Art of Detection' Cornish Mumming The Dark Entry (with Debbie Jones) Akenstone Odin's Eye Twelve After Midnight Sherlock's Hound The Sherlock Holmes Ultimate Smoking Companion Sherlock Holmes And The Lizard Sherlock And Porlock Sherlock Holmes And Poisons The Nemeton The Carfax Syndrome Sherlock's Three Pipe Problems Sherlock Holmes Goes Forth The Hobby Horse: An Enigma Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective: Vols 1-9 Mr Bottrell's Amazing Tales Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Verses Sherlock Holmes in Norfolk Sherlock Holmes And The Plagues of London The Baskerville Papers Sherlock Holmes and The Whitechapel Women Conan Doyle And The Mediums A Stone Dead Omnibus The Goddess on The Mount Witchcraft In Cornwall Fall Out Unto Death Sherlock And Porlock: (New enhanced and expanded edition: A Study of Literary Influence in the Sherlock Holmes Stories which demonstrates how Conan Doyle recreated the concept of the crime story from Edgar Allen Poe, which thus led to their extraordinary world wide success. Sherlock Holmes And The Southern Railway Cases The Peculiar Persecution of Sherlock Holmes Satyriasis: The Erotic Memoirs of a Victorian Gentleman ( 6 volumes - editor) Psychopathia Sexualis - Richard Von Krafft Ebing (- Edited & with introductions, 2 vols.) The Sherlock Holmes Ultimate Smoking Companion – the ultimate guide to Holmes and smoking – a virtual encyclopaedia – with 6 new Sherlock Holmes stories included. SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY CASES. A complete, nostalgic and infinitely fascinating account of the railways used by Holmes & Watson in the cases encompassed by the home counties. Brimful of facts and insights into late Victorian England. NEW: THE UNCANNY WORLDS OF CONAN DOYLE Volume one of three. Kelvin I Jones, an authority in the field of Sherlock Holmes studies, and author of ‘Conan Doyle & The Spirits’, has collated and edited a vast range of these materials, revealing a curious inconsistency in the great author. Sometimes critical, at other times ingenuous and open to accusations of a ‘soft approach’ to certain mediums, Doyle fluctuated and often appeared inconsistent. Yet his intentions were admirable. The edition carries extensive footnotes which explain the identities and issues relating to many of the people Doyle encountered. VOLUME TWO OF THIS GROUNDBREAKING SERIES AVAILABLE BY END OF MAY 2020. The second volume will carry hitherto unknown information about Doyle's shortcomings as a psychic investigator. NOW ALSO AVAILABLE.. ‘The Annotated Hound of the Baskervilles’ – 400 pages: Conan Doyle’s Gothic masterpiece, with 130 useful and explanatory footnotes to the original text, over 30 original Strand Magazine illustrations, copious appendices, chronologies and explanatory essays describing how the book was conceived and its background in myth and Celtic legend. Edited by Kelvin I Jones. Kelvin is also a member of the Crime Writers Association, The Sherlock Holmes Society of London and The Bootmakers of Toronto (the Canadian Sherlock Holmes Society)