Exclusive: The education secretary has written for The Independent about the books that inspired her growing up and the joy of reading to her own children as she declares 2026 as National Reading Year ...

There are also dedicated fans based in Toronto with almost 200 members worldwide — part of a club called The Bootmakers that has been around as long as the Sherlock Holmes collection itself.

During his lifetime, the creator of Holmes and company, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, wrote 56 short stories and four novels. Now, there are hundreds upon hundreds of them – and no sign that the ...