The Duchess of Wiltshires Diamonds

The Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds is the 4th episode in season 1 of the BBC TV series: The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes. Aired on 11 october.
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Kevin Hart auditioned, but " Saturday Night Live " said no. Who else got cut? The Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds 11 Oct Charismatic socialite Simon Carne adopts the persona of "Klimo" to solve crimes.

Does professional jealousy explain antagonism to the celebrated private detective? Or is it something more? And even though Klimo solves case after case for his clients, why are none of the perpetrators ever caught? Visit Prime Video to explore more titles. Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet!

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Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. The best villains of all for entertainment value are either diabolical criminal masterminds or brilliant swindlers. Guy Boothby was an Australian writer who created both a memorable diabolical criminal mastermind Dr Nikola and an equally memorable swindler Simon Carne.

It is Simon Carne we are concerned with at the moment, or more specifically the television adaptation of The Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds which was the fourth episode of the first season of The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes. The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes , made by Thames Television in Britain between and , included adaptations of many of the superb stories written by late Victorian and Edwardian authors who were contemporaries of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Wealthy socialite Simon Carne Roy Dotrice has just returned to England after an extended stay in foreign climes. Simon seems to have everything a man could want - wealth, breeding, education, a ready wit and a good deal of charm. He does however suffer from one slight social disadvantage - he is a hunchback.

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He arrives back in England to find that the latest sensation in fashionable circles is a mysterious private detective known as Klimo. Brian marked it as to-read Oct 04, Rika Thompson marked it as to-read Apr 25, Brandon Longstreth marked it as to-read Jul 12, Anne Harris marked it as to-read Aug 04, Lezli marked it as to-read Mar 07, TheMarcus Miles added it Jan 24, Ginny Goldberg marked it as to-read Jul 02, There are no discussion topics on this book yet. About Guy Newell Boothby. At six years of age he travelled with his mother to England and was educated at Lord Weymouth's Grammar School, Salisbury and at Christ's Hospital, London between and When his education was over he returned to Australia where he eventually became secretary to the Mayor of Adelaide, Lewis Cohen.

He was dissatisfied with his prospects in Adelaide and consequently he moved to Brisbane where he hoped his prospects would be better.


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In the meantime he wrote a series of comic operas and plays, all of which were relatively unsuccessful. He was of a roving disposition and at age 24 he travelled across Australia from north to south and later he travelled extensively in the East.

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By he had married Rose Alice Bristowe and he and his wife moved to England in that year, which was notable for the publication of his first book, 'On the Wallaby, or, Through the East and Across Australia', an account of his and his brother's travels in Australia. He was given advice and encouragement in his writing by none other than Rudyard Kipling and the year saw the publication of three novels, the most significant of which was 'A Bid for Fortune: This introduced probably his best known character, Dr Nikola, a ruthless, unscrupulous figure, with his ubiquitous large cat, who was to feature in five of his novels over the ensuing years.

The book was an instant success and brought him a certain amount of fame. Dr Nikola had first appeared in serial form in the Windosr Magazine. Over the next 10 years he was to write another 50 books and a further five were published posthumously, the last of which was 'In the Power of the Sultan' He was so prodigious that the story circulated that he spoke his tales into a phonograph, from which they were later transcribed by secretaries.


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    6. He is perhaps remembered also for introducing one of the early gentlemen crooks of literature when he featured Simon Carne in 'A Prince of Swindlers' in Carne had originally appeared in Pearson's Magazine and as a gentleman crook he pre-dated another of his kind in A J Raffles by two years. Boothby's novels were often set in Australia not surprisingly and were classed as 'fast-paced thrillers' although some felt that although exciting in plot they were 'hastily and carelessly written'.

    In addition they were said to have been enjoyed by those who 'care for frank sensationalism carried to its furtherest limits'. Despite these comments his books were extremely popular and made him one of the most successful novelists of his day. Boothby, who was also a successful breeder of prize dogs, died suddenly of pneumonia at his home, Winsley Lodge, Watkin Road, Bournemouth in He left a widow and three children.


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