Martin Davies (writer)
Encyclopedia
Martin Davies is a British author. His most recent work includes The Unicorn Road (2009) and a book about Joseph Banks
and the Mysterious Bird of Ulieta
, entitled The Conjuror's Bird
(2005). He is also the author of two mystery novels about Sherlock Holmes
' housekeeper Mrs. Hudson: Mrs. Hudson and the Spirits' Curse (2004) and Mrs. Hudson and the Malabar Rose (2005). He is a senior producer at BBC Television
.
Joseph Banks
Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB, PRS was an English naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences. He took part in Captain James Cook's first great voyage . Banks is credited with the introduction to the Western world of eucalyptus, acacia, mimosa and the genus named after him,...
and the Mysterious Bird of Ulieta
Bay Thrush
The Bay "Thrush", also known as the Bay Starling or the Mysterious Bird of Ulieta, is an extinct bird species of uncertain taxonomic relationships that once lived on the island of Raiatea , the second largest of the Society Islands in French Polynesia.-History:The species is known only from a 1774...
, entitled The Conjuror's Bird
The Conjuror's Bird
The Conjuror's Bird is a 2005 novel by British author Martin Davies which fictionalises the early life of botanist Joseph Banks and the search to find the Mysterious Bird of Ulieta.ISBN 978-1-4000-9734-0...
(2005). He is also the author of two mystery novels about Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The fantastic London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve...
' housekeeper Mrs. Hudson: Mrs. Hudson and the Spirits' Curse (2004) and Mrs. Hudson and the Malabar Rose (2005). He is a senior producer at BBC Television
BBC Television
BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The corporation, which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927, has produced television programmes from its own studios since 1932, although the start of its regular service of television...
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External links
- http://www.hodder.co.uk/authors/author.aspx?AuthorID=26645Martin Davies Profile at Hodder & StoughtonHodder & StoughtonHodder & Stoughton is a British publishing house, now an imprint of Hachette.-History:The firm has its origins in the 1840s, with Matthew Hodder's employment, aged fourteen, with Messrs Jackson and Walford, the official publisher for the Congregational Union...
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