98 reactions · 8 comments | Our part in this street’s story begins in 1907, when permission was granted for a ‘grand’ new hotel. Two years later, the Strand Palace opened its doors. The rest was history. https://bit.ly/2YJwUuf | Strand Palace | Facebook

2.5K views · 49 reactions | Follow the search for the descendants of the most famous man in history. The goal of this special is to establish how far into the present we can bring Jesus' genealogy. Part of the Easter weekend line-up, The Jesus Strand: A Search For DNA tonight 7:30pm AEST. | HISTORY | Facebook

Making her storytime debut in our very own Children’s Corner is the FAB-U-LOUS Vena Cava! Don't miss the chance to make Strand history with our very first Drag Queen storytime on September 23rd at 11am. Bring your whole family for a morning that is sure to bring out all the colors of the rainbow! Video created by 2nd floor and Rare bookseller Desirée González Acevedo | Strand Book Store | Facebook

28K views · 4.2K reactions | With original volumes of The Strand Magazine, we can pinpoint the exact moment in time when Arthur Conan Doyle tried to kill off Sherlock Holmes #rarebooks #bookstagram #sherlock #sherlockholmes | Jonkers Rare Books | Facebook

In 1891, Arthur Conan Doyle was saved by Sherlock. Ten years earlier, Doyle had stepped off a boat in Portsmouth with than £10 to his name. His degree was in medicine, but his dream was to write. So, between appointments, he wrote. From March to April of 1886, sitting at his kitchen table, Doyle finished A Study in Scarlet in three weeks. He sent it to James Payn at the Cornhill Magazine. Rejected. Arrowsmith’s received it in May and returned it unread in July. Warne turned it down immediately.