From his first appearance in 1899, Raffles, along with his sidekick Bunny Manders, was EW Hornung's alternative to the rapier-sharp genius of Holmes and the buttoned-down loquacity of Watson – something dark, morally uncertain, yet convincingly, reassuringly English.
Last year, the Sunday Times profiled Parr and asked: "Is he a sharp-witted genius whose pictures paint a satirical and revealing portrait of British life?
But despite her physical absence at this, its UK premiere, she is here, in the eyes, voices and hearts of the Tanztheater Wuppertal players, who are still sculpting her sharp honesty and genius for scouring the secrets of human relationships.
In last night's episode, the nascent firm of Alicia, Lucca and Jason helped an indebted student win her case against both a debt-collection agency and her for-profit college (that took their fees but rarely delivered a decent education) via gimlet-eyed, razor-sharp advocacy (Alicia), genius legal knowledge and application (Lucca) and a crowbar (Jason).
That's how I see him, anyway: a slight, delicately made man, light of bone and temperament, easy and weightless in the world, but precise and sharp – a tailor of genius who floated above the clumsy inattentiveness of the mundane world.
She was sharp enough to understand his genius, even dedicating the second edition of Jane Eyre to him because of her rich appreciation for Vanity Fair.
Thanks to Shadwick's research, Hendrix's musical genius jumps into sharp focus: we can see exactly where he came from, and how far he really went.
The Futureheads, "The Futureheads" (Warner) — Imagine a band with the nervy melodic genius of the young XTC, sharp lyrics about the anomie of the modern world, and urgent four-part harmonies.
The core of Coleman's genius, Smith felt, is that, however sharp or flat he is from accepted pitch, he is consistent from note to note.
AWAY FROM THE EDGE Seasoned chefs sometimes wear cut-resistant gloves to protect their hands from sharp edges, and it was a stroke of genius to make these gloves, of polyester woven with stainless steel, in a size for children.
Leaked photos on blogs such as Boy Genius show that the Kindle's sharp edges and buttons will be rounded off.
