Hi All,

Good to know that most of us have gone through the TOI article.

My "favorite" (that is just a hair-breadth term, given the complete
canon) is "The Adventure of the Priory School" for the simple
uniqueness of its last three lines:

<extract>
"Thank you," said he, as he replaced the glass. "It is the second
most interesting object that I have seen in the North."
"And the first?"
Holmes folded up his check and placed it carefully in his
notebook. "I am a poor man," said he, as he patted it affectionately,
and thrust it into the depths of his inner pocket.
</extract>

Maybe I am whimsical, but it puts me a bit closer to Holmes when he
is shown as a "bread-and-butter" man inspite of the super-human he
really is because of his dedication to his work (art) for the sake of
work (art) in itself.

While we are at it, maybe we can have a list of favorite pastiches
too.

Regards,
Ketan




--- In SherlockHolmesSocietyofIndia@..., "Anubhav
Banerjee" <Anubhav.Banerjee@a...> wrote:
> Dear Sherlockians,
>
> Just wanted to put foreward an idea.
>
> How about compiling a list consisting the 10 best cases [by Sir
ACD] of Sherlock Holmes?
> Each member posts his/her 10 personal favorites, the first one
being the most favorite. S/He also puts a description as to why is
the first one is his/her most favorite.
>
> Obviously, each case is a gem in itself and it's naïve to narrow
them down to meagre ten. But still, I feel it would be nice[and fun]
to know each others personal taste and opinion.
>
> Sir ACD treasured 14 cases as his personal favorites. I am sure
most of us would be knowing about it, I shall post it in a couple of
days.
>
> Regards,
> Anubhav