I say, I say... Nero Wolfe? That's stretching things too far, don't u think?
I've read just one of the Nero Wolfe series and I was not very impressed.
Granted that heredity is not a major factor in such cases (Holmes and his
brother themselves came of a family whose business was, well, just "business" -
not even remotely connected to the type of jobs they did!).

Nero Wolfe as the son of Holmes...!!!


Sridhar

pinaki roy <monkaroy@...> wrote:

Dear Sherlockians,



First of all, being a Bengali, I should wish you a very happy and
prosperous Doorga Pooja. It is Maha Sasthi today, and it would be Maha Saptami
tomorrow! I have just now returned from a refreshing pooja-pandal-strolling tour
to Hili, 25 kilometres from Balurghat, which is a renowned India-Bangladesh
border point.



I whole heartedly agree with Mr. Sumal that it would be better
if we get to know each other more closely. We should, at least, mention our
cities/towns, full names, professions and interests. As for myself, I have
already mentioned that I am a lecturer in English literature and you also know
about my residence quite well!



Regarding Mr. Sumal's observations on Irene Adler who appears
in "A Scandal in Bohemia" (first published in the July 1891-issue of The Strand
Magazine), I cannot help imagining her as a prototype sultry seductress who
retains within herself enough attractive power to captivate even the stony heart
of Sherlock Holmes! Allen Eyles, in "Sherlock Holmes: A Centenary Celebration"
(London: John Murray, 1986), underscores the shades in her character though she
"is not a villain", and also marvels at the ways she "outwits...[Holmes]...at
every turn" (pp.20). The main problem concerning Adler is with Watson's usage of
the word "late" in the eleventh line of the short story. While William S.
Baring-Gould, in "The Annotated Sherlock Holmes", Volume 1 (New York: Clarkson
N. Potter, 1967), simply points out that Watson must have written the narrative
much before July 1891 (pp. 346), Jerry Neal Williamson, in "A Scandal in 'A
Scandal in Bohemia'" (in The Baker Street Journal,
Volume 1 Number 4, October 1951) is convinced that having not reposed trust in
Holmes ability to solve the case, Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond von Ormstein, the
king of Bohemia, used the detective as an alibi and murdered her for possessing
the controversial and compromising photograph! (pp. 141-3). I have here my own
point to add! I am sure that photography in the last decade of the nineteenth
century was awfully slow - so how long could the king and the beautiful lady be
in the apparently compromising position? If it proves Adler as a sultry
seductress, it also proves that the king suffered from the lack of restraint!



Manly Wade Wellman, in "A New
Scandal in Bohemia" (in The Baker Street Journal, Volume 2 Number 1, January
1947), is of the opinion that Adler could have died only by violence (pp.90).
According to his thesis, Adler was sexually tortured before the hired assassins
of the king killed her! Baring-Gould calls to attention the relish with which
Holmes recalls the "late King of Bohemia" in "His Last Bow" (published in August
1914) (pp. 347).



I also beg to draw your kind
notice to the theory floated first by Rex Stout that Holmes married Irene Adler
during the period he was living a secluded life following the Reichenbach brush
with death, and they had a son - Nero Wolfe! I would not like to venture out
that far!





I would request our members to continue with this discussion on Adler.







Pinaki Roy







































































From:



Pinaki Roy,

Lecturer,

Department of English,

Faculty of Postgraduate Studies,

Malda College,

Rabindra Avenue, Rathbari More,

Post Office + District: Malda - 732 101

Mobile: 94341 12856





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