Dear Sherlockians,

Sorry that there had once again been a
hiatus in my participation. Actually I have had been away for four days at
Siliguri (298 km from my residential town of Balurghat), and on returning, I was
greeted with at least 14 unread mails of the Society. I wish every member of the
Sherlock Holmes Society of India (S.H.S.I) a very happy and prosperous 2006!

Regarding the on-going discussions about “A
Scandal in Bohemia”, I would like to add that Sherlock Holmes has definitely
been shown having had fallen in love with Irene Adler in the story. There might
be a debate on whether it is love or fascination, but there IS something between
them in this story! There is definitely the other theory to ponder upon – it
takes into consideration such points as Holmes’s uncanny seclusion,
self-distancing from women, overt dependence on John Hamish Watson and addiction
to cocaine, but …well…it would be rather controversial (though according to me
literary critics should deal with ALL the aspects of canonical writings)! Irene
Adler, I hope the S.H.S.I members would agree with me, is the most physical of
all the Sherlock Holmes women – she might have well played the part of the
sultry seductress. A startling theory forwarded by Rex Stout is that Holmes
actually married Adler during his post-Reichenbach hiding and
that Nero Wolfe is their son! I should also mention that in the body of recent
historicist criticism, Jean Leckie, the second wife of Arthur Conan Doyle, is
progressively been seen as a cruel seductress rather than a revered one who
could participate in automatic writing and provide august company to the Holmes
creator.

Further discussions are solicited.


Pinaki Roy







From:

Pinaki Roy,
Department of English,
Faculty of Post-graduate Studies,
Malda College



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