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[sherlock holmes society of india] Re: Dressing-gown

Dear Tim and Holmesians,
I think Sir ACD had quite an eye for colour. In fact , The plotline
of " The Red Headed League" depended upon colour to achieve the effect.
The point being the colour of mr Jabez Wilson was used to get him out
of his house.
Sumalsn







Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:41 am

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Dear Sherlockians, I have been following with interest the different postings on our group’s site regarding the family background of Holmes, but could not...
pinaki roy
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Jul 12, 2006
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What colour was Holmes' dressing-gown? I have heard it was royal purple!...
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Jul 13, 2006
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Dear Tim , Really! worth going through the Canon to find out. sumalsn...
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Jul 19, 2006
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My main thought about the purple dressing-gown was how and if Conan Doyle made much of colour in his writing. Do members have any idea whether various colours...
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Jul 20, 2006
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Dear Tim and Holmesians, I think Sir ACD had quite an eye for colour. In fact , The plotline of " The Red Headed League" depended upon colour to achieve the...
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Jul 21, 2006
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Yes, The Red Headed League is an excellent example! ... From: SherlockHolmesSocietyofIndia@... ...
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Jul 21, 2006
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There was also the blue carbuncle. Sridhar sumalsn <no_reply@...> wrote: Dear Tim and Holmesians, I think Sir ACD had quite an eye for colour. In...
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Jul 25, 2006
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Dear Dr Pinaki and Holmesians, Welcome back , Doctor Saab. We sorely missed you while we where discussing the Master's background. Now that you have posted a ...
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