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Re: [sherlock holmes society of india] Digest Number 884

He spent time in Trincomalee (Sri Lanka) and Lhasa (Tibet), as far as I
remember. And of course, the Mandala of Sherlock Holmes is perhaps the best
of the pastiches that I have read.
Nikhil

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> Ideally from the Society's point of view the plot should bring Sherlock
> Holmes out to South Asia, perhaps with Dr Watson showing him his old
> military posts. I can't recall but when Holmes reappeared to everyone's
> surprise after his apparent death at the Falls, didn't he say he had spent
> several years in South Asia - was it Afghanistan, or?
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> It may be made more contemporary- Probably we may think of using
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Hello all, I agree with the comments below, that it is the quality of the writing that make the stories so memorable and so popular. The author uses words as a...
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Jun 25, 2007
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What I found most vivid were the description of of his train journeys. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Nikhil Prasad Ojha
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Dear Nikhil and SHians, Yup, there is asociety which brings railway enthusiasts with Holmesians in England. Sumalsn...
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Dear Sumal and members, if any of us members writes a 'sherlock holmes' story, which magazines in India might want to publish it? _____ From:...
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I think Penguin would go for it. Also Oxford and Rupa. Of course, it would have to be really good. What say we all contribute a bit? Make a sort of...
sridhar C
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Sounds like a good idea from Sridhar. First there's have to be the plot. How about involving the Anarchists from those times? _____ From:...
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Jul 9, 2007
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I was thinking more on the lines of Anarchists from today. Maybe give Holmes a really long life (he drank the Elixir of Life when he was Sigersen in Potala!)...
sridhar C
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Dear Tim and Holmesians, It may be made more contemporary- Probably we may think of using current events as the background! sumalsn...
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Ideally from the Society's point of view the plot should bring Sherlock Holmes out to South Asia, perhaps with Dr Watson showing him his old military posts. I...
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He spent time in Trincomalee (Sri Lanka) and Lhasa (Tibet), as far as I remember. And of course, the Mandala of Sherlock Holmes is perhaps the best of the...
Nikhil Prasad Ojha
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My mail came up blank - maybe becoz of the attachments. Adding links in the mail instead of the attachemnts. I joined this group just a few days back and...
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Dear Arun, Welcome aboard. Please introduce yourself and keep on posting informative posts like that. Sumalsn...
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This is wonderful information and many thanks to Arun for sending it. I like the idea of Trincomalee at the end of the information - there is a now nearly...
Tim Symonds
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Jul 23, 2007
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Dear Tim and Holmesians, There are not many National level magazines/ Newspapers who publish short stories of Amateurs nowadays. I remember " Mirror " of the...
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Dear Sumal and SHians, Actually I was thinking more on the lines of a novelette, if not a novel. A collaboration of at least 10-11 Holmesians. LOL, we could...
sridhar C
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Back in the 1960s or 1970s a group of about 6 people in New York wrote a novel together and I think it sold well, possibly because of the publicity it...
Tim Symonds
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Jul 13, 2007
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LOL. There's always someone who has done it before. Like Holmes says, there's nothing new under the sun. Well, we could still give it a try. More than just 6...
sridhar C
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Jul 15, 2007
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Dear Sri and Holmesians, I suppose a new James Bond novel is being written by Sebastian Faulks.I think the Estate of Sir ACD should commission a well known ...
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Dear Holmesians, I suppose Ms JK Rowling would have been a good choice. She is expected to be free too! Sumalsn...
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Today is the day millions of copies of the new JK Rowling are flying around the world. A copy was delivered by special delivery at 7 this morning here, deep in...
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Jul 21, 2007
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LOL, Sumal. She has just finished off (or has she?) one of her major headaches and you expect her to start off on another?!! Sridhar sumalsn...
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Jul 26, 2007
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I haven't looked at the seventh and 'final' JK Rowling but I believe she has bumped off a significant character. I wonder if in the future the demand for her...
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Jul 26, 2007
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Dear Tim and other SHians, Isn't that what was being said about Die Hard? Willis nevertheless is back with his "yippee-ka-yay" stuff and what's more there is...
sridhar C
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Jul 27, 2007
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Dear Holmesians and Sri, Members would recall that I had suggested JK Rowling would be a excellent choice to pen a SH patische. It seems that hse is writing a...
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Dear Suman and other SHians, JK Rowling could well try writing a Holmes pastiche, and I believe she can if she sufficiently motivated, but I'm doubtful if...
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Dear Suman and other SHians, JK Rowling could well try writing a Holmes pastiche, and I believe she can if she sufficiently motivated, but I'm doubtful if...
sridhar C
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Aug 21, 2007
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I mentioned earlier that a small group of us were going to see The Hound of the Baskervilles by a group of strolling players called Illyria (www.illyria.uk.com...
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Aug 8, 2007
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Dear Tim and other SHians A good idea, but I'd have to leave me out if I were picking up SHians for the play! I can't act worth, ummm, anything, although my...
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