Dear Holmesians,

While Sir Doyle had never brought back Stamford into the canon, some of the
pastiches do him credit, most notably "The Seven Percent Solution" where he
plays a very crucial role in terms of helping Watson and Holmes.

The recurring characters were very much part of the entire Holmesian diorama,
but Stamford, with his curt & rapid assessment of Holmes as an essentially
eccentric person at the very outset, would not have fit into it. Also, with the
dependable Watson present to provide medical insights (whenever needed) Satmford
might have become redundant. In general, Sir Doyle had refrained from mentioning
too many doctors in any work.

With best wishes for Vijaya Dashami,

Riju Ganguly


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