Most reasonably the chosen few have an appeal to perhaps a sort of
self appointed elite so deeply entrenched in matters of popular
discussions
among the "educated" and tenured literati that regular folks are
always on the outside looking in.............however.......longevity
and sales are the true test of good work in literature. I believe SH
appeals to all levels of society and consequently "taints" itself with
the elbow rubbing of everyday folks who may just enjoy a good read. I
have a prediction that SH literature will be alive and well in another
hundred years or even more. I think the works of the "winners" will be
in a back file somewhere...seldom read except by a miserable few
reviewing archaic stories for some student paper or worse. ERB and SH
and more.........will always be around for us to enjoy and ponder and
relish the delicious minutae of these great works.
Anyhow.........just my two cents worth

James27Word

by the way......I now work and live here in Honolulu......pricey but
nice...................cheers

--- In SherlockHolmesSocietyofIndia@..., sumalsn
<no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> Dear Holmesians,
> It is a well known fact that Nobel prize In Literature is given to
> writers whose ability is beyond doubt, however their popularity is
> never as much as that of popular fiction writers.A mere look at the
> list of winners is testimony to the fact that most of them are hardly
> read , far less remembered. Why is that writers like Sir Arthur Conan
> Doyle miss out on the Nobel Prize?Their works are as much a commentary
> on human life as any other.Mebers, rush in with your discussions.
> Sumalsn
>