Dear Sherlockians, Through the site of this unique group I seek to thank Mr. Sumal Sen for allowing us, through his e-mail dated 24 March 2005, to have a...
Dear Sherlockians, Please allow me to wish all of you a very happy and prosperous Holi through this e-mail. (Pinaki Roy) From: PINAKI ROY, FACULTY MEMBER (P), ...
Dear Sherlockians, I had reviewed This book sometime back . I reproduce it here . Please comment on it. It is perhaps very rare in literary history that the...
About Holmes' disinterest in women: I'm sure some of u must have read the Mandala of Sherlock Holmes (don't remember the author right now), in which Holmes is,...
Many thanks to the author of these excellent notes on Conan Doyle's background. My only thought is that writers write for the society they live in,...
Tim Symonds
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Mar 20, 2005 9:23 am
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Dear Sherlockians, I have bemusedly observed that none of the eminent Sherlock Holmes critics, including William S. Baring-Gould, Allan Eyles, and Leslie S....
Pretty late to be replying to this mail, but I've got a whole pile of unread mails! ACD was one of the original fathers of detective fiction and he would never...
What was really interesting about Holmes' ability to put together a picture from small detail was the fact he quickly learnt not to explain how he had achieved...
Tim Symonds
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Mar 15, 2005 12:38 pm
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Gee, Thanks Sumal, but that was eons ago when I was in school. I've not even attempted it for ages. I'd definitely show my own asinine qualities if I tried it...
Hi Back after a long break. In my post a while back, [http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/SherlockHolmesSocietyofIndia/message/593], I had discussed Holmes'...
Dear Sherlockians, I remember James asking this group about Sherlock Holmes physical description , In Dr Watson's words, he was something like this, "His very...
Well, yes, most of what Sumal says is true. Of course, one could read all of these and more and still draw the wrong conclusions (as often happens with me,...
Members, like the Great Master himself, survive falls, even if they only reappear after a long hiatus. The game is definitely afoot and I, for one am back in...
Dear Sherlockians, How does Sherlock deduce? Q. In one word-logically. To elaborate further, his knowledge of a person is derived by his observation of their: ...
Dear Tim , The suggestion was excellent but you see the implementation part is quite intimidating . What I meant was how do we popularize it among netizens who...
Dear Tim, I would like to differ with you on the point that the association was more beneficial for Dr Watson. I disagree for the following reasons a) Cocaine...
Dear Sherlockians, It is quite strange , you see that ACD commited quite a bloomer there.I think he was justified in creating a mythical creature, poetic...
I agree with those who feel the society needs to publish something - we are still in an Age when something in the hand - even a quarterly newsletter - grips...
Tim Symonds
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Mar 2, 2005 4:19 pm
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Yes, the 'swamp adder' is an invented species, though it comes close to the North American massasuaga (honest, that's the name). In any case, snakes are deaf...
Tim Symonds
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Mar 2, 2005 4:14 pm
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I agree. Both were very dependent on each other. Mostly we think Watson was the more dependent on Holmes, believing Holmes had given him a renewed interest...
Tim Symonds
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Mar 2, 2005 3:52 pm
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Dear Sherlockians, I personally feel that the association of Sherlock Holmes with Dr Watson was mutually beneficial. Dr Watson weaned off Holmes from his ...
Excellent and almost exhaustive analysis, Mr. Roy, except that you need not have begged to differ at all. You see, I did not suggest that the snake in...
Dear Sherlockians and especially, Mr. Sumal Sen, I heartily thank Mr. Sen for his proposals to upgrade different aspects and activities of our group. In my...
Dear Sherlockians, In response to Mr. James’s query about the exact birthday of Sherlock Holmes, please allow me to refer to the noted Sherlockian, Leslie S....
