Dear Sherlockians, This is pretty late I know - anyway, here's wishing u all a "very belated" but very Hardik Holi ki shubhkamnayen. And, now that we are...
Dear Sherlockians, This was one of the first books of Sherlock Holmes not written by Doyle that I read. At first glance, I tht it wouldn't be able to match the...
As just a small quiz, recently I asked if anyone had heard of Georges Tréville. He was a French actor who appeared in an otherwise all-British cast when the...
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Apr 2, 2005 8:58 am
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Dear CS, I agree. It would be nice indeed . Let us hope Norbu attempts an encore. sumal...
Dear Dr Roy, Thanks , that wasvery encouraging. The book was published by Harper Collins , costs Rs 225, year 1999. I wrote this review for www. mouthshut.com...
Here's a question: is the body of Conan Doyle's work on the list of reading for literature courses in South Asia's schools? If members think the work is...
Tim Symonds
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Apr 9, 2005 8:01 am
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Maybe what we all need is a thick dose of opium! Hey, maybe that'll turn some of our brains and make us as capable as Holmes!!! Sridhar PS: Then again, maybe...
I've come across two of Holmes's stories in my school days (I think the 8th and the 9th grades). One was "The Blue Carbuncle" and the other was, ummmm, don't...
Didn't Watson at one point mention the dose of opium Holmes injected? ... From: sridhar C [mailto:cs_gollum@...] Sent: 09 April 2005 11:47 To:...
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Apr 10, 2005 6:26 pm
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Hi All, We had "The Beryl coronet" as part of the non-detailed text in 10th standard (Karnataka state syllabus) - but this was when I was in 10th, which was a...
Dear Maggie, I changed computers at the time you asked this and have only just seen your e-mail under 'storage'! The famous exchange between Holmes and Watson...
Tim Symonds
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Apr 11, 2005 10:19 am
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At least I know now that I'm not getting senile in my old age :)) Sridhar sumalsn <no_reply@...> wrote: Dear Sridhar, You are right . One was the...
Well, yes, he did. I think it was 8% something or the other. Sridhar PS: But I'd not know what an 8% mixture was if u brought it to me on a platter with...
Dear Sherlockians, I sincerely apologise for the long hiatus in participating in the discussions of our Society lately. In fact, I had been, unknown to myself,...
I was very interested in Pinaki's reference to India's Dr. Bidhan Chandra Ray and the fact the Doctor has not (yet) inspired the South Asian equivalent of...
Tim Symonds
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Apr 13, 2005 9:53 am
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... I don't know about Opium, but I do know Holmes liked a 7 per cent solution of cocaine. Which is a slightly weird way of doing coke[liquid?], but he...
Well, I am very much in the dark about anybody other than Byomkesh Bakshi by Saradindhu Bandopadhyay (please forgive any errors in the naming, Pinaki) who...
I feel sorry for you for having to pay for such stories. Nowadays, with the internet revolution I've come across a lot of fanfiction, which can be called...
... has created a detective (whose name temporarily slips my mind) who also has a sidekick (who's name too I'm afraid I don't recollect). The speciality of...
I'm not sure, but since "Sujatha" writes in both Tamil and English, I guess these must be available in English too. Sorry, but I can't be more helpful. Hey,...
Must be one of those Blandings Castle novels starring Percy Pilbeam (the most hated detective of all!), I guess. Sridhar ... There's a nice link between PGW...
Dear Sherlockians, I remember " Podighai(DD) " channel usedto televise the adventures of Vasanth and Ganesh in the late 80's - early 90's.Rajesh Kumar is ...
Right u r! Just checked it up! I guess it's time for another complete read of PGW. :) Sridhar ... (the most hated detective of all!), I guess. Nope, Psmith,...
Dear Sherlockians, Percy Pilbeam wasthe guy who wasusually hiredto stop thetheft or detect the theft of the Empress of Blandings ,Lord Emsworth's prizepig ...
Or to steal a certain autobiography of Lord Emsworth's younger brother, Galahad "Gally" Threepwood who had had a very roguish sort of youth and seems to have...
