Thanks for this, Sridhar! I'll try to get the ones I mentioned below, and see how I go. Maybe we should try to get a Bollywood re. 'Sherlock Holmes and the...
Tim Symonds
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Feb 1, 2006 12:35 pm
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Glad to be of help,Tim. I would like to amend my Comparison of the movie "Sholay" (which I had suggested that you add to your list) The movie it is "inspired"...
Any members interested in this intriguing and fairly weird but amusing story and visiting London could do a walk to the places in The Red-Headed League, which...
Tim Symonds
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Feb 11, 2006 10:20 am
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Hello, Everybody! I'm Navneeth from Madras(Chennai, if you prefer). I'm 20 and only now have I begun reading the adventures of the greatest fictional...
Hello Navneeth, and I'm sure I speak for all when I say welcome. I hope you will enjoy participating in this group. Night-glasses are binoculars where the exit...
Dear Holmesians, Ref Tim's letter re: the London landmarks in The Red Headed League(TRHL) Even in the story, a reference is made to the location of the red...
Dear Navneeth and Jeff, Jeff's explanation is bang on.In armoured(Tank) warfare, the extra light generated by such glasses is called "periscope light" and...
Dear Holmesians, Sir Doyle usually drops bits of his medical knowledge once in a while. Note the deduction about Jabez Wilson being an asthamatic. Are there ...
Dear Sherlockians, I agree with Sumal that the number of postings on our website in the month of February is abnormally low. I am out of station, attending...
Question: how long was Sherlock Holmes in practice, and how many of these years was he with Watson? ... From: SherlockHolmesSocietyofIndia@... ...
Tim Symonds
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Feb 23, 2006 10:14 am
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julia and holmesians, Though his medical profession did not give him much success,Sir doyle was always loyal to his profession.In the first instance remember...
Venkat wrote: julia and holmesians, Though his medical profession did not give him much success,Sir doyle was always loyal to his profession.In the first...
Dear Holmesians, While I agree that postings in Feb have gone down, no one seems to have commented on my posting of Feb 17 on TRHL, nor on my reply of Feb 19...
Question: when does Holmes use a telephone for the very first time, and in which story? ... From: SherlockHolmesSocietyofIndia@... ...
Tim Symonds
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Feb 24, 2006 9:02 am
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Dear Sherlockians, This has reference to Tim Symond’s query about the dates for Holmes’s beginning his investigations and his retirement. William S....
Dear Sherlockians, Though Watson has often been portrayed as a busy physician in the different Sherlock Holmes stories, I do not think that he has been able to...
'The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger' indicates, as Pinaki states, Holmes was in active practice until 1903, a period of 23 years in total. 17 of these were...
Tim Symonds
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Feb 24, 2006 7:52 pm
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I can think of a few instances where Holmes uses his medical knowledge to partially solve cases. Some of the best ones are... o Adventure of the Creeping Man -...
Tim, I suppose that must have been in 3GAR when Holmes makes reference to his telephone appointment with Nathan Garrideb, do you think? Julia Question: when...
Yes, indeed, the Adventure of the 3 Garridebs is the one. Question: generally, what was Holmes' attitude towards new inventions in crime detection, such as...
Tim Symonds
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Feb 27, 2006 10:57 am
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hello sherlockians, i've a question..... some of the non-canonical writers claim holmes was married and has a daughter(refer the site ...
Venkat, Do not worry! In non-Doyle Sherlock Holmes' stories people can say anything. While it is true that Doyle gave permission for William Gillette to...
Venkat mentions the Sign of Four. Holmes should have done his homework a little better on names. The Indians among the Four are apparently Sikhs but two have...
Tim Symonds
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Feb 28, 2006 7:44 pm
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Question: generally, what was Holmes' attitude towards new inventions in crime detection, such as fingerprinting? Tim, I can't think of anything specific other...
Dear Holmesians, I could not be active last month since I was away on a vacation. I promise to make amends this month. Singha Sir, I will reply to all your...