Dear Riju sir and Sherlockians, I can't be too sure about this . Moriarty is a criminal mastermind, described by Holmes as the "Napoleon of Crime". Arthur...
Dear Tim and Holmesians, I think Sir ACD had quite an eye for colour. In fact , The plotline of " The Red Headed League" depended upon colour to achieve the...
Dear Sherlockians, Professor Moriarty, contrary to the ideas projected by numerous films & pastiches, appears only thrice in the entire canon, i.e. in "The...
My main thought about the purple dressing-gown was how and if Conan Doyle made much of colour in his writing. Do members have any idea whether various colours...
Tim
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Jul 20, 2006 12:22 pm
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Dear Navneeth, Glad to know that you were able to find something of interest . Keep posting. We will be glad to hear from you always. Sumalsn...
Hi Sumalsn, Thanks for the link. It's been a long time since I visited this group, and that's because when I joined I had read very little of Holmes'...
Dear Dr Pinaki and Holmesians, Welcome back , Doctor Saab. We sorely missed you while we where discussing the Master's background. Now that you have posted a ...
What colour was Holmes' dressing-gown? I have heard it was royal purple!...
Tim
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Jul 13, 2006 9:53 am
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Dear Sherlockians, I have been following with interest the different postings on our group’s site regarding the family background of Holmes, but could not...
Hi Suman and Anubhav I'd like to add a few of my own favs: Kanoon (*ing Ashok Kumar, Rajendra Kumar etc.), Jewel Thief, Chashmebaddoor, Pushpak (a movie...
SumalDa, I partially disagree with you here. There have been Indian director's (although countable) the work of whom has been recognised and appreciated by the...
When did the great Indian fictional detectives purportedly live? Tim ... From: SherlockHolmesSocietyofIndia@... ...
Tim
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Jul 9, 2006 7:41 am
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Dear Holmesians, Here is link to an interesting article I found in the Deccan Herald. http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/feb132005/sh2.asp. Read and post...
Dear Holmesians, We might as well discuss the little we know of his background which appears fleetingly in the Sacred Canon. In the A Study in Scarlet,...
Dear Tim, The idea is a very good one but unfortunately Bolly wood is more or less sold on song and dance spectacle. The cold intellectualism of Mr Sherlock...
Dear Holmesians, It is a great honour to have Mr Bert Coules among our midst. This is his website in which he has a lot of Sherlockian Information. ...
If Bollywood decided to produce a 'Sherlock Holmes movie'but not based on the canon - i.e. a new story where Holmes and Watson visit India - do members have...
Tim
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Jul 7, 2006 8:41 am
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Well...I actually saw the episode...The Grenada Television's one....I have it on the DVD. Perhaps it has been altered a bit in there. NOTICE: This electronic...
Dear Anubhav, I just re-read "The Three Gables" for it's been a while since I've even touched the Canon. But, the reference to the father of SH and MH does not...
Dear Holmesians, While investigating the case of "The Three Gables", Mycroft once uses his magnifying glasses and SH to his own surprise, clinching his teeth, ...
Dear Sri and SHians, Not exactly. We know all about the background of Superman, Batman, Hulk , spiderman etc. The reader knows all about the Superhero but not ...
Hello friends, We know that Doyle's family life was difficult - his father was afflicted with epilepsy and alcoholism, leaving the home in near-poverty. But...
Hi Srini, Welcome to the Real World! Almost all of us here are as "hard-core" as you are, so no problemo! Let us know how you came to meet the Master and an...
Dear SHians, Riddle me this...why does almost every superhero want to keep his/her identity a secret? Isn't one of the reasons that he/she doesn't want his/her...
Hi everybody, I am the newest member of our society. I hope to contribute something to the forums. By the way I am a hard core fan of Sherlock Holmes! bye ...
I wonder if ACD didn't build up Holmes' family because from early on ACD had no strong intention of sticking with the great detective? It's hard to remember...
Tim
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Jul 3, 2006 8:30 am
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Dear Tim and Holmesians, I think Tim is being modest about the British Army's success. Remember, the French Army folded without a fight and the Polish army had...