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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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 ...
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 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...
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...
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 ...
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 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...
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...
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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Dear Anubhav, Are you sure about that? I read "The three Gables" just now. I did not find any reference to Mycroft Holmes at all. Sumalsn...
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. ...
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, 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 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...
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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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...
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...
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...
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 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 ...
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'...
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 Sherlockians, Professor Moriarty, contrary to the ideas projected by numerous films & pastiches, appears only thrice in the entire canon, i.e. in "The...
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 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...