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Dear Holmesians, "Shubh kaam me deri kyon?" (Why delay the auspicious/good job?) The first thing that grabbed me when I first read the adventure was the...
Dear Sherlockians, Michael Dibdin, in his "The Last Sherlock Holmes Story", converted "The Final Problem" into a tale where Holmes created the personality of...
For me, "Yellow Face" is a personal favourite because of the pathos in its closing line when the Master admits his fallibility: *"If it should ever strike you...
hi i have always bee an ardent fan of mr holmes and his methods . i have recently completed the original collection of sherlock holmes stories and would like...
There are some very good stories about Sherlock Holmes by Larry Millett. He is a very good writer. Try the library. ayushgen <ayushgen@...> wrote: hi...
Dear Holmesians, The Canon is by and large free from rcist prejudices you see in other contemporary Victorian writers . However, Sir doyle occassionally slips...
Dear Ayush, I welcome you into the fold of Indian Sherlockians. You will be able to discuss Sherlock Holmes with the most knowledgable members of this societ....
Dear Holmesians, Menbers of this esteemed Society would have noticed a sudden increase in the membership of the society. In order to attract and retain our ...
Dear Holmesians, I do not get the feeling from reading the adventure that Sir ACD is a racist. Towards the end, where Mrs. Munro narrates her story, her first...
Bravo.I could not have said it any better. I agree with everything you said. I thought it was written beautifully, and with feeling. You can very easily get...
Dear Sri, Joe and Holmesians, I could not agree with you more.Sri , your analysis was excellent. I think Sir Doyle was a broadminded man as evident from the...
Dear Holmesians, The Adventure of The Yellow Face is also remarkable because there is actully no crime in the story . There is a mystery which after its ...
Dear Holmesians, "Sherlock Holmes would be useless in real life, because he relies absolutely on people conforming to type". That is, he is a reflection of the...
Dear Holmesians, Since we are growing phenomenally well, I would suggest that more members be active. I find it difficult to generate new topics for discussion...
Dear Sumal and Holmesians, "Stiff upper lips" is exactly how one may have described the Britishers of the last Century. I confess I do not know if it still...
Dear Sumal and Holmesians, "Sherlock Holmes would be useless in real life, because he relies absolutely on people conforming to type" I am not sure this is how...
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Tim
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Oct 1, 2006 5:19 pm
Sumalsn is right, he has been bearing a very great deal of the weight, magnificantly. May I suggest as a start that the group produces a quiz of perhaps 50...
Dear Tim and Holmesians, Thanks for that comment. I suggested this idea only because I was running out of ideas on new subjects. I think the answer to your...
Dear Tim and Holmesians, I can now back it up with something from the Canon. The Adventure of the Devil's foot: Yes, Brenda Tregennis," repeated our visitor....
Dear Holmesians, The question I want to put to our members is a fairly easy one. Here goes- What is the name of Dr Watson's orderly who saved his life? Sumalsn...
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Dear Holmesians, The orderly who saved Dr Watson's life is Murray. I would like to contribute a question in this series. What is Dr Watson's middle name? The...
Dr John Hamish Watson NOTICE: This electronic mail message is intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This message,...
The Crooked Man...from the Memoirs NOTICE: This electronic mail message is intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This...
Actually, the question ought to have been "Elementary, my dear Watson!" And the argument still rages, like one of those coffee-toffee things. Many of...
"Though unmusical, __________ is the most expressive of all languages" - Holmes Which language is he talking about? Sridhar PS: I'm loving this...thanks Sumal...
