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Salutations Fellow SHSI members, http://221bmoriartyslair.blogspot.com/ a radical view, irreverent yet vaguely appreciative.........not quite what I would call...
Question: in which story did Holmes say "You know, Watson, I don't mind confessing to you that I have always had the idea I would have made a highly efficient...
Tim Symonds
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Jun 8, 2007 9:39 am
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Hello Everybody....i suppose this is the first time that i am contributing to this interesting communication ........ Well the answer is ...." The adventures...
Yes, absolutely right. I wonder just which tools Holmes carried around in the burgling kit! Are there instances in the Canon where he used a specific tool? ...
Tim Symonds
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Jun 8, 2007 2:04 pm
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Dear Tim and SHians, I think he asked Dr Watson to make a silk mask too! Sumalsn...
I wonder how ACD's research into material for his novels affected his Sherlock Holmes' stories or vice-versa? For example, he published 'Rodney Stone' in...
Tim Symonds
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Jun 13, 2007 12:14 pm
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hai i am archana and i would like to share home stories with u ... Did you know? You can CHAT without downloading messenger. Know how! [Non-text portions of...
Hello Fellow SHSI members.... In a recent thread concerning Holmes as possibly possessing ample skills to "burgle" at will with impunity. A Master Magician of...
Welcome to SHSOI, Archana. Tell us about yourself and how you got interested in Sherlock Holmes. Sridhar archana sreelatha <achu_talks@...> wrote: hai ...
Dear James and other SHians, It does sound like another conspiracy/da Vinci code kind of nutcase theory. But then again, when a certain Dutchman came out with...
Dear Tim and other SHians, Though I don't think it is mentioned anywhere in the Canon, I guess the usual burglar kit would generally include a jemmy, a file, a...
Dear Sherlockians, I am afraid I am running a bit late, but in response to Sumal's suggestion regarding Holmes's attachment to the seven percent SOLUTION, it...
Dear Pinaki and Holmesians, Yes, I think Sherlock Holmes minute knowledge of the criminal mind hepled him to anticipate what a criminal mind would think at...
Dear Holmesians, Why is Sh so popular? Why does a allegedly leterary character hold so much sway on our minds? Why are not other detectives like Hercule ...
hi holmesians, that was really a nice question by sumalsn... though holmes is a literary character, he definitely occupies a place in everyone's mind who reads...
As members may know, while there isn't a museum of Arthur Conan Doyle memorabilia in or near Crowborough where he lived for many years (at Windlesham Manor,...
Tim Symonds
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Jun 23, 2007 7:55 am
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Harish makes a very good point about Conan Doyle's ability in the Canon to keep our attention to the very end. Is this something to do with the length of the...
Tim Symonds
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Jun 23, 2007 7:56 am
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I agree. Besides, he was of the opinion, wasn't he, that there's nothing new under the sun...it's all be done before? Take the "heist" movies for example. The...
Dear Sumal and SHians, Holmes was the first detective to whom I was introduced when I was 7 or thereabouts. It was the serials which attracted me and my mom's...
Dear Sherlockians, The enduring appeal of Sherlock Holmes appears to be somewhat difficult to be verbally explained. Doyle had carefully incorporated the...
Dear Holmesians, Mr. Doyle obviously did a great job with Holmes imbuing him almost superhuman qualities of logical deduction and composure under fire, but...
It is interesting to note that in his real life, Doyle was immensely concerned with what now is called foreign affairs. For example, he campaigned for a...
Tim Symonds
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Jun 24, 2007 7:23 am
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Hello all, I agree with the comments below, that it is the quality of the writing that make the stories so memorable and so popular. The author uses words as a...
In case any members are in England on Sunday August 5 there is a performance of The Hound of the Baskervilles, taking place within one of the UK’s most ...
Tim Symonds
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Jul 2, 2007 11:54 am
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Dear Nikhil and SHians, Yup, there is asociety which brings railway enthusiasts with Holmesians in England. Sumalsn...