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...
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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Dear Tim and SHians, I think he asked Dr Watson to make a silk mask too! Sumalsn...
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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Hello Everybody....i suppose this is the first time that i am contributing to this interesting communication ........ Well the answer is ...." The adventures...
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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Dear James and Shians, I think PG Wodehouse propogated this idea too! Sumalsn...
Salutations Fellow SHSI members, http://221bmoriartyslair.blogspot.com/ a radical view, irreverent yet vaguely appreciative.........not quite what I would call...
Dear Holmesians, Considering the fact that he left the British Indian Army in his middle age, I guess he would have been anything above Major , and upto ...
Dear Holmesians, I do not thnk that doctors are non-combatants in a modern Army any longer. As far as I know the only exemption Doctors get in the Indian Army...
Interesting discussion about Watson as an Army doctor. My slight experience with Army doctors is they are really civilians inducted or recruited into the...
Tim Symonds
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May 28, 2007 2:43 pm
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Hello all, would PT be required of army surgeons? I imagine the risk of injury would exempt them. Jeff ... ...
Dear Holmesians, Dr Watson was a lazy man.I wonder how he survived in the British Army without waking up early to attend to his Regimental daily routines, ie ...
Dear Holmesians, Tomorrow we would be entering our sixth year of existence. It has been possible due to the co-operation of members and the sustained interest...
Dear Holmesians, Remember Sherlock Holmes was adept in chemistry. It is quite possible that he might have dabbled in performance enhancing steroids to keep up...
I agree with this viewpoint. For example, in "Black Peter", Watson wakes up to see Holmes walking in with a long spear tucked under his arm. Holmes explains he...
Below is what the housekeeper and two assistants would have done daily in Victorian times. Although Mrs Hudson seems unobtrusive, she must have managed this...
Tim Symonds
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May 15, 2007 8:13 am
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Dear SHians, Mention has been made on occasion about the 2 sports Holmes excelled in - jiu jitsu (oft-debated, I know) and expertise in single-stick fighting....
there is a popular advert jingle for macdonald's burgers, in india at least, that goes "i am loving it". in the valley of fear (chapter 2), inspector macdonald...
the adventures are narrated through the eyes of dr watson. is it possible that the good doctor never saw holmes exercise; on many occasions it is said that...
Yes, the mention of Mrs Hudson's cooking: what food did she serve Holmes and Watson? _____ From: SherlockHolmesSocietyofIndia@... ...
Tim Symonds
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May 14, 2007 10:23 am
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Hello to All Sherlockians, Regarding the effects of aging on physical fitness........well its fairly obvious that we all lose strength as we age unless we...
I believe the adventures themselves gave ample exercise to his mind as well as body and if we are to go by Watson's records (a glimpse of which appears at the...
My view is that SH as he grew older could have relied quite strongly on his earlier well-practiced techniques to overcome an attacker and this would have stood...
Dear Holmesians, How did Sherlock Holmes keep himself fit considering the fact that he hardly exercsed? Is it possible that someone keep himself fit without ...
Dear Holmesians, We seem to have fallen upon bad days. This year,we have been sluggish and activity seems to be scarcely happening. I see that I am also guilty...
Here's the extract Venkat pointed me toward: His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge. Of contemporary literature, philosophy and politics he appeared...
Tim Symonds
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May 1, 2007 7:21 pm
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Many thanks for this info! Tim _____ From: SherlockHolmesSocietyofIndia@... [mailto:SherlockHolmesSocietyofIndia@...] On Behalf Of ...
Tim Symonds
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May 1, 2007 7:15 pm
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Dear Holmesians and Tim, It is from 'THE STUDY IN SCARLET'. ... and Dr W ... around ... Holmes had ... that ... clearly, it was ... for ages ... information, ...