Dear Holmesians, I would like to report an anecdote about Sir ACD I read when surfing through the net. It goes like this, A reporter asked Sir Arthur Conan...
Dear Holmesians, I happened to see a malyalam movie , "No. 20 Madras Mail" which is about a murder committed on a running train, something on the lines of, "...
Hi All Indian Sherlockians, I have been a lover of the Canon from a long time and always imagined walking into the Sherlock Holmes Society of India someday ......
There are three novels by Will Thomas featuring the adventures of Cyrus Barker, whom Holmes described as "my hated rival upon the Surrey shore." Barker was a...
Dear Holmesians, We seem to have gone into a period of prolonged inactivity. I think last months- 15 posts were the lowest since Nov 2005. Members , please...
All this talk about Sherlock pastiches has given my an idea. I've written several Sherlockian Pastiches (see my Sherlock Holmes and The Grand Horizontals...
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...
Ok. Here goes: I'm a 28 year old male S/W Engineer from Bangalore. My hobbies include reading, travelling & photography. I started off crime fiction with...
Ah, yes. The "inverted" detective story was pioneered by R Austin Freeman, who wrote the stories about Dr Thorndyke. The first was 1908, I think. Freeman based...
Dear Sherlockians, Having had read Arun’s and Tim's letter regarding the detective fiction authors' not giving a clue to what is rally going to happen, I...
Dear Holmesians, Is Sherlock Holmes alive and well. To know more about that,visit- http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/33197/Sherlock_Holmes_still_alive ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Salutations Fellow SHSI members, http://221bmoriartyslair.blogspot.com/ a radical view, irreverent yet vaguely appreciative.........not quite what I would call...
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...
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...
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...
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, How did Sherlock Holmes keep himself fit considering the fact that he hardly exercsed? Is it possible that someone keep himself fit without ...
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...
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...
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...
Dear Fellow Sherlockians, In reference to the signs of the Canon.. I think the Hound (for the Canon animal)....is the best choice. As for a suitable...
