This post reminded me of the following passage from "The Naval Treaty". It is the occasion where Holmes has invited Percy Phelps over to explain the case, but...
It seems to me quite likely that Dr Watson's tastes in food would be quite different from Holmes'. Watson may have been influenced by his time in 'the East'...
Tim Symonds
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Dec 31, 2007 11:51 am
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Dear Holmesians, Though I've not heard of this anywhere before, I find it not so difficult to believe. Living in a cold climate any food stored in the larder...
... At the 31st Meeting of The Goose Club (last night, Los Angeles) I mentioned The SHSOI and this post to Mr Farrell. He welcomes discussion, perhaps he can...
Dear Pinaki and Sumal, Coincidentally, this adventure was my first intro to the Canon too...at least in a written format...also while in school. Though I do...
Dear Holmesians, Wish all of you a very happy Merry Christmas! That would be a great idea. In fact , this adventure was my first introduction to the Canon. It...
Dear Sherlockians, Wish all of you a very happy Merry Christmas! This foggy morning on the day of Christ's Nativity reminds me of the situation in Doyle's "The...
It was, indeed, "The Blue Carbuncle" that referred the Christmas Goose(inside which, the gem was found) and not Easter. Wishing all Holmesians "A Merry...
Dear Holmesians, I think we can find the answer to this in "His Last Bow" "There's an east wind coming, Watson." "I think not, Holmes. It is very warm." "Good...
Dear Tim, I've heard a lot about the country from my Nepali friend and I would love to visit there some time myself. It's a peaceful and lovely country by most...
Hi Sherlockians, This is the season of Christmas and thanks-giving. In this context, I was wondering how Watson and Holmes would have celebrated their...
Doyle may be a patriot. But it's simply from Holmsian observations on Holmes findable that Holmes was not a patriot. But in the stories like 'The Adventure of...
Just for members' interest, I am in Kathmandu for a short period on holiday, visiting the Buddhist and Hindu sites (especially Kali's), and doing some walking...
Tim Symonds
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Dec 10, 2007 5:01 am
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I recall the estimable landlady bringing in substantial meals for Watson and Holmes and presumably if guests were to be offered a meal she would cater for...
Tim Symonds
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Dec 10, 2007 4:24 am
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Dear Holmesians, I came acroos this rather strange refeerence in a blog. "The Sherlock Holmes Cookbook was published in 1976 and written by Sean Wright and...
Errata to previous post :) ... Read as... " The second type is where Holmes is already on to something and Watson (and hence the reader) is involved in it...
Doyle has used several approaches in presenting a story to the reader. The most common one is where Holmes and Watson are in it from beginning to end, along...
Do you mean "Valley of fear" ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection...
Hello Friends, According to me, the best SH story is 'The Valley of Death' ...it have great story and one of suspense, thrilling experience i ever had while...
Not in the top league but the interesting angle on The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter is how nearly redundant Sherlock Holmes is, in this story. The ending...
Tim Symonds
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Nov 10, 2007 9:41 am
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My vote is with the author's first choice: Speckled band. Nikhil ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Hi All, I think that cocaine was an accepted drug during SH's days, insomuch that doctors of that time used to prescribe them for pain relief. So SH being a...
Dear Sumal and Holmesians, From what I understand, all of what Dr. Watson wrote for the reading public was written with the blessings of, and probably after...
It's an interesting thought that maybe Watson after many years in India took on something of an Indian accent. What would be very likely is he would have...
