Dear Holmesians, I remember seeing an ad for Sherlock Holmes Movies by the Music today group in the India Today magazine. Anyone having more detials on that ...
Hello, There's a current series of S Holmes radio plays at Imagination Theater http://jimfrenchproductions.com/zc137m/index.php?main_page=page&id=2&chapter=0 ...
Dear Holmesians, Why is that only fictional characters created by British writers get iconic status- Sherlock Holmes, James Bond , Miss Marple &Hercule Poirot...
In the American context, two writers of detective fiction who spring to mind who created memorable characters are Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammet, ...
Tim Symonds
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You forgot Edgar Allen Poe, the American writer who created Dupin. Though Dupin never enjoyed the popularity and longevity of Holmes, Poe literally created the...
Dear Holmesians, Which is the Adventure Of sherlock Holmes would you think is the best introduction to the Canon? My vote goes to the " Red Headed League and...
I was baptised in the canon through a short story collection not very aptly titled "Yellow Face", since it contained 5 stories one of which was "The Yellow...
Well the story which introduced me to Sherlock Holmes and Canon writing skillls was ' The Hound of Baskerville'....truly a genius and great story in...
Dear SHians, I doubt if I'll be able to choose a best seeing as how I find it difficult to say which author/book is my favorite. There have been people whom...
Dear Holmesians, We have just passed 07 years of existence on May 28 2008. We must be one of the oldest active societies existing on the Net. It has been only...
Dear Holmesians, I seem to have run out of topics worthy of discussion in this forum. Can any member just pipe in with an interesting subject? Sumalsn...
Dear Holmesians, It seems Guy Ritchie( Husband of Madonna) has benn given the mandate by Wwarner Bros to direct a Sherlock Holmes movie. I only hope he does...
Dear Sumal and other SHians, This is good news indeed. Congratulations everybody! :) Have we ever discussed Edgar Wallace's J.G. Reeder in...
Hi! The piece of news that Guy Ritchie is making the new Holmes movie is interesting. Sumal am sure you meant swept away and not cast away which...
Dear Sachin & Holmesians, You are right, Sachin. I meant "Swept away" starring Madonna . The goof up is regretted and thanks for bringing it to my notice. ...
Dear Holmesians, I agree with Sachin about Swept Away. Guy Ritchie, though a wonderful director (another must-watch of his would be Lock,...
Dear Sri and Holmesians, I remember reading Edgar wallace a long time ago. JG Reeder is the guy who has side whiskers and falls in love witha girl and ends up...
Dear Friends, Â Edgar Wallace's creation J.G.Reeder had earned considerable fan-following in his days, but unfortunately, the subsequent times have not been...
There is another book "J G Reeder Returns" which contains 2 long stories. I've been lucky enough to have both the copies with me - The Mind of J G Reeder &...
There are some ingenious plots. The way he solves the crimes is by putting himself in the shoes of the criminal and think like him. Intuitionist type. But it's...
Dear Riju and Holmesians, Why do detectives like JG Reeder fail to carry their appeal through Generations like Sherlock Holmes. Edgar wallace was a near ...
Dear Holmesians, Sebastian Faulks has come out with a new patische of James Bond. whom do you think among the contemporary writers can do justice to a patsiche...
Dear Arun and Holmesians, Thanks indeed for all this info, Arun! Did anybody know that there was a mention of JG Reeder in one of the westerns by JT...
Dear Sumal and SHians, There are several who could attempt a pastiche of the Great Detective. Why I would do it myself! But, as to who would actually do it...
