Dear Holmesians, New stills from the Sherlock Holmes movie directed by Guy Ritchie has been released to the press. One of them show Robert Downey Jr who plays...
O tempora, O mores! Even in the Sidney Paget illustration of the (not-so) final struggle, only his cap flutters to the fall - and his other jousts with the...
Dear Sumal and other Holmesians, I am quite sure there is mention of a bout in another adventure where Holmes is being threatened by a guy with a broken...
Got it...The Sign of Four. "Very sorry, Mr. Thaddeus," said the porter inexorably. "Folk may be friends o' yours, and yet no friend o' the master's. He pays...
Dear Homlesians, I think Guy Ritchie is taking too many liberties with the Canon. It seems that Lord Blackwood is the arch villian in this movie according to...
Well, all sorts of others have tried their hand at such mauling... And the stats on their success rate would suggest only an incurable optimist will dare tread...
Dear Sumal and other Holmesians, I, for one, have seen most of Guy Ritchie's films. But for the sometimes incomprehensible Cockney accents and gobbledygook...
Dear Sumal and other Holmesians, That was quite interesting. It brought into focus which readers might have wondered but not dared to talk out aloud...
"Watson, if it should ever strike you that I am getting a little overconfident in my powers, or giving less pains to a case than it deserves, kindly whisper...
Dear Holmesians, I suppose this year 2008 was a very mediocre year for our society since the participation level had gone down drastically. I think the sole ...
Dear Sumal, it would be great if you might prepare a series of talks on the Canon and why you and the Society are so keen on Conan Doyle's work. This series...
Tim Symonds
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Dec 27, 2008 5:07 pm
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I would like to take this opportunity to wish all us Holmesians a Prosperous and Happy New Year 2009. Here's to a more productive year with more new and...
I saw the following on-line. Perhaps the Society's HQ in India might start up a lending library for schools and others?: ...
Tim Symonds
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Jan 2, 2009 10:48 am
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To All Members SHSI I wish all of you the best fortune in this new year. Although I have not posted in awhile, I do certainly read the latest posts here. ...
Guys please post views regarding who is better is it Poirot or Holmes.I read recently Poirot and was quite impressed by this detective but he has his own ways...
I too have read Agatha Christie a lot. Her works are quite intriguing, but when it somes to characters, even her own Miss Marple and Tom and Tuppence, the...
Hi All, My two-bits on this topic (and apologies if I offend your sensibilities)... What I found in Agatha Christie's writing is that all the clues are laid...
Hello Fellow Sherlock Holmes Fans. I feel honoured to be part of THE SHERLOCK HOLMES SOCIETY OF INDIA. I look forward to having some good discussions about...
Hello Douglas, Welcome. We're all looking forward to exchange our knowledge. If you have any thoughts about Holmesian studies, post them. ... Holmes....
I believe that the story Charles Augustus Milverton is one of the best Sherlock Holmes stories that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote. Although not an enourmous...
Dear Douglas and Holmesians, Welcome aboard, Douglas.I quite agree. CAM is the adventure in which Watson shows his affection towards Holmes to the extent that...
For me, CAM is special because this is one of the best illustrations where even the cold, logical self of Holmes gives precedence to some sort of emotional...
Dear Fellow Sherlock Holmes fans on the Sherlock Holmes Society of India, I have only very recently joined this site and I think it's just brilliant. Already...
