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Hi, ... In 1988, aged 15. ... Holmes, Holmes, and [almost!] Holmes alone! ... Most Favorite - DYIN - because it is so offbeat Least Favorite - YELL - I HATE to...
I started reading Sherlock Holmes stories when I was 12 years old, and loved them. Hounds of Baskervilles remains my favorite, but I also love The Valley of...
Hello , Misstoper, a warm welcome to you. I hope you contribute to our site in a big way. This site was started in May 28th 2001 , wer celeberated our third...
What's the secret of your profession? As far as I know, a toper's a heavy drinker. I'm a customer service representative for FedEx, and a freelance writer....
... all. Yes , I agree to that ... Quite right , you are on that. I never thought I would get such a warm response after this site was started. I have come to...
And "stoper" is a sort of machine to drill rock "from below" (whatever that means!) according to the Random House Dictionary...R u a miner or something, Miss? ...
Hello Sherlockians, There is some evidence to show that Dr Watson was a gambler in the Canon. Can members exactly point out stray references in the Canon ...
Dear Holmesians, We have discussed Dr Watson, Inspector Lestrade and others . We have never discussed Mr Stamford , the man who brought about unwittingly the...
Dear Holmesians, There is a book which is creating rave reviews , " The curious incident of the dog in the nighttime" by Mark Haddon. Of course members would...
... The billiards chalk, the locked cheque book... ... Too short a role he played! I think that Doyle wanted some explanation on how the two met, and just...
Hello Holmesians, I think we should set a terget of 1000 messages by the end of this year . I hope all of you contribute to this endeavour. Hoping to see more...
I've read the book, "the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime" and it's good. For some reason it reminded me of Forrest Gump and consequently Tom...
We do indeed owe a debt to Mr. Stamford and I would be glad to learn more about him if anybody knew him better and if he/she was willing to share his/her...
Based on my shaky memory of the Canon, I'd say the good doctor was an average Englishman, as ready to lay a wager as would say, Mr. Phileas Fogg. Sridhar PS:...
I cannot be sure on this subject but like Sridhar said, Watson *was* a true Englishman and quite likely to place bets if challenged. There was this movie...
For the sake of camaraderie and friendship, I will answer you questionnaire, Miss Stoper. Though I still have no clue (in spite of the clue you gave) about...
Holmes creator's fascinating life By Tom Bell BBC News Online at Christie's A lost collection of personal papers of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which have gone on...
Apropos to the question raised by Mr. Sridhar C., I would like to point out that though Stamford has a very important place in the canon for his having had ...
ACD *was* certainly a man with many facets. Thank you Ashoke for sharing this article. And it is rather interesting to know the he introduced skiing to the...
I disagree with you, Pinaki, on the point that Stamford might have been an informer or even a 'business' associate of either Sherlock or Mycroft. I believe he...
Dear Sherlockians, In his mail dated 9 September 2004 Mr. Ashoke Dasgupta has raised a startling and yet entirely plausible point: whether Sherlock Holmes and...
Apropos to ur referral of my name with respectful title and initials...Hey! We are all friends here. You don't have to be so polite!!! A simple "Sridhar" will...
Pinaki's mail brought to my mind a dialogue from the movie, McKenna's Gold - "It's been a nice, quick trial...when's the hanging?" On a more serious note...
"Talking of things that bought the Master and the Apprentice together, let's not forget the Jezail Bullet..." ... Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail -...
Pinaki, I'm a Fundamentalist Holmesian. I do not exactly approve of twisting and turning the Sacred Words to read a meaning not intended by the Author. Let us...
Balaji, I count myself a rabid Holmesian too. However, I quite liked Pinaki's short monograph on the Master - without, may I add, agreeing with it: the...
Though this reasoning may be based upon evidence that *does*, to some extent, point towards the possibility of Holmes and Watson being in a homosexual...
