Holmes was apparently unaware the Earth went around the Sun, expressing the intention to put this fact out of his mind on the grounds there is only so much...
Wherever Holmes went to college (or university), I've never been satisfied with his not mentioning more about either friends or professors - it's such a...
Holmes made it clear, if not Doyle, that Musgrave had been in college with him in 'The Musgrave Ritual.' He greets the latter as an old boy and enquires how...
I think we all have to agree that the material is very slight on whether Holmes went to university, though there are - as has been pointed out - bits and...
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It was unnecessary for Mr. Symonds to prove my point with an alacrity that was as sincere as it was inadvertently revealing. Despite waves of immigration, N....
Hi Ashoke, You are a Marxist or what. So much vitirol you pour against the Whites imperialistic tendencies. I think those days are over . This is definitely...
Hello , A warm welcome to Tim . I am sorry I did not get to welcome you earlier.I hope you get going with your incisive commments on the Canon. What are we...
The Musgrave Ritual is just perfect. Let it begin. Sridhar Ashoke Dasgupta <ashoke_dasgupta@...> wrote: 'The Musgrave Ritual,' in October? Ashoke ... ...
I am still trying to decide where I think Sherlock Holmes is from - where was he born perhaps? Raised? Who are relatives? Besides his brother, Mycroft. Right...
In a letter written to John O'London's Weekly September 15 1934, a Sir H. MacNaghten suggests that Sherlock Holmes 'was almost certainly a member of Magdalene...
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The group might be interested to know about a publication I bought recently in a small book-shop in Eastbourne, on the south coast of England. It is titled...
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I have seen a reference to a book on Conan Doyle by Mr Hesketh Pearson. Has anyone got any more detail on this publication? Tim Symonds...
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Dear Sherlockians, I have read somewhere that there are three characters ( literary ) who have outlived their fame of their creator. They are Hamlet, Robinson...
... from - where Mycroft. Right now, I can't remember where Mycroft lived? Help- was he born perhaps? Raised? Who are relatives? Besides his brother, Maggie ...
... Hello. Is political labelling called for? What are you in favour of pouring over white imperialism? I can understand that such discussions stir the white...
As an Englishman myself, whose life has stretched back to the Colonial period, when I farmed in the 'White Highlands' of Kenya, I should tell Ashoke that the...
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Hello Ashoke, I did not mean to offend you. I apologize if my remark has hurt you, it was not meant to be that way.Well, this site belongs to all lovers of the...
... political and multi-ethnic communities you can imagine. I've only been in London three weeks, and I have been mugged, so I know some of the dark side. But...
Ashoke, I have to agree with a lot that you say about neocolonialism and so on. And of deep concern is the worldwide rise of fascism, in one form or another....
... All due respect, sumal, but Marxist is a very precise term. And one doesn't have to be a Marxist to object to colonialism and be concerned about its...
... mother. It is interesting to note that two great fictional detectives: Holmes and Wimsey- both had French blood. Though very different in character, they...
Sumal, I'm not offended, but still wondering what you would pour over white [is there another kind?] imperialism, if not vitriol. I prefer to think of pouring...
I believe George Orwell has the right message for all of us in his Animal Farm. You and your imperialism! I wish u all quit talking about it. It makes me sick!...
RE: "....I've only been in London three weeks, and I have been mugged, so I know some of the dark side. But from what little I have seen, London is truly...
Nope, not near Brixton. Unexpectedly, near Leicester Square, which is a very happening place. As for nightclubs, I will consult some of my local friends and...
... This was a normal place, where lots of people of mixed origin were, and in a good neighbourhood. Definitely not a yob joint. Like I said, just dumb...
On screen. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/06_june/15 /sherlock_holmes.shtml Rupert Everett as Holmes, Ian Hart as Watson....
Just so we're on the same page, the comments on imperialism were hardly 'off topic,' being occasioned by parts of two Holmes stories. Sridhar, I'm not one of...
... stories. Sure, I was following the thread, and I had brought something of the sort up a month or two ago. What I meant is: we can centre the discussion on...
