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Which five short stories?

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roland waltham posted a discussion

Which five short stories?

I was trying to persuade my son to read some Sherlock Holmes stories, recently.  He'd been a bit put off by the second part of 'A Study in Scarlet', so I said 'try the short stories'.  His answer was' ok, recommend me five'.  Where do you start?  I finished up recommending 'The Red Headed League'; 'The Speckled Band'; 'Silver Blaze'; The Musgrave Ritual' and 'The Cardboard Box'.  There are many more stories that would have done just as well.  Maybe some better.  So I started wondering what…See More
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James C. O'Leary replied to threepipeproblem's discussion Sherlock Series 2
"Let me start by saying that I like BBC Sherlock. Cumberbatch’s name is being uttered in the same breath as Rathbone and Brett, and well it should.  Martin Freeman’s name should be at the top of any list of the best Watsons. Sherlock…"
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Nick Kitt replied to threepipeproblem's discussion Sherlock Series 2
""I guess I thought I had answered that pretty specifically, from the beginning. From the beginning, almost every time you brought it up, I explained, "I like the story. I didn't understand some aspects of it. But those are irrelevant…"
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Larry Feldman replied to threepipeproblem's discussion Sherlock Series 2
""Besides, as I keep explaining to you, it was not my intention to criticize the story based on whether there was an imaginary hound, or an actual dog whose perception of which was distorted by halucinatory gas. And if you insist that I…"
Sunday
Nick Kitt replied to threepipeproblem's discussion Sherlock Series 2
""I didn't think it was illogical, I just knew I didn't get some aspects of it. I didn't know if there were holes in the story or what." OK, so by your OWN definition, the story was not illogical, even though you didn't…"
Sunday
Larry Feldman replied to threepipeproblem's discussion Sherlock Series 2
""What, in my mind, made you stupid was your first review of HOUNDS based on an glaring misunderstanding of the story that was so obvious it was ridiculous." Right, and I didn't complain when you said so. But when you keep bringing it…"
Sunday
Larry Feldman replied to threepipeproblem's discussion Sherlock Series 2
"I didn't think it was illogical, I just knew I didn't get some aspects of it. I didn't know if there were holes in the story or what. That's the benefit of talking things over with other fans. If you inferred otherwise, that is…"
Sunday
Nick Kitt replied to threepipeproblem's discussion Sherlock Series 2
"Well, we are a little closer, but you keep avoiding my original question. Did you or did you not conclude, after your first viewing with your misunderstanding of the existence of the hound and the somewhat inexplicable appearance of a hound at the…"
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The “Elementary” Problem

Posted by Joe Riggs on April 23, 2012 at 5:30pm 0 Comments

Written by: Mentalist Joe Riggs and Elena Kitzantides, M.Ed.

We can’t help but assume that the name of the new American television adaptation of the stories of …

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For your Victorian Detective interest...

Posted by Stephanie Osborn on April 14, 2012 at 9:49am 0 Comments

http://accordingtohoyt.com/2012/04/14/stephanie-osborns-time-displaced-detectives/#comment-10841

 

According To Hoyt, Sarah A. Hoyt's daily blog, has a guest blogger! Sarah asked me to talk about my research in the writing of the Displaced Detective series, and I was happy to do so!

Big Cheer for the weekend

Posted by imasherlockian on March 30, 2012 at 11:11pm 0 Comments

So tonight as I get ready to go to sleep… I realize: ITS SATURDAY IN THE US TOMORROW! NO SCHOOL! So just a reminder to all..... Enjoy it while you can! And now on to Sherlock..... I still have to wait almost 2 months until the second season airs!!!!! I'm so excited. If only I had a time machine.........

Bored

Posted by imasherlockian on March 29, 2012 at 9:14pm 0 Comments

Hey... I have just been talking with Believe In Sherlock who is really cool but now I'm bored.....

"Nothing happens to me"

graham moore's 'the sherlockian'

Posted by jack winn on March 21, 2012 at 11:46am 1 Comment

well, i just finished graham's book and it is terrific! i repeat, not a pastiche. i think that i would recomend this as the 61st story we should all read. thankyou mr. moore, jack

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