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In these twelve intriguing stories, Sherlock Homes and his trusty friend Dr. Watson solve crimes amid the sinister and foggy streets of Victorian London.

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All sherlock holmes stories written by conan doyle!

I live in Greece and there is a four-part book series which contains all of Sherlock's stories written by Conan Doyle. The series is named Άπαντα Σέρλοκ Χόλμς (translation: All Sherlock Holmes). I'm very happy!! :D I will probably get the whole series after the exams!!!

Posted By Sherlock.Holmes at Tue 26 May 2009, 1:35 PM in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes || 0 Replies

Has anyone else read a book that has only a few Sherlock Holmes adventures in it?

I used to have a little book that had only 3 AOSH in it. I don't remember what happened to it, but I remember enjoying them and trying to figure out the mysteries before he did. Does anyone else have books like this? P.G. 7.

Posted By Phangirl7 at Sat 31 Jan 2009, 12:10 PM in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes || 0 Replies

Two Little Questions - Please Help

Hi all :) I started to read the canon of sherlock holmes on the web at camdenhouse.ignisart.com/canon/index.html But now the sites down. 1. Does anyone know when (if ever) the site is going to be up again? 2. Does anyone know if there are any other websites out there with the whole canon with original illustrations? Many thanks for your time! :D Regards Q

Posted By quddusaliquddus at Tue 18 Dec 2007, 8:30 AM in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes || 0 Replies

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Posted By chetangera at Sat 28 Jul 2007, 1:01 AM in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes || 0 Replies

A little help please?

I'm writing an essay on Sherlock holmes (so far i've written about eleven and a half pages. I'm loving SH) & I was wondering if anyone could help me with one bit. For this part, I have to write about Holmes' character, which is easy enough. Except: "Although Holmes is a highly intelligent man, there is a sense of lonliness about him, allowing the reader to feel pity as well as admiration for him." Is part of the essay question. Can any of you give me any examples/quotes of him being a lonely man? The plot thickens- I have only read, and can only mention five stories. A Study In Scarlet The Speckled Band The Red-Headed League The Man With The Twisted Lip & The Blue Carbuncle Help would be fantastic. Thanks in advance :D

Posted By polka-dots at Fri 25 May 2007, 6:04 AM in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes || 4 Replies

Literary Features in Sherlock Holmes

Are there any specific literary devices in Sherlock Holmes, like this one I have just found : Holmes made "rapid deductions as swift as intuitions" with the assyndeton here taking on a list-like function highlighting the qualities of Holmes, and the repetition of the conjuction 'as' here taking on superlative features once again emphasing the intellectual ability of Sherlock. Are there devices evident throughout and if so can you help me to find some. Furthermore, which of these titles should I choose for my term paper "through what literary devices does Conan Doyle illuminate the character of Sherlock Holmes" or "through what literary devices does Conan Doyle illuminate the enviroment of the Victorian era"

Posted By cabbagetom at Wed 11 Apr 2007, 2:18 PM in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes || 0 Replies

Questions on Adventures of the Speckled Band

I have some questions on The Adventures of the Speckled Band 1. What observations lead Holmes to deduce Helen Stoner's method of transportation to his sitting room? 2. What two sounds does miss stoner hear on the night of Julia's death? 3. What is unusual about the Bell-rope? 4. What is "The Speckled Band?" 5. What startles Miss Stoner about Holme's observation? 6. What three events cause Miss Stoner to fear for her life and prompt her urgent visit to Holmes? 7. What facts about the furnishings in Miss Stoner's Bedroom suggest a horrible crime to Holmes? 8. What "erroneuous conclusion" reminds Holmes of the dangers of reasoning from "Insufficient data" 9: What kind of man is Dr.Grimesby Roylott? What motivates him to commit such horrible crimes? 10: What is the nature of the relationship between Holmes and Watson? What Traits make the two men such good companions?

Posted By RooRPercdom at Tue 23 Jan 2007, 4:26 PM in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes || 1 Reply

New Holems Pastiche Available Now!

Alan Stockwell has released an edited and expanded edition of his Holmes pastiche novel The Singular Adventures of Mr. Sherlock Holmes. The book is very well written, and much like the original stories. I a pleased to note that he revised the one story after reading my review on amazon.com. The three new stories alone make this book worth the price. Holmes is alive and well, reports of his death have been greatly exaggerated!

Posted By Pendragon at Wed 29 Nov 2006, 8:58 AM in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes || 1 Reply

Questions: The Red-Headed League

i have a few questions. these are: 1) wilson came to holmes on 9 october, 1890. and he said he started the job of copying encyclopaedias 2 months ago. but he shows a newspaper which has the date: 27 april, 1890. how can 27 april, 1890 be 2 months ago from 9 october, 1890? 2) "Beyond the obvious facts that he has at some time done manual labour, that he takes snuff, that he is a Freemason, that he has been in China, and that he has done a considerable amount of writing lately, I can deduce nothing else." how did he know about the snuff and Freemason? 3) October 9, 1890 was not a saturday as mentioned in the story. it was a thursday. 4) "Sherlock Holmes and I surveyed this curt announcement and the rueful face behind it, until the comical side of the affair so completely overtopped every other consideration that we both burst out into a roar of laughter." well, i didnt find it funny enough to "burst out into a roar of laughter". what about you people? :) 5) Holmes sat up in his chair in considerable excitement. "I thought as much," said he. "Have you ever observed that his ears are pierced for earrings?" how did he know about the earrings? 6) Finally he returned to the pawnbroker's, and, having thumped vigorously upon the pavement with his stick two or three times, he went up to the door and knocked. holmes carries a stick??? did he always carry it??? 7) "He is, in my judgment, the fourth smartest man in London, and for daring I am not sure that he has not a claim to be third. I have known something of him before." if he is the third smartest then the first two are definitely holmes and moriarty. but if he is the fourth smartest then who is the third? 8) "John Clay, the murderer, thief, smasher, and forger. He's a young man, Mr. Merryweather, but he is at the head of his profession, and I would rather have my bracelets on him than on any criminal in London." what about moriarty? doesn't he want to have his bracelets on him? 9) didn't holmes have a firearm? why did he take his hunting crop? 10) "I must really ask you to be a little more quiet!" said Holmes severely. "You have already imperilled the whole success of our expedition." what did holmes mean by "you have already imperilled..."? i mean why did holmes say that to mr. merryweather? 11) how did holmes find out that the assistant was John Clay? 12) "Saturday would suit them better than any other day, as it would give them two days for their escape." why would the criminals get two days to escape after saturday? (and Oct. 9, 1890 wasn't saturday as i said earlier) 13) "Yes, sir. He and a girl of fourteen, who does a bit of simple cooking and keeps the place clean..." didn't the girl suspect anything fishy going around the house in the absence of wilson? after all, they were burrowing from wilson's house to the bank. she must have heard or seen something. or maybe she was an accomplice? what do you people think?

Posted By holmesian at Mon 4 Sep 2006, 10:25 AM in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes || 8 Replies

Questions: A Scandal in Bohemia

i have a few questions. these are: 1) the story started in 20th march 1888. but in "the sign of four", mary morstan says, "About six years ago–to be exact, upon the fourth of May, 1882–an advertisement appeared in the Times asking for the address of Miss Mary Morstan, and stating that it would be to her advantage to come forward." if 1882 was six years ago, then the story of "the sign of four" occured in 1888. and we know that it occured in either July (according to the postmark) or September (according to watson). so there is no way watson could have been married in 20th march 1888. yet that is what is told in "A Scandal in Bohemia" 2) the king says, “Then I must begin by binding you both to absolute secrecy for two years; at the end of that time the matter will be of no importance." why two years? 3) how did holmes find out that he was addressing the King of Bohemia? 4) the king said, “Because she has said that she would send it on the day when the betrothal was publicly proclaimed. That will be next Monday.” “Oh, then we have three days yet,” said Holmes with a yawn. but 20th march 1888 was tuesday. three days after that cannot be monday. 5) "You don’t mind breaking the law?" "Not in the least." shocking, isn't it? :) 6) The photograph was of Irene Adler herself in evening dress, the letter was superscribed to “Sherlock Holmes, Esq. To be left till called for.” My friend tore it open, and we all three read it together. all three??? reading holmes' personal letter??? :)

Posted By holmesian at Mon 4 Sep 2006, 10:11 AM in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes || 4 Replies

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