Sherlock Holmes Canon by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Sherlock Holmes Canon by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Bobbylou Chandler wrote:Sherlock Holmes is definitely a classic. What I found about the Holmes stories is that I enjoyed the short stories featuring him more than the novels, whereas the opposite is true for Agatha Christie's Poirot. I liked "the adventure of the speckled band" (which actually gave me some nightmares when I was younger), "silver blaze" and "the adventure of dancing men". Novel-wise I would pick A Study in Scarlet.
I have a theory concerning the story, The Speckled Band which may or may not be true. Doyle was actually tired of writing the Holmes stories and wanted to pursue other literary paths; however, the public and his publisher constantly beset him for additional material concerning the super-sluth and Watson. I think this story may have been Doyle's way of thumbing his nose at his public.
****Spoilers Ahead*****
The speckled band, as you know, was a venomous snake. The villainous uncle occupied the room next to his victims. He sent the snake down a bell pull sash (used for summoning servants) which was directly over the bed of his intended victim. He would send the snake crawling down the bell pull sash. The snake would then bite the victim. Then he would play a flute and this would recall the snake up the cloth bell pull to get a reward of a bowl of milk.
1) Snakes cannot hear (the flute).
2) Snakes do not drink milk.
3) It is physically impossible for a snake to crawl up a piece of cloth.
4) Reptiles have neither a limbic or neocortex aspect to their brains - they cannot be taught tricks or to respond to commands.
I think this was Doyle's way of saying Pbbbbbbbbllllllttttttt [:- P ~~~~~~ *LOL*
Edited to add:
Favorite short story = The Red Headed League
Favorite novel = The Hound Of The Baskervilles (of course)
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Yes some of the stories, though it sounds fairly logical as you read, actually do not work in reality. I think in "silver blaze" (if memory serves) Holmes used footprints/stride lengths to estimate the height of the culprit. While it was a method used around the time the story was written, it is a fairly unreliable way to estimate height!
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You are most welcome. It is always nice to meet another Holmes fan! [:- )Bobbylou Chandler wrote:Thanks DATo! now if I had known all that years ago it would save me some sleepless nights...
Yes some of the stories, though it sounds fairly logical as you read, actually do not work in reality. I think in "silver blaze" (if memory serves) Holmes used footprints/stride lengths to estimate the height of the culprit. While it was a method used around the time the story was written, it is a fairly unreliable way to estimate height!
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I have only read about half of the Sherlock Holes stories, so far I love them! I have a question though. A Study in Scarlet is rather polemic, as the plot is not quite close to the other stories. Should I recomend A study in Scarlet to someone who have nerver read any of the others? (I recommend books every month in my website classics4classics.wixsite.com/classics4classic , but I am not quite sure if this one would be a good idea°Bobbylou Chandler wrote:Sherlock Holmes is definitely a classic. What I found about the Holmes stories is that I enjoyed the short stories featuring him more than the novels, whereas the opposite is true for Agatha Christie's Poirot. I liked "the adventure of the speckled band" (which actually gave me some nightmares when I was younger), "silver blaze" and "the adventure of dancing men". Novel-wise I would pick A Study in Scarlet.
Thank you for your insights sinse now!
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