1:the three students
2:the blue carbuncle
3:the red headed league
4:greek interpreter
5:the copper beeches
are u aware that once a.c.d made holmes die and then phonixed him? post me regarding.
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1:the three students
2:the blue carbuncle
3:the red headed league
4:greek interpreter
5:the copper beeches
are u aware that once a.c.d made holmes die and then phonixed him? post me regarding.
Yes I had read that novel long ago though I dont remember which one. In the climax of the story, Sherlock Holmes and Prof.Moriarty have a physical confrontation in the course of which they both fall into the rapids of a river and are said to have met with death.Quote:
Originally Posted by VENKIRAJA
yeah,reminded of.plz if u can ,name the story
VENKIRAJA,Quote:
Originally Posted by VENKIRAJA
That story is called The Final Problem, in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
Here's a place you can dowload Sherlock Holmes stories http://sriraminhell.tk/
Too bad, the thread has gone short.
I am a big fan of Sherlock Holmes myself. It was reading an abridged Holmes collection when I was 10 years old that got me hooked to reading.
Till today I read detective fiction. Occasionally I revisit 221B Baker Street. Of course, The Hounds of Baskerville is my favourite...favourite to most Holmes fans.
I also have collections of pastiches and parodies. I have one collection with original drawings. Never can get enough. No wonder I'm always broke.
One mistaken quote. "Elementary, my dear Watson" is used to be attributed to Holmes. But he never said that in the Doyle books. It was popularised in the films and later in other pastiches. In the book, he just said, "Elementary."
Another favourite quote is "The Game is afoot."
Or
"The curious incident of the dog at night"
"The dog did nothing."
"That was curious"
Here you can find load of quotes:
http://www.bcpl.net/~lmoskowi/HolmesQuotes/quotes.html
Come on guys, keep this thread alive. We have plenty to discuss.
I too think that it should be kept alive.Quote:
Originally Posted by groucho070
My favourite is 'the speckled Band'.I like the way it is narrated and his inimitable way of moulding a character.
Yet 'The Hound of Baskervilles' might be the most dramatic.There could be scientific errors on Doyle's stories[like calling a viper through a whistle],but we should consider that it was written two centuries back.
The popularity of these stories is evident from the fact that Conan Doyle was forced to bring back Holmes after "The final problem" in the "Return of Sherlock Holmes".
A mention of this has been made in the prev page.
There is a comedy titled "Without a Clue" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096454/ starring Michael Caine (as Holmes) and ben Kingsley (as Watson). In the movie, it is Watson who is the real genius and Holmes is a mere front putting up a show. Micheal Caine as the bumbling drunk Holmes is hilarious.Quote:
Originally Posted by groucho070
Here are a quote from the film (from IMDB)
Holmes: It wasn't YOU he tried to kill!
Watson: Think man, think... Who was SUPPOSED to be in that room?
Holmes: That's right! You were!
Watson: Moriarty knows... I'm am the only match for his evil genius.
Holmes: You mean he's not trying to kill me?
Watson: Of course not. He knows you're an idiot.
Holmes: Oh, thank God.
:lol:
One trivia.
The Hounds of Baskerville was written AFTER The Final Problem. ACD was wandering around the location when he heard of the legend and the atmosphere inspired him a mystery tale.
Now, for mystery he needed a detective. So, he brought Holmes...only to date the story before The Final Problem.
It was only after this when he brought Holmes back in The Empty House.
There is a Volume called The THE FINAL ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (1981) (ed. Peter Haining). There are some gems there.
I have an old copy. I think there is a reprint out there.
It is not necessarily pastiche collection. There are some genuine ACD stuff that are related to Holmes. Here's a review of that book:
http://www.sherlockiana.net/books/rev/finaladvofsh.html