Sherlock Holmes

[Crab]

If you have not read Holmes you have missed the finest mind on this side of the planet.

Sir Doyle's fictional detective is popular more for his rock-solid line of logic rather than plot twists.

Beginning 1887, Holmes dominated the transatlantic charts for the next four decades! The entire collection is now available online for free.

Holmes series also capture the best of Victorian prose, currency, diet, dress, pastime and lifestyle.

You need to be atleast a teenager to grasp the severe logic flow in Holmes series.

His most famous punch dialogue came in 1890 novel The Sign of Four:
"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth!"

English detectives - Sherlock Holmes & James Bond - definitely have style and know how to flaunt it.

Ponder on it.

[druvans]

which one is your favourite story ?

[NM]

I used to read Sherlock Holmes' too....and followed the TV series at one point of time...I just love the way sherlock holmes solves the mysteries, with his "dear Dr Watson"...

[kalpana ravindran]

do any one know any sites of holmes stories

[Crab]

Sherlock Holmes Museum
Source - http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/

Full text of some of his novels online
Source - http://www.sherlockian.net/

:P

[Crab]

This is my favourite quote:

"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth!" - Sherlock Holmes (1890)

:P

[lordstanher]

This is my favourite quote:

"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth!" - Sherlock Holmes (1890)

:P

Um.......'think there wud've been no need to mention it here as its evident in ur signature itself! :D
Yup I'm a fan of Sherlock as well.......esp. read Hounds of the Baskervilles loads of times......! :wink:

[lordstanher]

I used to read Sherlock Holmes' too....and followed the TV series at one point of time...I just love the way sherlock holmes solves the mysteries, with his "dear Dr Watson"...

Um....its actually "elementary my dear Watson........" rite? :? :)

[hehehewalrus]

Frankly my dear, I dont give a damn :wink:

[NM]

Lord...YES!

Walrus.... :lol: :lol:

[VENKIRAJA]

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.

[ramky]

..... 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.

[VENKIRAJA]

yeah,reminded of.plz if u can ,name the story

[ramky]

yeah,reminded of.plz if u can ,name the story
VENKIRAJA,
That story is called The Final Problem, in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. (http://www.jimloy.com/arts/holmes2.htm)

[P_R]

Here's a place you can dowload Sherlock Holmes stories http://sriraminhell.tk/

[groucho070]

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.

[blahblah]

Come on guys, keep this thread alive. We have plenty to discuss.

I too think that it should be kept alive.

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".

[ramky]

A mention of this has been made in the prev page.

[P_R]

I also have collections of pastiches and parodies.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.

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:

[groucho070]

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

[harishkumar09]

My favourite is "The Musgrave ritual" for the aristocratic atmosphere it creates."The Speckled Band" also has the same atmosphere and I like it.

[Shakthiprabha.]

Sherlock Holmes Museum
Source - http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/

Full text of some of his novels online
Source - http://www.sherlockian.net/

:P

any other website where I can download
his novels?

[ramky]

Sherlock Holmes Museum
Source - http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/

Full text of some of his novels online
Source - http://www.sherlockian.net/

:P

any other website where I can download
his novels?

SP : ya can try this link. but havent gone through the sub links tho :

http://www.citsoft.com/holmes3.html

at this site, you must pay and download the novel :

http://www.mysterybookstore.com/sherlock-holmes/c/Sir-Arthur-Conan-Doyle/

[groucho070]

Sherlock Holmes Museum
Source - http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/

Full text of some of his novels online
Source - http://www.sherlockian.net/

:P

any other website where I can download
his novels?

Ever heard of proejct Guttenberg? Well, why not get to know that site/project.

Here's link direct to Doyle's etext and audio books:
http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/d#a69

Recently saw another version of The Hound of Baskervilles in BBC. This one has Richard Roxbourgh in Holmes' role. Interesting choice and Watson is made much more intelligent in this one.

[harishkumar09]

In terms of deduction the "The Blue Carbuncle " reigns supreme for me. Here Holmes right in the beginning deduces so much about the man from his hat. A lesson for us layman how much we can learn by being a bit observant.