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Sherlock Holmes fans were the Original Groupies
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Re: Sherlock Holmes fans were the Original Groupies
Great details on the way the research was done.
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Re: Sherlock Holmes fans were the Original Groupies
Very nice article. And "Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff" - what a name. 
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Re: Sherlock Holmes fans were the Original Groupies
Didn't notice the name until you pointed it out. Mountstuart Elphinstone was a Scottish statesman and historian who is associated with the British government of India. Grant is a Gaelic name.
For more information about Mountstuart Elphinstone:
www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountstuart_Elphinstone
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