Hi guys,

What's next on the list?
I have finished reading all the stories in "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" by now, got a bit carried away...

Fine with me. Which deadline?

Are you all still reading the Red Headed League? I'd like to give it a go, but wasn't sure what the deadline was.

Okay, good to know, thanks! 

So, I read the Red Headed League and thought it was good.  It was my first ACD, so I confess I was expecting a bit more, but still enjoyed it. Having Watson talk about and describe Holmes' character traits was the best part for me as I could see a bit of our Sherlock there. 

I read "Charles Augustus Milverton" yesterday night because of obvious reasons. The confrontation scene in 221 b with Holmes, Watson and Milverton is quite good. John is ready to grab a chair and get physical with Milverton, but Holmes prevents that with a look.
Later Holmes tells Watson that he will do a burglary at Milverton's and I like that Holmes says:
"You're not coming" And Watson replies: "Then you're not going".
This is interesting because now John is informed about Sherlolck's plan and they do it together. Not without a kind of confrontation. I would like to see this done in "Sherlock" with John being quite strict towards Sherlock.

I like the line in canon when Watson contemplates about them and the risk of being caught by the police.
And of course the situation at the end when a police officer wants Holmes to do the murder investiation and he gets a description of a person who looks like Watson.
Would be funny if they investigated their own burglary. Reminds me of the Hänsel and Gretel theme.



 

Be wrote:

I read "Charles Augustus Milverton" yesterday night because of obvious reasons. The confrontation scene in 221 b with Holmes, Watson and Milverton is quite good. John is ready to grab a chair and get physical with Milverton, but Holmes prevents that with a look.
Later Holmes tells Watson that he will do a burglary at Milverton's and I like that Holmes says:
"You're not coming" And Watson replies: "Then you're not going".
This is interesting because now John is informed about Sherlolck's plan and they do it together. Not without a kind of confrontation. I would like to see this done in "Sherlock" with John being quite strict towards Sherlock.

I like the line in canon when Watson contemplates about them and the risk of being caught by the police.
And of course the situation at the end when a police officer wants Holmes to do the murder investiation and he gets a description of a person who looks like Watson.
Would be funny if they investigated their own burglary. Reminds me of the Hänsel and Gretel theme.



 

Haven't read that one yet, but I'm aware of what happens in Series 3 with that character. That does sound like a good opportunity for some great moments!
 

'The Hound of the Baskervilles' is still the best one in my opinion. 

Yes!!!! I'm going to read now

There are some interesting questions

http://www.sherlockian.net/hounds/introduction/DANC.HTM

THE DANCING MEN

Ralph Edwards - Fri, 17 Mar 1995

    Was Holmes acquiring curvature of the spine?
    Did Holmes have an artificial hand?
    Was remembering four weeks unnecessary brain stuffing?
    Was the check book locked up for safety or Watson's benefit?
    Was Holmes usually in or out to unscheduled clients?
    Was mention of "no better known family" significant?
    In 1898 was a registry office wedding appropriate (without the vicar)?
    Having sent a letter earlier, why did Slaney use his full name in the     message?
    Slaney's second note says "AM HERE ABE SLANEY". What might his first chalked note have said?
    Why a week between messages?
    Was Cubitt justified in taking his own line?
    What other means could Holmes have suggested?
    Why does Holmes say "Hilton" so often?
    Would the law have upheld killing a prowler?
    Why not have farmhands follow Slaney?
    Why didn't Holmes have cablegram forwarded to North Walsham?
    Had old Anglia been more populous?
    Would a much used writing table face a window?
    Would guttering show if the candle continues in use?
    Were long sharp toes significant?
    Why straggling, irregular letters?
    What did Slaney do to occupy his waiting days?
    Was the surmise about flags entirely correct?
    Was Holmes familiar with American name contractions?
    Having "dropped" Cubitt, why would Slaney be swaggering?
    Did Slaney shoot to wound or to kill?
    How was the first of two simultaneous shots determined?

Last edited by holmes23 (August 15, 2013 12:31 pm)

I like this one BECAUSE of the codes. One of the first things I did was draw myself out a dancing men alphabet and start to write things using it. Quite time consuming considering I'm crap at drawing.

But yeah, I wish there'd been more stories with codes and ciphers. I think it's cool the way he works them out.