SherlockHolmesSocietyofIndia at Yahoo! Groups

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Ron Lies — Sat, 25 May 2013 06:16:50 GMT

Sambit Murkher Lee,, Using a wonderful site named Searching for Sherlock, I found 87 instances where the phrase Mr. Sherlock Holmes is used in the Canon. It is

Re: TRIVIA

sajan venniyoor — Fri, 24 May 2013 10:20:39 GMT

I think it was Dorothy Sayers who suggested that the 'H' in John H. Watson stood for 'Hamish' (hence Mary Morstan's calling him 'James', the Anglicized form of

Abbey National letter re painting

Tim Symonds — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:45:36 GMT

Dear Kumar, I am copying this to the eminent Sherlock Holmes scholar Roger Johnson here in the UK in the hope he can send you the letter he received from Lord

Re: S.H. Musical

KUMAR BHATIA — Fri, 24 May 2013 07:36:50 GMT

Dear friends and fellow Sherlockians , Few days ago Tim Symonds was asking about a Sherlock Holmes musical . I came across this on

Re: TRIVIA

Ron Lies — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:34:36 GMT

Jay, You are right The H in the name of Dr. Watson is never revealed to be anything but H in the Canon. Dr. Watson's Christian Name" represents an effort by

Re: TRIVIA

Sambit Mukherjee — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:41:27 GMT

But he is definitely addressed as "Mr Sherlock Holmes"in many places if I remember correctly ________________________________ From: Ron Lies

Conference: Sherlock Holmes - Past and Present

shsieditors — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:07:16 GMT

Is anyone else attending this in June? http://www.ies.sas.ac.uk/ies-events/conferences/SherlockHolmes

Re: Suggestion for a Conference-venue for the Sherlock Holmes Societ

sachin — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:52:46 GMT

I agree with Sajan, Pondicherry does sound like an apt place to meet. Compared to the other places mentioned, apart from the Sherlockian connection,

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Tim Symonds — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:37:59 GMT

People have had a lot of fun with that initial 'H' and long may it continue. Nowhere, as Jay implies, is there anything spelt out, certainly not that it

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shsieditors@... — Thu, 23 May 2013 01:42:04 GMT

Isn't that where the idea that the "H" in "John H. Watson" stands for "Hamish" comes from? Because his wife calls him "James" once and "Hamish" is a form of

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Ron Lies — Thu, 23 May 2013 01:01:57 GMT

How True! But think of the fun we would have missed discussing the names. Ron in Denver From: sumalsn Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:18 PM To:

Re: Suggestion for a Conference-venue for the Sherlock Holmes Societ

Binand Sethumadhavan — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:14:27 GMT

... There's also the "Pondicherry Lodge" in The Sign of Four. Binand

Re: Suggestion for a Conference-venue for the Sherlock Holmes Societ

sajan venniyoor — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:57:43 GMT

Binand's advocacy of Pondicherry as a conference destination has much to commend it. It's a delightful little town; I've attended a conference or two in

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sumalsn — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:19:36 GMT

Dear friends and fellow Holmesians, , Coming to think about it, the Master also never addresses Dr Watson by his first name. I suppose it was the convention

Re: SHSI Suggestion for a Conference-venue for the Sherlock Holmes S

swati goswami — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:08:32 GMT

Delhi or Agra,..can make it to any of these two venues. From: Binand Sethumadhavan Sent: Tue, 21 May 2013 20:59:21 To: