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SH, the real and imagined
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes by Vincent Starrett (1933) This book often has a tone of loving mockery, particularly of Watson and his inexactitude with dates and, by extension, Arthur Conan Doyle’s carelessness (or laziness), that makes it a … Continue reading
The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley (1919)
I discovered Morley after reading about his helping found the Baker Street Irregulars, and I figured any friend of SH is a literary friend of mine. This and Parnassus on Wheels are both cute stories (often called “charming,” I think … Continue reading
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unrelatedly, my dear watson
just a few… “We have not yet met our Waterloo, Watson, but this is our Marengo, for it begins in defeat and ends in victory.” (The Return of Sherlock Holmes, “The Abbey Grange”) “What you do in this world is … Continue reading