tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33019812.post4678467280624809206..comments2024-01-15T05:26:06.518+00:00Comments on THOUGHTS OF XANADU: The Case of Professor MoriarityKubla Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973223751363547679noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33019812.post-49640886676291256232012-03-20T01:37:15.301+00:002012-03-20T01:37:15.301+00:00Excellent theory! You covered lot of disparate poi...Excellent theory! You covered lot of disparate points in the canon to support a very unique concept :)<br /><br />Have you read the book "Bending the Willow: Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes" by David Stuart Davies. The book is a tribute to Jeremy Brett and the Granada series.<br /><br />Cheers!buddy2bloggerhttp://buddy2blogger.blogspot.com/2012/03/review-bending-willow-jeremy-brett-as.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33019812.post-65748191000456453772011-01-12T13:17:29.669+00:002011-01-12T13:17:29.669+00:00I am glad you liked it Roxana, and you know why!I am glad you liked it Roxana, and you know why!Kubla Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973223751363547679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33019812.post-22954072635107737282011-01-10T23:06:17.424+00:002011-01-10T23:06:17.424+00:00(smiling smiling smiling)
this is so clever and c...(smiling smiling smiling)<br /><br />this is so clever and charming - and this style, indeed, this style! you kept it even in the comments :-)<br /><br />i am totally convinced myself, and now that i know this, my fascination for Holmes has even increased, if that is possible!<br /><br />thank you, Kubla, for such an entertaining and well-written specialist post :-)Roxanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05650840495095863057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33019812.post-89046492112788938282011-01-09T21:52:30.162+00:002011-01-09T21:52:30.162+00:00It is true that Holmes received gifts occasionally...It is true that Holmes received gifts occasionally but those gifts were seldom of material value. In The Bruce-Partington plans, Holmes calls the London criminal dull and declares to Watson that the world is lucky that he is not a criminal himself! Now, how clear can Holmes openly declare what he actually had done in the past. I think this is an open admission of guilt.<br /><br />We must never ignore the points in a chain of reasoning and hence, the points I followed are quite obvious. However, because of certain constraints and to prevent a public outcry, I am keeping some evidence from the public.<br />It will be revealed at an opportune time!Kubla Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973223751363547679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33019812.post-54007791057105186112011-01-09T20:53:32.019+00:002011-01-09T20:53:32.019+00:00Interesting indeed. Unfortunately, Holmes seems to...Interesting indeed. Unfortunately, Holmes seems to have set up an excuse for his unexplained wealth. You'll note that in "The Bruce-Partington Plans" (admittedly post-hiatus) and in "A Case of Identity"--and possibly in others that have escaped my memory--Holmes ostentatiously shows Watson pieces of jewelry, such as a snuff-box, that purportedly come from wealthy clients he has had the opportunity to help. <br /><br />Now no doubt it could be a cleverly constructed bluff (we have only Watson's witness of Holmes' words--hence, hearsay and inadmissible in court) but it does throw a shadow of doubt over your conclusions. It doesn't mean, of course, that you're wrong--only that Holmes, brilliant strategist that he was, foresaw your conclusions and prepared a defense against them. I suppose we should expect nothing less.Nathanael Boothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00955167382428611578noreply@blogger.com