Ralph Edwards Chris Redmond Sonia Fetherston Steve Clarkson Ralph Edwards – Fri, 20 Jan 1995 Was the swindle primarily British? Was the fresh weapon feigning a fit, toppling a table, or handwriting hypothesis? Which room was ankle-deep with telegrams? Which three countries? What did Holmes find in common with Colonel Hayter? Would pistols be Eastern […]
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Discussions of Sherlock Holmes stories by The Hounds of the Internet.
The Red-Headed League – Hounds Summary
Ralph Edwards Chris Redmond Sonia Fetherston Steve Clarkson Ralph Edwards – Sat, 24 Sep 1994 What indicates this to be an early or not so early a case? Why does this case precede A Case of Identity? What sources confirm “thousands of cases”? What are possible snuff clues? What inferences can be drawn from the […]
The Red Circle – Hounds Summary
Ralph Edwards Chris Redmond Sonia Fetherston Steve Clarkson Ralph Edwards – Fri, 22 Apr 1994 What other cases did Holmes try not to accept? Are pertinacity and cunning sexual traits? What did “and all complete” include? Was five pounds a week excessively high? Why did Gennaro promise a long stay? Was it usual for doors […]
The Priory School – Hounds Summary
Ralph Edwards Chris Redmond Sonia Fetherston Steve Clarkson Ralph Edwards – Fri, 31 Mar 1995 Why would the calling card show both M.A. and Ph.D.? Did poor men have bearskin hearthrugs? Who scrambled, rambled, scrammed, and bled? Since liquid drowns the unconscious, why was brandy deemed efficacious in those days (Same question as asked in […]
The Norwood Builder – Hounds Summary
Ralph Edwards Chris Redmond Sonia Fetherston Steve Clarkson Ralph Edwards – Fri, 10 Mar 1995 What advantages, other than Moriarty, did London offer? What were Holmes’ financial resources after three years away with no earnings? How far out of London did Moriarty operate? Did non-capitals have Moriarty equivalents? Why capitals of Europe instead of the […]
The Noble Bachelor – Hounds Summary
Ralph Edwards Chris Redmond Sonia Fetherston Steve Clarkson Ralph Edwards – Fri, 11 Nov 1994 Was St. Simon really unfortunate in the long run? How does this case rate for piquancy? Is “memoir” the first proposal for a Canon? Are there implications when a prospective bridegroom is so idle? Would a man who seldom exercises […]
The Naval Treaty – Hounds Summary
Ralph Edwards Chris Redmond Sonia Fetherston Steve Clarkson Ralph Edwards – Fri, 17 Feb 1995 Why protect first families? Why Monsieur for Paris but not Herr for Dantzig? Was Phelps advanced, Watson retarded, or both? Should the scholarship have been based on financial need? Would a politician’s nephew be noticed in a prestigious school? Do […]
The Musgrave Ritual – Hounds Summary
Ralph Edwards Chris Redmond Sonia Fetherston Steve Clarkson Ralph Edwards – Fri, 13 Jan 1995 What were Watson’s Bohemianisms? What would be less desirable than a butter dish? What recorded cases would have provided criminal relics? Why “incoherent” (memoirs) and “trifling” (achievements)? How big was the small wooden box? Did two years at college in […]
The Missing Three-Quarter – Hounds Summary
J. Randolf Cox Ralph Edwards Chris Redmond Sonia Fetherston Steve Clarkson J. Randolf Cox – Mon, 3 Jan 1994 What did Holmes’ ignorance of who Godfrey Staunton and Cyril Overton were suggest about the limits of his knowledge? How would you characterize Lord Mount-James (beginning with his name)? What was Holmes’ opinion of him? Can […]
The Mazarin Stone – Hounds Summary
Ralph Edwards Chris Redmond Sonia Fetherston Steve Clarkson Ralph Edwards – Wed, 29 Jun 1994 Why didn’t Watson write this story? How long had Watson (or Holmes) been away? Are the scientific charts mentioned in any other adventure? Had the Persian slipper worn out? What were Billy’s hours of work? Did Holmes not have other […]