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Mar 23, 2016 04:18PM
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I shall be very interested to see what you make of it, David. I also wrote up the Tarleton murders in my pre-Watson collection.Out of interest, who tells the story in your version? I had Holmes relating the story to Watson.
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Yes, the problem with the Holmes-to-Watson format is quotes within quotes within quotes. In the case of Ricoletti and his abominable wife, I had things like: " ' "Why, I would sooner marry that cripple there!" she shrieked, pointing at me.
" ' "And so you shall," her father said to her. Whereupon, before either she or I could fully grasp the situation, we were married within the week, and her father had bought the restaurant where I was working, and presented it to us as a wedding gift. I do not know how he achieved his goal, but he forced Bianca to work in the kitchen, where she transpired to have a real gift as a cook, as you, Signor Holmes, can testify.
Hugh's comment spurred me to check the database. There are 7 attempts to tell that tale listed:1. Tale #1 in Hugh Ashton's "Without My Boswell.
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2. Tale #1 in Ian Charnock's "Elementary cases of SH."3. Susan Dahlenger's "The Adventure of Violet Tarleton.
4. Tale #9 in Wm. E Dudley's "Untold Sherlock Holmes."
5. Jack Grochot told it in SH Mystery Magazine (Vol 4, #2, 9-10/2013.
6. Tale #8 in D. L Hammer's "My Dear Holmes(Hammer Anth #3)"
7 Tale #12 in Alvin Rymsha's "SH: The Lost Cases."
I have read quite a few stories where even the good doctor solved a few cases. I love Watson, but the snarky comments, and dry Witt, and pure brilliance of Holmes, although he does not do that well in social graces, but he puts the thrill in the stories.
