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Hello everyone!I'm Jennifer Girardin, and I am a great fan of the Sherlock Holmes films, television adaptations, and stories.
My favorite version would probably be the Granada series played by the late Jeremy Brett.
Jennifer wrote: "Hello everyone!I'm Jennifer Girardin, and I am a great fan of the Sherlock Holmes films, television adaptations, and stories.
My favorite version would probably be the Granada series played by t..."
I agree on the Jeremy Brett series, the high watermark. Even better than Sherlock.
Not sure if I have ever introduced myself. Im Tony from the east of the UK, I especially like dipping into new Sherlock Holmes writing for new adventures. Have read the canon a few times and so I seek solace in pastiches and the like now.
Anthony Horowitz has at least 2 Sherlock Holmes pastiches. My favorite is MORIARTY, his second. It truly astounded me.I also particularly liked Neil Gaiman's A STUDY IN EMERALD, especially because the author recorded the voice on the audiobook.
Hi, I'm David, from Santa Monica, CA. … I was about to say what first got me into SH, but I see there's a second question, "What first got you into Sherlock Holmes," so i'll answer it there.
"A Study in Emerald" was remarkable. I consider it to be the ONLY true Pastiche of Doyle's Sherlockian tales ever written. It follows Doyle's style very exactly, but, of course, it was not written by Dr. Watson about Sherlock Holmes. In addition, it won a Hugo (named after Hugo Gernsbeck, an early Sci-Fi writer).
Hullo!I'm Derek, and a huge fan of Sherlock Holmes, particularly the short stories and BBC adaption.
I've only read the really popular stories, but as a part of my classics binge I'll be reading the whole collection.
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If you're in the Los Angeles area, there is a fun meetup group called "The Sherlock Breakfast Club" (all ages, all Sherlocks) which you may enjoy... and tw..."
Yep, strange! at least she could have informed us the reason for her sudden departure. Anyways, let hope she is fine.
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I also particularly liked Neil Gaiman's A STUDY IN EMERALD, especially becaus..."
I read his first part "A house of silk". It was awesome. I liked it very much....and now i am planning to buy Moriarty as well.
Rohit wrote: "Silvio111 wrote: "Anthony Horowitz has at least 2 Sherlock Holmes pastiches. My favorite is MORIARTY, his second. It truly astounded me.I also particularly liked Neil Gaiman's A STUDY IN EMERALD,..."
I confess I had trouble getting into The House of Silk, but MORIARTY riveted me from Page 1 right until the last sentence.
Hi, I'm Malcolm. I'm from the North-East of England, but lived in London for a few years, so I'm familiar with many of the places mentioned in the books. Loved Holmes all my life, read and re-read the stories. Enjoying the pastiches now.
Tony wrote: "Not sure if I have ever introduced myself. Im Tony from the east of the UK, I especially like dipping into new Sherlock Holmes writing for new adventures. Have read the canon a few times and so I s..."Now that you have finished the sixty Canonical tales and the dozen or so Apocryphal tales, you can start on the eleven thousand plus pastiches, parodies and related fiction items. Unfortunately, at present, they are coming out even faster than I can LIST them, more or less READ them. My database is hopelessly behind.
Philip wrote: "Tony wrote: "Not sure if I have ever introduced myself. Im Tony from the east of the UK, I especially like dipping into new Sherlock Holmes writing for new adventures. Have read the canon a few tim..."What is the link to your list?
After watching the Jeremy Brett tv adaptation for years, I finally decided to start reading the texts and I cannot stop. Sherlock Holmes has become my latest reading obsession!
HiGlad to have joined this group.
I'm the author of Sherlock Holmes, the Missing Years: Japan and Sherlock Holmes, the Missing Years: Timbuktu. (Poisoned Pen Press and HarperCollins)
In the middle of plotting my next Sherlock Holmes book.
Looking forward to participating in discussions.
Thank you
Vasudev Murthy
Bangalore, India
Years ago I read a brilliant book titled: Moriarty. I do not believe it was authored by either Horowitz or John Gardner. (I may simply be mis-remembering.)
In the book, Moriarty assists Sherlock; in other words, they pit their skills. Can any GR member recall the author?
I think the book you are referring to is by Horrowitz. He wrote a novel called Moriarty. Here is the link to the book http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
Hope this is the right one :)
Yes, MORIARTY is most suspenseful. I am not the most clever reader; I almost never figure out the mystery early on, but still, this book had me fooled until the very last paragraph. The audiobook version is excellent. (Read delightfully by Julian Rhind-Tutt ( whom some of us remember as the character, Sgt. Valentine in the PBS Mystery! series, Heat of the Sun.)
Don't miss it!
Hi Everyone,I'm from Andrews UK publishing. We have just launched a new imprint called 'Moriarty Press' aimed specifically at Sherlock Holmes titles. Andrews UK itself has published a number of Sherlock Holmes titles on behalf of some publishers so it's not a new area as such for us. Feel free to take a look at our website http://moriartypress.co.uk/submit-you... for info on what we can offer you as an author.
Many thanks
Hi, I'm Grace. I've been a fan of Sherlock ever since I watched the BBC show, and I've recently started reading the books and really enjoy them.
Welcome Grace! A television show also got me into Sherlock Holmes. :)
Hi there. My name is Jeffrey, a Sherlockian in Orange County, Ca, and the owner of the new world-wide 7%solution.com site. Seeking an OC/LA-based Irene Adler to get the party and legendary investigation going!
Hello, I am Dominic Lopez. I have always been a fan of Sherlock Holmes. I have recently begun trying to make a living recording audiobooks, most of which have turned out to be Sherlock Holmes books. You can find out more about my audio work here- https://www.facebook.com/dominiclopez...
Good Day to you all; I am a relatively new author, living by the English Channel in Sussex. My new book, 'Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Murders an account of the matter by John Watson, M.D.' is due out from MX Publishing sometime around February. It tells the story from Watson's p.o.v. as he follows the great detective through the fog and decay of the East End of London in 1888. The murders are all described faithfully, the story is, however aimed to shed light on what MIGHT have happened... for more, including a sneak preview try my blog; http://sherlockholmesof221b.blogspot....
Megan wrote: "Hi there I've been a part of the group for a few weeks now but I never introduced myself. My name is Megan and I'm from the Michigan. I'm 20 years old and a HUGE Sherlock Holmes fan. I don't really..."We live in Sussex, about fifty miles south of London-my Wife is from the East End herself. We went to the museum this March and it was marvellous, next time you come you have simply got to go!. They had Robert Downey as Holmes at Tussauds too, which is nearby.
Hi! I'm Roosa from Finland. I love Sherlock and I own most of the books. I read my first Sherlock book on the first grade. I've also watched almost all of the movies and series about Sherlock. Huge fan of BBC New Sherlock. My favourite Sherlock actors are Basil Rathbone and Benedict Cumberbatch. I don't care much about the Elementary series though.
Hey everyone. I'm Piyumi from Sri Lanka. I've been a fan of the Sherlockian canon since I picked up my first Holmes novel aged 13, The Hound Of Baskervilles. Super excited to join this group and chat with the other Baker street irregulars :)
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Welcome to the group. Nice to see members joining from different continents like Europe, America and Asia. Please glance over at the topics in our group and feel free to comment and discuss in our forums.
Enjoy and have a nice Day :)
Hi. . This is Sifat from Indian subcontinent. I am a big fan of Agatha Christie, James hadley chase, sydney sheldon and many more. I inhale crime fiction books.
Good morning everyone. I'm Kate from Germany. I have loved Sherlock Holmes ever since I saw the 1980s TV series with Jeremy Brett.
I read everything Sherlock Holmes but also many different authors of Crime and Thriller. :-) My favourite one is currently Ursula Poznanski. Her crime fiction is amazing.
Hi everyone, I'm Allison from New York. I'm a new Sherlock fan, currently about halfway through reading all the Canon.
Hello, Sifat, Liawèn & Allison. Welcome to the group! Liawèn: I, too, got introduced to SH via Jeremy Brett. He made Holmes so vibrant and intense...
Hello Sarah, yes, he did. He was amazing. Im currently listening to Stephen Fry reading the Holmes collection. He's pretty amazing :-)
Liawen, I'm listening to the same audiobook! Stephen Fry is amazing! He does all these characters so well, and his intros are nice too!
Neat! I didn't know Stephen Fry did an audiobook reading - that's on the TBR or to TBL, rather...
Yeah, his intros are great. I really like his voice. I just found out that the read the Winnie Pooh CDs I own^^ I always thought his voice to be familiar but only made the connection now
Hi I'm Luci from Norway. Been a huge Sherlock fan since I was a kid. Have read Suzette Hollingsworths Sherlock series lately quite good :)
Hello All I'm Papanate - have been part of GoodReads since forever - but just recently (today actually) started reading the boards again.
I've been into Sherlock Holmes since my brother and I would watch the Rathbone and Bruce films on Saturday Afternoon TV. Occasionally they would show one on the evening...around 8pm. Later on I found the Collected Works in my parents Library. I've been hooked since.
Hi,Rutvik here from India. I just joined goodreads to join groups on Sherlock Holmes. A big fan of the stories and the way they have been written!
Looking forward to getting to know more about him and the Sherlockian universe!
Sarah wrote: "Welcome to the group, Rutvik!"Thanks! Looking forward to meet fellow baker street irregulars :-)
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Rutvik here from India. I just joined goodreads to join groups on Sherlock Holmes. A big fan of the stories and the way they have been written!
Looking forward to getting to know more about h..."
Welcome to the group, my fellow countryman
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Hi Lucy aka Lina from the beautiful Norway. We would love to know more about Suzette Hollingsworths Sherlock series. Feel free to discuss in our topics
Bonnie wrote: "Hello JoannaIf you're in the Los Angeles area, there is a fun meetup group called "The Sherlock Breakfast Club" (all ages, all Sherlocks) which you may enjoy... and two other groups as well...The ..."
Hmmmm, I might have to look into this myself.
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Hey Carolina! Wassup. We would love a bit of introduction about yourself :)
I'm from NJ (Irene Adler country), had a few pastiches published many years ago, along w/ a mystery series with a detective who admired and quoted Holmes. Started reading the Canon when I was 10 or so, have the Baring-Gould and Klinger annotated on my shelf, as well as a number of Sherlockian books, including "Bending the Willow" (I hear a signed 1st went for $2000 a few years ago at NYC's annual Holmes event), and "The Sherlock Holmes Cookbook.I'm subscribed to the WelcomeHolmes group (a Yahoo group) and think the '80s/90s Granada series was the best adaptation of Holmes. Brett was my favorite classic Holmes, (and David Burke was my favorite Watson) my favorite youngish Holmes was James d'Arcy in a TV film from '02, of the two contemporaries, I prefer Miller and (hold the hate) do not like "Sherlock" at all.
There used to be a Sherlockian society in my area, they've pretty much disbanded, but there is a bi-annual Sherlock Holmes weekend (Nov and March) in Cape May, NJ - the town is known as "Victorian Cape May" because of the many authentically restored Victorian guest houses. The weekend gets sold out pretty quickly.
It's the first English books I read, and today, I finish reading all the stories of The complete Sherlock holmes.
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If you're in the Los Angeles area, there is a fun meetup group called "The Sherlock Breakfast Club" (all ages, all Sherlocks) which you may enjoy... and two other groups..."
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