The Baskerville Pups discussion

This discussion is experimental, but worthy.
You can post about all the deductions and observations Holmes' made in the book. If you find evidence that proves his conclusions accurate or with error, share it (journal article, blog post, your experience, etc.). The game's afoot!

Margie wrote: "The only thing I will say here in relation to the opening of STUD, why did Sherlock Holmes never get the credit he deserved for discovering/inventing a chemical tool to identify latent human blood ..."
This!
Doyle was way ahead of his time. This "Sherlock Holmes blood test" is of particular interest to me. There's been some publications on this, comparing his test to HemoQuant (to test for internal bleeding..... via feces :d). It's a whole new pathological/chemical forensic world to me; from what I gather, maybe Doyle had some idea in his head for a new and improved guiacum test. Cool!

Monique wrote: "Margie wrote: "The only thing I will say here in relation to the opening of STUD, why did Sherlock Holmes never get the credit he deserved for discovering/inventing a chemical tool to identify late..."

Beating the subjects is also a mind tickler...
Freaky, but valuable *insert face of grimace*

"By a man’s finger nails, by his coat-sleeve, by his boot, by his trouser knees, by the callosities of his forefinger and thumb, by his expression, by his shirt cuffs—by each of these things a man’s calling is plainly revealed. "

"his trouser knees," is an obvious reference Dr Bell, in regards to his deductions about the cobbler, I say. Who else would like to read The Book of Life ?

Margie wrote: "Me! :)

Watson said, "It struck me as being a remarkable mixture of shrewdness and of absurdity. "

Really, how does one describe Sherlock Holmes any better? He just didn't know it yet."

That's a lovely description— I should use it more often! He had no idea how much excitement the future held.

Funny how Watson initially found the idea of a consulting detective— along with the necessary skills— far fetched and fictional, considering his references to Dupin and Lecoq when he discovers the truth about Holmes. Now that he came face to face to a real life detective, he's piqued. 😄

Hum! I'd have to reread BOSC; this is an interesting theory. Were there any more references to him spending time in America? I know he is quite familiar with American data, like that in FIVE.

Well, there are buffalos in Asia and Africa and actually the animals we call "buffalos" are usually referred to in the US as "bison."
Holmes did seem to have.an interest in American - he is really hospitable to the Moultons in The Noble Bachelor. And he has cases connected to America - The Dancing Men, The Yellow Face, The Valley of Fear are a few - but even when he is in fear of his life in The Final Problem, he just runs over to Europe when it would probably be a longer trip but a lot easier to hide from Moriarty in America.

Margie wrote: "I like this part--goes on about the ring, his deductions for it, his excitement for the case, etc., and then, he's all 'well, so much for that, let's get lunch.' Makes me laugh.

'The ring, man, th..."

I think my favorite part of the Lauriston Garden Mystery is the Ms Rachel conversation. This gets me every time!

“One other thing, Lestrade,” he added, turning round at the door: “‘Rache,’ is the German for ‘revenge;’ so don’t lose your time looking for Miss Rachel.”

With which Parthian shot he walked away, leaving the two rivals open-mouthed behind him.
😂😂😂