a varied collection of weapons[CROO] Watson was wounded by a Jezzail bullet, Holmes fired a patriotic 'V.R.' into the wall at Baker Street, and the two leveled their pistols at the hound

one by one passed through into the little garden[STUD] Whether we think of British gardens as landscaped acres of greenery or as the source for finer botanical specimens such as roses, the S

Old woman be damned![STUD] One of the wonderful things about examining and reexamining the Sherlock Holmes canon is that we can find things that take on special meanings to us. And two diffe

any emotion akin to love[SCAN] Sherlock Holmes doesn't seem to have a high opinion of women, although he does a fine job of understanding them when it comes to their expressions, reactions,

a feeling of vague expectancy[LAST] "Beware the Ides of March." So went the warning from the soothsayer to the title character in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. But when it comes t

that is my special hobby[HOUN] We all have hobbies. Indeed, our interest in Sherlock Holmes is a perfect example. What do we know about hobbies and hobbyists in the Canon? There are those

I found myself in dream-land[SIGN] Regular sleep patterns seem to be a rarity in the Sherlock Holmes stories. Watson dozed off while Holmes remained vigilant or was prevented from sleeping b

the title by which I have just called myself is not exactly my own[SCAN] We're treated to a variety of colorful characters in the Sherlock Holmes canon. Some are figments of Conan Doyle's im

Your merits should be publicly recognized. [STUD] We continue with our monthly series of Masters Class episodes, going back to Trevor Hall's Sherlock Holmes: Ten Literary Studies. In th

toward the Triple Alliance[NAVA] When we're introduced to the victim in "Wisteria Lodge," it happens first by telegram a telegram he himself signed "John Scott Eccles." Later, we hear hi