Fifty-six stories in fifty-six days

Posted by Anson (Bob) Roberts on September 21, 2011 at 7:58am

This blog started yesterday. It has its points of interest. I'm not sure that I agree with the blogger;'s conclusions but it might make for interesting dialog here.

http://barefootonbakerstreet.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/56-stories-in-56-days-a-scandal-in-bohemia/

 

 

 

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  • Steve Kostelecky September 21, 2011 at 11:12pm
    I find the criticism practiced on the aforementioned blog to be facile and glib. To a large extent what makes Mrs. Norton "The Woman" is up to Doyle and Holmes. They found her special and to categorize the actions in the story according to a laundry list as the blogger does is immaterial to the impact of the story over these many years and to Holmes's character development. To dismiss one of the pivotal stories in the canon as "going downhill" after the first two paragraphs is simply iconoclasm for its own sake. Time will tell if the blogger makes the lasting contribution Doyle has--but I won't be around to see it.
  • Lefevre of Montpellier September 21, 2011 at 6:35pm
    You continue to be our trusty Boswell Sir!
    • Anson (Bob) Roberts > Lefevre of Montpellier September 21, 2011 at 7:07pm

      So, good and gentle sir ...

       

      What did you think of the conclusions regarding Mrs. Norton?

    • Lefevre of Montpellier > Anson (Bob) Roberts September 21, 2011 at 7:33pm

      Surely for a woman to capture his heart, she too must be emotionally complex and on the outskirts of society?

       

      I do not believe for a moment that Holmes had the hots for her, rather, he felt an admiration for her abilities and her prowess, equating them to his own, somewhat (I believe). Holmes obviously needs and is thankful for the challenge that she represents. Let's face it, she is far more attractive than the 'Hereditary Boor of Bohemia'.

      'The Woman' predates the challenges that Moriarty is to give 'The Detective'.

      The game is afoot, n'est pas?

      Cordialement

      Lefevre

    • Anson (Bob) Roberts > Lefevre of Montpellier September 21, 2011 at 9:20pm

      I must concur. After all, the fair sex is Watson's department.

       

      Holmes really would buy Playboy for the articles. :>)

    • Lefevre of Montpellier > Anson (Bob) Roberts September 22, 2011 at 1:20am

      Holmes really would buy Playboy for the articles - Doesn't everyone?

       

      I was most interested to read her curt comment on Holmes usage of benzoylmethylecgonine for its 'tranquilizing' effects. The shortest of studies into the pharmacodynamics of cocaine will quickly dispel any vestige that that particular chemical has any tranquilizing action on a person.

      Short and simple: cocaine is a very powerful stimulant to the nervous system. Lethargy is observed in individuals who have developed a major dependency to the drug, but I don't believe this is quite the same thing she's discussing in the article.

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