What is your opinion of the original Sherlock Holmes stories (not adaptations or modernizations)?
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| Good pulpy fun | |
| Dated and a little cringe by modern standards | |
| Classic, pulpy, dated, cringe-y fun |
Holmes spoke in a low voice, in the unmodulated manner of the man who cannot be sure whether he will stay the course. I shall retire for a few days, Watson. Tell Mrs Hudson to send all visitors away. No new cases. I will be in my study. Get me paper and coloured pencils, will you, Watson? Leave them by the door. Ah, one more thing. I want the wifi off.
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A quotation from Arthur Conan Doyle
How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) British writer and physician
Story (1890-02), “The Sign of the Four,” ch. 6 [Holmes], Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine, Vol. 45 (US) / 1 (UK)
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