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A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of Four
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The first piece in this two tale collection is A Study In Scarlet. I first read this long story/short novel in high school. Read it again in college after receiving THE ANNOTATED SHERLOCK HOLMES, Ed. William S. Baring-Gould, as a superlative going away gift. Since those two readings, I spent a number of years in law enforcement, mostly as an intelligence analyst and investigator. Upon rereading the story, I found that I have a greater appreciation of Holmes as well as a few professional quibbles with his methods and with his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Continuing to read, I found that I do not care. Doyle is such a master of the English language and Holmes, Watson and the rest are such wonderfully drawn characters that I still enjoy them immensely.
A STUDY IN SCARLET introduces Holmes and Watson to the public as well as to each other. Doyle says a few unkind words about Mormons in this story. If you are so sensitive that you can not stand a few harsh words there is a bowdlerized and censored version of the story called Sherlock Holmes Remastered: A Study in Scarlet by Leo Zanav. An abysmal, poor effort at rewriting Conan Doyle's work, I recommend staying away from it. If you are that sensitive, I also recommend that you skip Doyle altogether and stick with modern politically correct twaddle.
The second tale, THE SIGN OF FOUR, has been one of my two favorite Sherlock Holmes books since I was a child. What red-blooded American boy or girl for that matter wouldn't like an adventure and mystery tale of stolen treasure; India during the mutiny; strange, exotic characters invading a stately home of England in search of the treasure stolen from the thieves by double dealing "gentlemen" ; murder and more. The only thing I didn't like was the ultimate fate of the treasure. As an adult, I understand that this enabled Dr. Watson to find an even greater treasure but....
The first piece in this two tale collection is A Study In Scarlet. I first read this long story/short novel in high school. Read it again in college after receiving THE ANNOTATED SHERLOCK HOLMES, Ed. William S. Baring-Gould, as a superlative going away gift. Since those two readings, I spent a number of years in law enforcement, mostly as an intelligence analyst and investigator. Upon rereading the story, I found that I have a greater appreciation of Holmes as well as a few professional quibbles with his methods and with his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Continuing to read, I found that I do not care. Doyle is such a master of the English language and Holmes, Watson and the rest are such wonderfully drawn characters that I still enjoy them immensely.
A STUDY IN SCARLET introduces Holmes and Watson to the public as well as to each other. Doyle says a few unkind words about Mormons in this story. If you are so sensitive that you can not stand a few harsh words there is a bowdlerized and censored version of the story called Sherlock Holmes Remastered: A Study in Scarlet by Leo Zanav. An abysmal, poor effort at rewriting Conan Doyle's work, I recommend staying away from it. If you are that sensitive, I also recommend that you skip Doyle altogether and stick with modern politically correct twaddle.
The second tale, THE SIGN OF FOUR, has been one of my two favorite Sherlock Holmes books since I was a child. What red-blooded American boy or girl for that matter wouldn't like an adventure and mystery tale of stolen treasure; India during the mutiny; strange, exotic characters invading a stately home of England in search of the treasure stolen from the thieves by double dealing "gentlemen" ; murder and more. The only thing I didn't like was the ultimate fate of the treasure. As an adult, I understand that this enabled Dr. Watson to find an even greater treasure but....
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August 1, 2022
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