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The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles | Arthur C Doyle
Sherlock Holmess most famous case: An irresistible blend of Gothic horror and intricately plotted mystery The curse of the Baskervilles dates to the seventeenth century, when the wicked Hugo Baskerville chased a farmers daughter across the pitch-dark moor of Grimpen with vile intentions. The poor girl died of fright, but Baskervilles fate was worsea giant black hound, eyes afire and jaws dripping with blood, tore out his throat and devoured it on the spot. Since then, the specter of that terrible beast has haunted Baskerville Hall, many of whose inhabitants have met violent, mysterious, and tragic ends. News of the latest death is brought to 221B Baker Street by a local doctor who hopes that Sherlock Holmes can solve the riddle of the curse before it claims yet another victim or leaves the hall forever empty. Sir Charles Baskerville perished alone on the edge of the moor, his face twisted in fright, the footprints of a gigantic hound marking the ground twenty yards from where his body was discovered. Has the mythical monster returned? Or does some other villain now inhabit the desolate moorlands? Holmes and Watson will be pushed to the very edge of reason as they seek to discover just whoor whatwants to see the Baskervilles destroyed. This ebook features a new introduction by Otto Penzler and has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
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The moors were the perfect setting for this Holmes story. I saw a TV adaptation of this a long time ago, but it was my first time reading the story. I liked the layers of suspense in this one and Watson‘s storytelling. #NoPlaceLikeHolmes

dabbe 🧡🍁🧡 3mo
Cuilin I really liked Watson in this one too oh and the spooky Moors. 3mo
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Cuilin I have no idea how to do that thank you 🙏 3mo
dabbe @Cuilin When you look at the icons below a post (starting with the heart), you\'ll see the last one is an arrow. If you click on it, it will give you the URL address of just your singular post. You can then cut and paste it. Pretty cool, huh? 🤩 3mo
AnnCrystal Oh, that a good tip! I always wondered how that was done! 👏☺️👍. 3mo
dabbe @AnnCrystal 🤩😃🤗 3mo
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I love this Sherlock story. One of my favorites. Rereading these with the #NoPlaceLikeHolmes group has been fantastic!

#BookSpinBingo #readyourebooks #readyourTBR #Roll100

PuddleJumper That's great! 3mo
Cuilin ✅🫶🎉 3mo
AnnCrystal It is truly good ☺️👍💝. 3mo
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dabbe Yay! 🎯! 🩶🧡🩶 3mo
TheSpineView Excellent! 3mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3mo
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dabbe 🤩😊🤗 3mo
Cuilin ✅👻🫶 3mo
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dabbe
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#SundayFunday
Thanks for the tag, @Eggs! 😘

I can usually keep 3-4 going at the same time--if my brain is functioning at full capacity. 🤪

Play? @ThePageShifter @barkingmadread @mcctrish

BookmarkTavern I‘m usually good with three or four too! Thanks for posting! 3mo
CrystalE02 3 or 4 is generally my number. As long as it is different genres. I can't focus on multiple books in the same genre. (edited) 3mo
dabbe @BookmarkTavern 🧡🩶🧡 3mo
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dabbe @CrystalE02 🧡🩶🧡 3mo
bthegood @CrystalE02 same, although I have been known to do that - several crime/murder mysteries at the same time...in small English villages...it does get confusing 😬 3mo
The_Book_Ninja @bthegood crime and murder rates in small English villages seems to be at an all time high at the moment. Thank god I live in a peaceful inner-city 3mo
Eggs YW ❤️❤️❤️ 3mo
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Cuilin
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CrystalE02 I believe they would have freaked out. I think that was something that wasn't discussed back then. 3mo
CogsOfEncouragement Interesting question. I read a newly published memoir just a few years ago where the famous author is convinced he used to live in a house with a haunted basement. The whole time I read those passages I kept thinking there had to be some practical reason those noises were being made, etc. Something was wrong with the structure in some way. So I think it still just depends on the person for what we believe and don't. 3mo
IndoorDame I got the impression it was a transitional period between superstition and science. Everyone seemed eager to find an alternative explanation to the supernatural but not because it was impossible. Even Holmes was careful to word things initially so he didn‘t say it was impossible (though I assume he believed it was). These days we‘re more likely to jump to science, scams, mental illness, anything that seems “rational”. 3mo
AnnCrystal With obvious exceptions...It seems rare to find a fictional mystery storyline in the days of Doyle that was truly supernatural. There always seems to be an explanation.

Of course, at the same time I agree with @indoorDame. Doyle\'s time was between a transition from superstitious to scientific.
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Cuilin
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#NoPlaceLikeHolmes

I think one of my favorite scenes is when Watson discovers Sherlock!!!

CrystalE02 I loved it! We got to here more of Watson and see how he viewed things. 3mo
CogsOfEncouragement Again, I read this 11 years ago. I am unsure if I just remembered SH was actually there or from reading so much of his character recently figured no way would he send Watson on this deadly case alone. Then when Watson sees the tall slender figure out on the moor when the clouds uncover the moon - I thought even Watson should have realized lol. But sometimes Watson just lets us feel good about our clever selves, right? Part of his charm. 3mo
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Cuilin @CogsOfEncouragement Perfectly put.!!! I think that is part of Watson‘s role, to make us feel good. 3mo
Daisey @CogsOfEncouragement I felt the same way rereading this after several years. It seems so clear that it must be Sherlock, but I don‘t actually remember if I realized it the first time. 3mo
eeclayton I realised what was up earlier than Watson but later than the moon/tor scene. Watson made a remark about the stranger possibly being a guardian angel, and that was when I knew it must be Holmes. 3mo
IndoorDame I loved Watson as the main character! It was fun to see him struggle with how much initiative to take and how closely to stick to Sherlock‘s scant (and boring) instructions. 3mo
Cuilin @eeclayton @Daisey I think the reader is always meant to be a little quicker on the uptake than Watson. 3mo
Cuilin @IndoorDame the repeated “should I stay or should I go?” I think he made some great decisions as the client remained alive in the end, which has not always been the case. (edited) 3mo
IndoorDame @Cuilin That did occur to me when Sherlock lamented that he “severely mismanaged” the case by coming so close to losing the client, or by putting him in such danger or however he worded it. Talk about irony given his track record 😂😂😂 3mo
AnnCrystal The scene where Watson reads the note left for Sherlock, Dr. Watson has gone to Coombe Tracey, was my favorite 👏😂.

Reading this has made me realize how Watson views Sherlock as more than just a good friend. It is with far more admiration, like with an older brother or father figure.
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Cuilin
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#NoPlaceLikeHolmes

You can see how this novel influenced atmosphere and location choices in so many murder mysteries. I‘m looking at you, Mrs. Christie.

CogsOfEncouragement Yes, the moor that traps and drowns you if you are not careful, compounded with the fog would already be creepy without the recent death and hound rumors. No comparison is immediately coming to mind. 3mo
IndoorDame The grimpen mire 😱😬🫣 Maybe the creepiest location I could dream up! Ms. Christie has an excellent model at least. 3mo
AnnCrystal I believe that any such place and setting as the Baskervilles estates make for a great mood builder for a more mysterious mystery. 3mo
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Cuilin
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#NoPlaceLikeHolmes

I can definitely see myself rereading this one.

IndoorDame I somehow thought we were chatting about the second half next week, so I still have a couple more chapters. I‘ll chime in a few days when I get to them. 3mo
Cuilin @IndoorDame no worries. It‘s quite possible I got the dates wrong. I‘ll check my notes. (edited) 3mo
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CatLass007 @Cuilin @IndoorDame Right. I have the entire schedule for the rest of this year and through 08/09/2025 that was posted a few weeks ago. See you next week! 3mo
CogsOfEncouragement This was a reread for me. It's been 11 years, but I was unsure how much I was just remembering vs how much I was genuinely picking up on. I really enjoyed this one. I had the inkling that the Stapletons were not siblings, but indeed married. I liked the confusion caused by the escaped convict on the moor. As in life, there are pieces to other puzzles in the way of the one we are working on. ⬇ 3mo
CogsOfEncouragement I do remember that in my first read I was quite on edge when the fiery hound was in pursuit of Sir Henry. Remembering the trick to it made it a much more mild adventure to read this time. 3mo
dabbe @Cuilin Yep, I have it down for 9/21. I've not finished yet, so can I answer next week? 🥰 3mo
Cuilin @dabbe of course 🤦‍♀️ I‘m away next weekend so subliminally that may have played into my mistake. 3mo
Cuilin @CogsOfEncouragement I wondered at them being siblings when Doyle let‘s us know they look nothing alike. 3mo
dabbe @Cuilin No worries. I'll be sure to come back and add my two cents (if I have any!). 🤣 3mo
Daisey This is definitely one of my favorite Sherlock stories, especially of the longer ones. I think it all works together so well! There are things happening throughout, not just an elaborate reveal close to the end like several others. 3mo
eeclayton I'm finally caught up with you all! I enjoyed this one a lot, especially Watson's atmospheric descriptions of the moor. 3mo
Cuilin @eeclayton Yay. The moor sounds spooky yet beautiful too. 3mo
Cuilin @Daisey I loved it!! 3mo
IndoorDame I felt like the penultimate chapter was the climactic scene. It was fun to look back in the last chapter and see which of my predictions were right, and get answers to questions I‘d still been wondering about (especially since it‘d been long enough since I‘d read this that my memory was super spare on details). 👇🏼 3mo
IndoorDame But switching from Watson narrating the action to Holmes‘s exposition months later changed it from feeling like the novel to feeling more like any of the other short stories and wasn‘t as much fun. 3mo
Cuilin @IndoorDame yes, I noticed an energy switch in Retrospection too. 3mo
AnnCrystal The scene with fog rolling in, that seemed to increase the level of concern... 3mo
Cuilin @AnnCrystal yes a misty fog always adds an element of mystery and concern. 🌫️ 3mo
AnnCrystal @Cuilin 😉👍💝. 3mo
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AnneCecilie
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🤣🤣🤣

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes

Cuilin I laughed at that line too. 😁 3mo
dabbe Doyle (via Watson) hit the humor button! 😂😂😂 3mo
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dabbe
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#WondrousWednesday
@Eggs (thanks for the tag! 😘)

1. The number one place I want to visit is Dartmoor, to see the moors.
2. Because of this book, my all-time favorite. ❤️

Play? @TheLudicReader @Sleepswithbooks @AmyG

Eggs Thx for playing and sharing 🖤🤍🩶 3mo
dabbe @Eggs YW! 🩶🧡🩶 3mo
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AllDebooks I think the Stapleton's are more suspicious as they are new arrivals. Who are they? Everyone else has long-standing connections to the area and the family. They're evidently distraught upon Sir Charles's death. 3mo
Librarybelle The Barrymores are hiding something, and I think the Stapletons are a bit suspicious. 3mo
IndoorDame I still maintain that the good doctor is totally creeptastic, but I‘m not saying he‘s the killer. Can‘t wait to learn more about the Barrymore‘s so many secrets there! Why are they really resigning? Why was Mrs. B crying? Why is Mr. B just denying it and not even making up some lame excuse? 3mo
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Cuilin @AllDebooks Dr Mortimer is very new to the area too. Though he brought Sherlock in on the case. He‘s the only one who gave him the details regarding Charles‘s death. He is a man of science admitting to a belief in the possibility of the supernatural. 🤔 3mo
AnnCrystal I agree that Dr. Mortimer seems a suspect, somehow. Yet, why would he go to the famous Sherlock Holmes for help??

Did Beryl Stapleton send the warning note to Sir Henry Baskerville??
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dabbe @IndoorDame I hope to meet the doctor's wife as well! 🤩 3mo
dabbe @Cuilin Sounds like Doyle to me! 😂 3mo
dabbe @AnnCrystal Interesting point! 3mo
dabbe @IndoorDame The Bs have GUILTY OF SOMETHING written all over them! 3mo
AllDebooks @Cuilin oops,my bad must have misread thatbitor fell asleep 😴 3mo
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AllDebooks It was my favourite part. Brooding, enveloping, and isolating atmosphere, and that was before the fog dropped! 😱🐾👀 3mo
Librarybelle It‘s perfect! The moors are mysterious and atmospheric and isolated. I kept waiting for the Brontes to make an entrance 😂 3mo
IndoorDame So oppressive! I actually found that section difficult to read. Literally difficult. My brain kept wandering off to less gloomy destinations. 3mo
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AnnCrystal The journey to the estate seemed lovely.

After the walk with Mr. Stapleton, I made a, “note to self“ to never visit a moor 😳😯🤔.
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dabbe @Librarybelle 😂😂😂 3mo
dabbe @AnnCrystal 😂😂😂 3mo
dabbe @IndoorDame The 1939 movie starring Basil Rathbone shows that atmosphere quite well--the movie being in black and white. Oppressive is a profound description! 3mo
dabbe This book, WUTHERING HEIGHTS, and THE SECRET GARDEN (IMHO) capture the awful beauty and vast loneliness of the moors throughout England. Why then, is it my #1 place I want to visit? When I looked up pictures of Dartmoor, some were heart-wrenchingly glorious and some were absolutely spooky. Weather and the clouds contribute to the effect, too. I just love the wildness of it--GRIMPEN MIRE and all! (which is really the Foxtor Miles). 3mo
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AllDebooks Pretty obvious Holmes was up to something! 🔍 He was on the hunt. 3mo
Librarybelle Holmes‘s excuses did not ring true for me. He‘s following a lead! And yes, Watson leaving Henry alone…sigh… 3mo
Cuilin He gave Watson two instructions, to keep an eye on Henry and, search out and gain intelligence on the people in the neighborhood . I‘m not sure how he was meant to do the two things at the same time. This leads me to believe Sherlock is definitely up to something. 3mo
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IndoorDame I agree, Sherlock is definitely playing a double game. Since he‘s usually so eager to follow clients home for almost no reason with a mystery that interests him this much I‘d say he‘s definitely playing a double game. Possibly he‘s even there himself in disguise? (I actually don‘t remember the details even though I love this one, so it‘s fun to make genuine predictions all over again) 3mo
AnnCrystal 😂 “What the heck“ is exactly what I said...I also don't believe that Sherlock Holmes remained in London.

Dr. Watson should have waited to work out some sort of “bodyguard“ schedule with Dr. Mortimer.
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dabbe Excellent possibilities, everyone! Holmes could still be following leads in London, which would not make us privy to what's going on there. Or, he's in disguise and is there, but we just don't know it yet. This plot device reminds us that it is Watson who is our storyteller because we follow him to Baskerville Hall and leave Holmes behind. What a bold move--to leave your detective out of the book for a few chapters! 3mo
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AllDebooks A lot of emphasis on the missing boots suggests there is a real animal involved. The return of the new boot supports this (no scent). 3mo
Librarybelle It‘s interesting that the one boot is found in a corner that has already been checked. My guess would be it is tied to the mystery. Good point, @AllDebooks ! 3mo
Cuilin @AllDebooks yes!! Also someone was able to get really close to return the missing new boot. 3mo
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IndoorDame They definitely highlight the importance of footsteps, and throw Dr. Mortimer in the light of a prime suspect. 3mo
CatLass007 The bit about the boots makes me wonder if someone is trying to drive the new heir crazy. Or make others believe he is crazy. 3mo
dabbe @Cuilin So close and yet being able to evade the hotel workers. 3mo
dabbe @AllDebooks Bravo! 🤩👏🤩 3mo
AnnCrystal That was my guess too @AllDebooks since it seems what was needed was something used by Sir Henry Baskerville. 3mo
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Bookwomble The literary trope of giving authenticity and authority to an account by attributing it to an older (invented) source. I can immediately think of Geoffrey of Monmouth using the device for The History of the Kings of Britain, but I'll bet it goes back further. 3mo
Bookwomble Inspiration for the back story probably came from the legend of Squire Richard "Dirty Dick" Cabell. Doyle was assisted in plot elements of the story by Bertram Fletcher Robinson, who researched Dartmoor legends of the phantom hound, and after some acrimony received ⅓ of the royalties of the book. The tagged book is a fictional account of Doyle's & Robinson's collaboration and falling out ? Robinson died young, allegedly due to the Mummy's Curse! 3mo
AllDebooks I agree with @Bookwomble it adds authenticity 3mo
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Librarybelle Perfect catch of that trope, @Bookwomble ! It adds authenticity to the story. As for the length of it, I think it‘s really setting a mood. Conan Doyle has created a spooky scene, on the moors no less. 3mo
Cuilin Definitely lending authenticity and creating an atmosphere that sets the tone for the rest of the novel. 3mo
IndoorDame We‘ve definitely had several stories before that have started with someone recounting a family legend or history verbatim to set the scene. Since the family member isn‘t the client initially, a written document makes sense so we know it‘s “true”. 3mo
dabbe There seems to be nothing better historically than a primary source document, even if said document refers to the supernatural. I think Doyle learned from his past two novels because this one gives us multiple subplots; diverse characters; and a plethora of suspects, clues, theories, and red herrings. Plus, the story spans hundreds of years. No wonder it's his magnum opus.

Thanks for the deets, too, @Bookwomble!
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AnnCrystal I agree with @Bookwomble & @Librarybelle!

It gives more accountability to the legend, or to set atmosphere for the reader.

Also, Doyle was said to be a believer in the paranormal, maybe this was his chance to write such a scene.

It is interesting info you shared on this scene @Bookwomble.
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Librarybelle Miss Stapleton‘s warning was interesting—what is she hiding? We got a good impression of the moors and the bogs and the easy disappearance of things, so I‘m sure that will play a role as the story progresses. The missing boot is another intriguing piece—where is it??? 3mo
Cuilin @Librarybelle Yes, the boots!! Who is following him in London? The crying in the night? The circumstances of Charles‘s death and those foot/paw prints. So many it‘s great. 3mo
IndoorDame Yes! The boots! Why did the person following him in London give Sherlock‘s name? Is the Notting Hill murderer being on the loose just a coincidence? Who can we trust in Devonshire when everyone is keeping secrets? What was Sir Charles running from?… the clues and questions seem endless 3mo
dabbe We also have the warning cut in pieces from a London paper, warning Sir Henry to stay away from the moors. And the beard of the man in the cab--is it real or fake? Mr. Barrymore has a dark beard, too. 3mo
AnnCrystal The characters concern level about the escaped convict seems in the background.
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AllDebooks I really enjoyed it and loved Watson having a bigger narrative. 3mo
Librarybelle It‘s interesting that we jump right into the story despite the prior story ending in Holmes‘ supposed demise. This is my first time reading through the whole canon, and my first time reading this story…timeline-wise from Watson‘s telling, is this supposed to be read thinking the events take place before the Falls or after the Falls? Just curious. 3mo
TheAromaofBooks @Librarybelle - I am wondering the same thing! Are we going backwards in time, and Holmes is actually still (presumably) dead? Or have we skipped over a miraculous survival??? 3mo
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Cuilin I absolutely love it. It‘s perfectly paced. So many details. 3mo
Cuilin @TheAromaofBooks @Librarybelle Though we‘re reading the canon in the order it was published, this story is set before the Reichenbacher Falls incident. 3mo
IndoorDame @Cuilin I agree completely about the pacing and the details! 3mo
TheAromaofBooks @Cuilin - Thank you!!! 3mo
CogsOfEncouragement I enjoyed this one immensely. 3mo
CatLass007 I thought it sounded like Dr. Watson was recounting a story that took place when he was still sharing quarters with Holmes, before he met his wife. 3mo
Librarybelle Thanks, @Cuilin ! 3mo
Read4life This is one of my favorite Holmes stories. I agree with @Cuilin about the pacing and details. 3mo
dabbe HOUND takes place in 1889. Holmes comments on Mortimer's walking stick, where the date on it is 1884, that that was 5 years ago. “The Final Problem“ takes place in 1891.

Doyle wrote “The Final Problem“ in 1893 and HOUND was published in THE STRAND from 1901-1902 as a way to appease the public for killing off SH. It was so successful, he brought the detective back to life. A question I have: why not keep writing stories ⬇️
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dabbe about the 500-1000 cases Holmes already solved instead of bringing him back to life and have brand new stories going forward? There are so many fascinating stories that Watson alludes to throughout the ADVENTURES and MEMOIRS--but only by TITLE. Doyle could have written those stories instead. 🤔 3mo
AnnCrystal First, I'd like to thank @dabbe for allowing me to join in on this buddy read...I know that I signed on “totally“ uninvited 😳😉.

I'm excited to finally read this, and I'm glad that it has been awhile since I've watched a movie version.

Nice to read the words written by Doyle. His style isn't what I expected, yet I'm not sure what I expected, therefore I am not disappointed.

I never realized that this story was written to appease the public!
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dabbe @AnnCrystal You are NOT uninvited! We welcome you with open arms and are glad you're joining us on this journey with SH and JW! 🤗 3mo
AnnCrystal 🥰💕 Thank You @dabbe 😉👍💝. Wonderful to be joining this conversation. I've even learned some new info. (edited) 3mo
kelli7990 I enjoyed this story. I‘m glad that we have more of it to read. 3mo
AnnCrystal Me too @kelli7990 😉👍📚. 3mo
dabbe @AnnCrystal 🧡🩶🧡 3mo
dabbe @kelli7990 @AnnCrystal That's probably the highest compliment an author could ever receive! 🧡🩶🧡 3mo
AnnCrystal @dabbe 👏😉👍💝. 3mo
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dabbe Yes! 🤩🤩🤩 3mo
aa_guer2021 Love me some Sherlock Holmes!! 😍 3mo
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#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @dabbe

On chapter 7, I will stop but I don‘t want to. This is by far my favorite. Looking forward to Saturday‘s discussion.

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#whereintheworld #whereareyoumonday @Cupcake12

I'm in the moors in Dartmoor, England, looking for a gigantic hound! 😱

Play? @IndoorDame @TheBookHippie @TheLudicReader

Cupcake12 Dartmoor is so pretty x 4mo
dabbe @Cupcake12 One of my top 5 faves. I've got to get to England someday. 🧡 4mo
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#WeeklyForecast

I will continue with buddy reads; The Dark Fire #ShardlakeBR and The Hound of Baskervilles #NoPlaceLikeHolmes

I‘ve just started Enlightenment and I‘ll see how that goes since I don‘t have the best track record with Sarah Perry

Afterwards I want to get to The Good of the Woods

Both library books are due back on Friday so we‘ll see how it goes

dabbe #yahoo! Oh, I hope you love THE GOD OF THE WOODS as much as I did. It's incredible! 🧡🩶🧡 4mo
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Mr. Sherlock Holmes, who was usually very late in the

mornings, save upon those not infrequent occasions when he was up all night, was seated at the breakfast table.
#FirstLineFridays

I‘ll be reading this and Hot Mother by Nancy Peach for
#ForTheLoveOfBooks Labor Day Readathon

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#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

“MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES, who was usually very late in the mornings, save upon those not infrequent occasions when he was up all night, was seated at the breakfast table.“

So excited to revisit my #1 book of all time ... again. 🩶🧡🩶

PageShifter I still have this unread 🫣 4mo
dabbe @PageShifter #NoPlaceLikeHolmes just started it! 🤩 4mo
AnnCrystal 🧐🔍💝.

Shamefully, I have only seen movie/tv versions of all of Doyle's Sherlock. Although, this is my favorite of the stories, and I even have the book...which one day I do plan on reading (one day).
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dabbe @AnnCrystal The movie with Basil Rathbone (from the 1930s) is my fave. No pressure to read it (though it is just a wee bit good, IMHO!) 🧡🩶🧡 4mo
AnnCrystal Thanks @dabbe 🧐😉👍💝. 4mo
ShyBookOwl Shocked to admit I've never read a Holmes 🫣 4mo
dabbe @ShyBookOwl What are you waiting for? 🤩😂😘 4mo
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#whatsyourjobmonday
@Cupcake12
1. Tagged book: World's best and best-known detective, of course! 🤩
Also ...
•Betrothed woman to 11th-century-soon-to-be king Duncan in QUEEN HEREAFTER: The Story of Lady Macbeth.
•Recently fired nanny who's unfairly gossiped about in town in RUTH.
•Humpback (his words) lawyer in Henry VIII's England in DARK FIRE.
2. My job was being a former high school public English teacher who is now happily retired. 😀

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dabbe Thank you! 🤩 4mo
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#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin @LitsyEvents
#TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles

Hi, Sherlockians~
Lively discussion today! Next up: my favorite novel of ALL TIME! 🤩🤩🤩 The link with lots of interesting stuff re: the novel is below (with a summary--spoiler alert!). Next discussion will be in TWO WEEKS on 9/7 (Chs. 1-7) and will be led by @dabbe. Have a lovely week! 🤩

Link for fun facts: https://shorturl.at/KI1d9

Librarybelle Yay! Thank you! 4mo
AllDebooks Ooh, I need to jump back in for this one 🔍 4mo
dabbe @Librarybelle 🤩🤗🤩 4mo
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dabbe @AllDebooks Yay! 🤩🤗🤩 4mo
Read4life I‘m so excited for this one! 4mo
dabbe @Read4life My #1. 🎯. 🤩🤗😘 4mo
kelli7990 Yay! 4mo
Read4life It‘s been sooo long since my last reread & this group is making me think about things I haven‘t on previous SH stories. Love it! 4mo
dabbe @kelli7990 🤩🤗😀 4mo
dabbe @Read4life Agree 💯. I have learned so much from everyone, too! 🤩🤗😀 4mo
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BookwormAHN
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This is the classic Sherlock Holmes story. A giant glowing hound connected to a family curse is spotted, and only Sherlock can solve the mystery and save him.
#DoubleSpin @TheAromaofBooks
#ReadOrDonate Read and will keep @julieclair

TEArificbooks My son and I are reading this now for his homeschool 5mo
dabbe How can I emphasize this?
My. Favorite. Novel. Of. All. Time. 🖤🖤🖤 #sherlocked #NoPlaceLikeHolmes
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BookwormAHN @TEArificbooks I hope y'all enjoy it 😺 5mo
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BookwormAHN @dabbe I think this was the first Sherlock novel I've read but I did really enjoy it 🧡 5mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 5mo
julieclair I remember really enjoying this one years ago. 5mo
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KathyWheeler
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Periodically, I get a short book on Serial Reader that I‘ve always meant to read. The Hound of the Baskervilles was my choice this time. I didn‘t guess the solution at first, but looking back on the story, all the clues are there. I enjoyed it.

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dabbe
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#NationalEggMonthChallenge
@WildAlaskaBibliophile

1. Tagged. IMHO, the greatest mystery ever written.
2. To eat? Eggs Benedict. To make myself? French toast. Drop that egg, some milk, some great bread ... grill to perfection. Serve with real butter and authentic maple syrup. #beyondyum

WildAlaskaBibliophile ❤🍳🍞 thank you for playing! 7mo
dabbe @WildAlaskaBibliophile 🤩🤗😀 7mo
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KathyWheeler
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The tagged, plus:
1: The Wishing Game
2: Doppelgänger
4: Close to Death

#weekendreads

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AroundTheBookWorld
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I have a box for 'Les Huguenots.' Have you heard the De Redzkes? Might I trouble you then to be ready in half an hour, and we can stop at Marcini‘s for a little dinner on the way?”
#TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles #SirArthurConanDoyle #SherlockHolmes #lastline #closingline #book #books #bookdesign #bookdesigner #bookdeal #bookdeals #bookdealer #bookdragon #Fiction #Crime #Classics #MysteryThriller #Thriller #Mystery #Audiobook #Literature #Novels 🩶🩶🩶

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MariaW
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I have read the two easy versions for students. Unfortunately, the Macmillan one is not available in Switzerland anymore. I had to use the BlackCat one. Both of them do have tasks for the students to solve, but the BlackCat ones disrupt the flow of reading because the task are before and after thr chapters. Sometimes I could not find the novel‘s text anymore between. 🤦‍♀️

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MariaW
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Of course my students have to work on tasks why reading The Houns of the Baskervilles - especially because it is the easy version of Black at. 💪

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Billypar
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#TuesdayTunes @TieDyeDude
I've always been a fan of whole albums, enjoying repeat listens from start to fish, figuring out my favorite tracks, and sometimes reevaluating after a few listens. But I'm so distracted nowadays with all the options a streaming world offers that I only just gave a second listen to this recent release from Palehound, an indie rock band I've been following for awhile. And it's probably my favorite of theirs so far.

Billypar It's hard not to fall in love with El Kempner's vocals - both her sound and the lyrics. This is one is Independence Day: https://open.spotify.com/track/5Z2hjkmfCfIG5gKslBs0bd?si=jNo7JfY_SfqCCpNt6b8lKA&... 9mo
AmyG Nice! My daughter saw her open for Sleater-Kinney. 9mo
TheBookHippie Love! 9mo
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BarbaraBB Listening to while albums, those were the days. 9mo
vivastory I have a ton of playlists in my spotify library & I try to not fall in the trap of turning them on all day because it can be easy to do. Will def check this out. Full album listening is def an art! 9mo
TieDyeDude @Billypar Thanks for sharing. I recently turned off the continue playing option on Spotify. I'll start with an album and realize after a while that I have no idea what's playing because Spotify went rogue. This way, after the album is done, I have to consciously choose what to listen to next (but it's usually some auto playlist 😅) 9mo
batsy It's funny that streaming does that, I feel like I struggle to listen to whole albums too because a playlist of songs is easier on the attention span if that makes sense. Like an album requires attention like a book. Definitely feel all of the content now is geared towards a broken attention span 🙃 9mo
Billypar @AmyG That must have been a fantastic show! I saw them open for Speedy Ortiz, but I would like to see them as the main act at some point. 9mo
Billypar @BarbaraBB I haven't given it up, but it's more like many albums once or twice instead of a handful over and over! 9mo
Billypar @vivastory Definitely true. Whether it's playlists or albums, after so long of having it in the background, I stop enjoying it, and I need to unplug for awhile. 9mo
Billypar @TieDyeDude Yeah, I've had the same experience - I don't enjoy the autoplay as much. Though one exception was a few weeks ago when we were recommending Latino artists: I found so many great artists via the autoplay, starting from the recommendations people were sharing. So, if you know next to nothing about a genre, it helps I guess. But usually not otherwise. 9mo
Billypar @batsy A lot of people assume that because I'm a reader, it means I have this great attention span, and...nope! 😆 I've been broken by the internet just like everyone else, and albums do take more attention. Though I like playing old favorites while I work - I will still fire up my iTunes library for that purpose. 9mo
AmyG @batsy When my classic ipod broke, and Apple stopped making them, I had to learn a new way of listening to music. Hence, streaming. I now make playlists of new music by year…and YES, it has affected my attention span. I so get it. But I do listen to albums, though only ones I really love. @vivastory Ha, I have so many playlists now. Playing with Spotify, going down band rabbit holes and playlists are now an “activity”. 9mo
SconsinBookyBadger Back in the days when cassettes were a thing I‘d listen to them to the point of wearing down the tape reel. CDs were the best invention ever & replaced so much ruined cassettes. Once Napster came along & paved the way for Spotify my attention span 📉. Your post sparked an idea to put in more effort to enjoy music fully. 9mo
Billypar @SconsinBookyBadger I still love CD's - I've been buying them more at record shops lately because it's a good way to find 'new' old music you didn't know you needed. My 2012 Civic's mileage is getting on the high side, so I've got to enjoy them now while I still have my car's player! 9mo
TieDyeDude I have listened to this album twice already! Great recommendation 9mo
Billypar @TieDyeDude Glad you liked it! 9mo
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AroundTheBookWorld
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Doyle really is the master of the short story and I‘m glad we‘ve switched to reading his short form work for now. This one was such a treat! 🕵🏻‍♂️ #noplacelikeholmes @dabbe @Cuilin

Cuilin Agreed, 👍 10mo
dabbe “To Sherlock Holmes, she is always THE woman.“ What a fun one this would be to teach students--the difference and power between just the teeny words “a“ and “the.“ We are in the fun part now! 🤩 10mo
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WildAlaskaBibliophile
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1. Sherlock Holmes (I especially enjoyed the tagged book)
2. Walter Hartright (in “The Woman in White“)

That's all I've got because I'm not much into detective fiction.

#ThreeListThursday #TLT @dabbe

dabbe #1 is my #1 all-time favorite detective novel. #greatchoice And I love THE WOMAN IN WHITE, too! Have you read Collins's MOONSTONE? Thanks for playing! ❤️💜🩷 10mo
WildAlaskaBibliophile @dabbe The Moonstone is on my out-of-control TBR list. How did you like it compared to The Woman in White? TWIW is at the top of my favorties-of-all-time. 10mo
dabbe @WildAlaskaBibliophile TBH, I preferred TWIW for its Gothic-ness. MOONSTONE is a lot longer, too, but I still greatly enjoyed it. 10mo
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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm
Hound of the Baskervilles | Arthur Conan Doyle
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5 ⭐️s
I‘m hooked. I have to read ALL the Sherlock Holmes now! It‘s always so hard for me to review mysteries because I feel like I might inadvertently give away too much. I was a bit saddened that as my first Holmes story it didn‘t have much of him in it. I was also surprised at how often I laughed. I wasn‘t expecting that. This was a great read and I‘ll be keeping an eye out for more to add to my collection. 😍

This was my #BookSpin for January.

Ruthiella I live in fear of inadvertently spoiling a book for someone when I write a review! 😰😅 11mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 11mo
dabbe Feel free to join our buddy read, because that‘s what we‘re doing! #NoPlaceLikeHolmes 🤩 11mo
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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @dabbe I have a lot of reading challenges and buddy reads planned for the year, but I enjoyed this one so much, I‘m very tempted to add another readalong. 😅❤️ 11mo
dabbe @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm I know EXACTLY how you feel. No pressure at all. You can just jump in and see what we're up to if you feel like it. We're reading them in order of publication. The first is A STUDY IN SCARLET, where Holmes and Watson first meet. Discussion questions will post on 1/27. P.S. HOUND is my favorite of all time. 💜🩶💜 11mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @dabbe Sounds great! Lol, I‘m glad I started out with such a good one. 😍 11mo
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claripetrone
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"The Hound of the Baskervilles" by Arthur Conan Doyle. 7/10 rating. Pretty good book, but the ending was quite predictive. Not bad though! Fun to read, though sometimes it was hard to concentrate. Overall, enjoyable but I liked "A Study in Scarlet" best.

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VioletMoonBooks
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dabbe
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Eggs Great image ❤️🖤❤️ 2y
dabbe @Eggs 🥰 2y
MemoirsForMe I‘ve lately been watching the old Sherlock Holmes/Basil Rathbone movies and loving them! 2y
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dabbe @UwannaPublishme The HOUND is my favorite BR movie as well! 🤗 2y
MemoirsForMe Mine too! 🙌🏻 2y
ChelseaM6010 I love Sherlock Holmes!! 🙂 2y
dabbe @UwannaPublishme Have you seen any of the Jeremy Brett videos? He's my all-time fave Sherlock. 2y
dabbe @ChelseaM6010 Yay! Another SH fanatic! 🥰 2y
MemoirsForMe I haven‘t…but I will now! 😄 2y
dabbe @UwannaPublishme Quite a few are on youtube for free. Here's a link to “The Red-Headed League“; one of my all-time faves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTtiR9j-IQw 2y
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"Mr. Sherlock Holmes, who was usually very late in the mornings, save upon those not infrequent occasions when he was up all night, was seated at the breakfast table."

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

Realising that I've been concurrently reading of the two most famous literary moors: Dartmoor in the vicinity of Baskerville Hall and the great Grimpen Mire, and the "wily windy moor" around Wuthering Heights. Neither seems to be a healthy place ?

batsy I've always meant to reread this during Halloween but forget. What a suitably creepy image! 2y
Bookwomble @batsy Yeah, it's me on the not infrequent occasions when I've been up all night reading! 😄. It's an effective gothic novel well suited to a Halloween read, for sure 🍂🌔🐺💀🪦 2y
batsy @Bookwomble 😂😂 2y
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The_Book_Ninja Kate bush was the first woman I fell in love with 2y
Bookwomble @The_Book_Ninja Anita Harris was the first woman I can remember having a crush on - age 4! It was a different feeling when Kate first Wuthered when I was 14! 2y
vivastory This is not related to Doyle, but I just finished Cabinet of Curiosities & I recall that we talked about it months ago. Did you have a chance to watch it? If so, what was your impression? I found it to be a mixed bag with highs & lows, but the highs were def memorable. 2y
Bookwomble @vivastory What's the opposite of binge-watching? Frugal-watching? 🤔 Anyway, I am watching it and enjoying it, but on an intermittent basis. I think I've seen three so far and will watch them all in time. My mood at present is more for slow character-based shows: The Makanai, Our Blue and a fourth viewing of Midnight Diner being my go-tos 😌 2y
The_Book_Ninja @Bookwomble it was the Babooshka video for me😊 2y
Bookwomble @The_Book_Ninja As a Marvel and Robert E. Howard fanboy, Kate's Red Sonja Warrior Woman look from the Conan comics definitely appealed to me 😄 2y
vivastory Yeah it took me a month or so to watch it. I marathon watched the last 3 last night just to finish it. 2y
Bookwomble @vivastory Mrs. B likes a horror, but found these a bit too unsettling before sleep 😳 so I have to fit them in when she's not watching and when I'm in the mood 😄 2y
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Mr. Sherlock Holmes, who was usually very late in the mornings, save upon those not infrequent occasions when he was up all night, was seated at the breakfast table.
#TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles #SirArthurConanDoyle #SherlockHolmes #firstline #openingline #book #books #bookdeal #bookdeals #bookdealer #bookdragon #bookdragons #bookfeature #bookfair #bookfan #Classics #Mystery #Fiction #Crimes #Detective #MysteryThriller #Thriller #Audiobook ❤️‍🔥🐺🐺

dabbe My all-time FAVORITE SH novel and story. #theabsolutebest 2y
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5feet.of.fury
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Final board for #bodycountbingo @PuddleJumper 🔪
Never had I before wanted to read something “obvious from the start”

PuddleJumper 😂😂 Looks amazing! 2y
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5feet.of.fury
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(One of the things on my bucket list was to make mulled wine 🍷 probably won‘t be doing that again any time soon 😖)

It‘s a classic right? Shows Sherlock in all his hubris, John doing work of similar caliber without everyone telling him what a genius he is.

Last read of #Scarathlon2022 #20in4
#spookoween & #31by31

Thanks for hosting #TeamSlaughter @Clwojick 🔪
& to
@Andrew65 @TheSpineView @Catsandbooks
Happy Halloween to all of you 🎃👻

TheSpineView Fantastic 2y
Catsandbooks 🙌🏼🎃❤️ 2y
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5feet.of.fury
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@PuddleJumper #bodycountbingo
2nd Bingo Line

Back From The Dead - Book of Night
Someone makes a dumb decision - Lock Every Door (what‘s a Sager plot without it?)
FREE - False Witness
Vanishing Bodies - Something in the Woods is taking People
Unexpected Killer - Last Breath
#TeamSlaughter #Scarathlon2022

PuddleJumper Brilliant! 2y
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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A very not Sherlock approved setting for finishing up this read, but this cocktail pop is yummy!

I haven't read much Doyle, interesting how this book (#5) mostly follows Watson. There is a bit of misogyny like you would expect for the time but the layered mystery was interesting, I am still more of a Christie reader (her anti-Semitism and racism put me off there though)
This was just fine. Glad it is off the shelf.

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Happy SHERLOCK HOLMES DAY!!!

Got a favorite story from the great detective?

Mine is The Hounds of the Baskervilles 🐕

CogsOfEncouragement Too hard to choose! 3y
Brooke_H Mine too! 3y
Bklover Me too! I don‘t remember a single thing about it but I know I loved it! 3y
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mabell That one is one of my favorites too! But I also always enjoyed The Sign of the Four. 3y
CrowCAH @CogsOfEncouragement there are several to chose from! 3y
CrowCAH @Brooke_H woohoo yay! 😁 3y
CrowCAH @Bklover I remember watching a program on TV when I was younger and being spooked by the tale. Then I read the story later in life and appreciated the text. Sometimes it‘s not about remembering the details but how we felt about it in the end. 3y
CrowCAH @mabell I‘ve only read a few Holmes stories. I‘ll have to put The Sign of the Four on the TBR. 3y
JazzFeathers I didn't realised yesterday was Shelock Holmes Day. Yet l celebrated it. I met with a friend that is a fanatic of the TV series and is walking me through it. We watched The Abominable Bride yesterday night, and l loved it. 3y
CrowCAH @JazzFeathers wow! What great perfect timing!!! 3y
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