Welcome to Litsy!

#noplacelikeholmes Not only did we finish Volume 1 on such an incredible high note! I love that we‘re reading the canon in order! I‘ve dipped in and out of Holmes over the years. But even that has rarely been from these editions of The Complete Sherlock Holmes on my shelves, so up until now I‘ve have little idea of where the stories I read fit into the overall narrative. @dabbe @Cuilin

What a creeptastic visitor! I would be figuring how to get this dude out of my house before he carves me up into a million little pieces! #noplacelikeholmes

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @dabbe @Cuilin I can‘t tell you what a joy it‘s been to read The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes with you both and the rest of the gang! Thank you for being such amazing fearless leaders! This book has had some real gems, this week‘s selection being no exception, and I‘m beyond excited to dive into the rest of the canon!

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin
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Hi, Sherlockians!
This week's guide is short and sweet! *Spoiler alert: There is a summary, too! Discussion questions will be posted by @Cuilin on 3/9. Have a lovely week!
Here's the link: https://bit.ly/49TCdsU

Thanks for the wonderful idea, @IndoorDame! 🥰

Not surprised my #1 was mystery, though detective fiction is my all-time favorite. I am #sherlocked!

#MagicMarch #FavoriteGenre
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🤗

I pulled this off of my shelves randomly a few weeks ago. I have previously read Adventures of SH, but as this contains the memoirs & Hound of the Baskervilles I have been making my way through it over the past few weeks. It's been wonderful revisiting 221B Baker Street. Sherlock has always been a comfort read for me. Also, Hound etc feels like a gothic masterpiece that subverted audience expectations.

The Final Problem was published in The Strand Magazine in the UK & in McClure's in the US in December 1893. Yikes! What a Christmas gift. It is also interesting to me that Doyle doesn't introduce Moriarty until The Final Problem.

Sherlock trivia: This is the story where Doyle introduces Mycroft.

Thanks for all of the Birthday wishes, friends! It definitely brightened my day 👏👏
Further Holmes trivia: according to the footnote from The Crooked Man, this is the sole instance in Doyle's writings of one of Holmes trademark phrases.

I love when you reach a passage in a book where the title is revealed. Far rarer is when a title is based on the work of another author & not a story that is well known, as is the case with the above inspiration for Haddon's book.