tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post2733334232807145223..comments2023-10-24T03:46:41.971-07:00Comments on Contingencies: Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-14263658927371572892009-07-17T07:23:53.421-07:002009-07-17T07:23:53.421-07:00It's a rather chilling tale. Then, I'd ra...It's a rather chilling tale. Then, I'd rather read Hound of the Baskervilles than like most trad. lit., or Heinlein for that matter. Many consider C-D a pulp hack ala PBS/mystery BS, but he's not (tho' once the Sherlock Holmes stories took off he did start grinding them out). <br /><br />His prose and plots were highly crafted. C-D's alter-ego Holmes (though some claim Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-10416735325191958162009-07-16T20:25:35.602-07:002009-07-16T20:25:35.602-07:00I've only read one Holmes short story which I ...I've only read one Holmes short story which I remember nearly nothing about, so the Doyle didn't take. That one sounds pretty interesting though.Righteous Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054084550730989361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-70484757758526513992009-07-16T18:15:59.800-07:002009-07-16T18:15:59.800-07:00Yes, but read between the lines, and rather alarm...Yes, but read between the lines, and rather alarming as well. Have you ever read Conan-Doyle's Valley of Fear--a Holmes story, sort of short novella,-- about Masons and Mormons controlling some old west town?? (based on C-D's travels). McNut reminds us of one of the townie mason-miners or something-- .Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-9330350984935431092009-07-16T18:11:24.978-07:002009-07-16T18:11:24.978-07:00this untalented nut
Most amusing.<i>this untalented nut</i><br /><br />Most amusing.Righteous Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054084550730989361noreply@blogger.com