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The Great Sherlock Holmes Debate 3August 4th 2012

“Which is the best original Sherlock Holmes Story?”

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• 1887 – 2012• The world’s most recognised character• Sherlock Holmes now holds the Guiness World Record for the

most portrayed character ever

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Robin Rowles UKTinky Chong Hong KongBec Ellis AustraliaAnna Villarosa PhillipinesGustav Griswold DenmarkAgnes Schultheis FranceJessica Humphrey USAHelen Coline FranceBec Sampson UKRima B LithuaniaKatri Leikola FinlandAurora Cambini Italy

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The Great Debates are backed by the main Holmes societies around the world, the main podcasts, the main British franchises (BBC Sherlock and Big Finish) and dozens of experts and authors.

VideoWriter/producer/director Ross K Foad ‘No Place Like Holmes’www.nplh.co.uk the world’s #1 videofan site for Sherlock Holmes

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Short Stories

Voting very spread outOnly 3 stories got 2 votes

The Dying DetectiveThe Final ProblemThe Red-Headed League

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Novels

A Study In Scarlet 4The Valley of Fear 1The Hound of The Baskervilles 6The Sign of The Four 3

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Presentations:

The Six Napoleans Charlotte WaltersWisteria Lodge Matthew ElliotScandal in Bohemia Luke KuhnsCharles Augustus Milverton Claire EllulThe Second Stain Bonnie MacBirdBlue Carbuncle Fred Thursfield

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• The Six Napoleons contains everything which makes a Holmes story great. There is humour, action, friendship and brilliant deduction.

• Holmes shows his human side – ‘It seemed to me that he was more nearly moved by the softer human emotions than I had ever seen him’.

• Holmes solves the crime in a most workman like fashion which is simply brilliant and a joy to follow. It’s the simplicity; the neatness of this story which makes it so good.

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• Inspired the characterisation of Lestrade in BBC Sherlock as someone who is frustrated by Holmes but admires him.

• ‘We’re not jealous of you at Scotland Yard. No sir, we are very proud of you!’ – Lestrade, Six Napoleons

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• Inspired many adaptations:

• An episode of ‘Sherlock Holmes’, the 1965 television series starring Douglas Wilmer

• Granada dramatized the story as part of their highly successful series starring the great Jeremy Brett as Holmes

• Film – The Pearl of Death released in 1944

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• A charming story which starts out with a trivial crime but builds up to a dramatic and satisfying conclusion.

• The story ultimately gave us the following stunning piece of acting from Jeremy Brett, one of the best moments from all the Granada episodes:

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• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3Ru54zlkUU&feature=player_detailpage#t=140s

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• It’s the story that has everything (including, I might add, a kitchen sink)

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• Background - First of the 56 short stories to be written by Doyle.

• Plot – Governmental Scandal `

A Scandal in Bohemia

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• Diverse Disguises & Grand Theatrics– Holmes: Drunken Groom &

Minister– Bohemian King: Masked Figure – Irene Adler: A Young Man

• Grand Theatrics– Smoke and Mirrors

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• Intriguing Characters – King of Bohemia.

• A typical royal? – Irene Adler: An Archetype

Character • Well-Known, American Born,

Singer, and Adventuress. Wealthy. Strong & Independent, Clever & Daring. A Post-Modern Woman

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• If Not A Love Story Then What? – Admiration Story – Humanising?– Spawn Of Many Interpretations

– Conclusion• Progressive and Inspiring

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• Shows the change in Sherlock Holmes’ attitude to women

The Second Stain

Charles Augustus Milverton

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The Devil’s Foot and The Illustrious Client

“I thought of her for the moment, as I would have thought of a daughter of my own” ILLU

“I have never loved, Watson, but if I did and if the woman I loved had met such an end, I might act even as our lawless lion hunter has done” DEVI

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Was Conan Doyle a anti-feminist?

Rocha says that in “Irene Adler Doyle created a proto-feminist: a strong female character that was just as smart as the smartest man”.

Sherlock Holmes and Philosophy, Rocha & Rocha

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THE SECOND STAINPresented by Bonnie [email protected]

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#8 of 12 on Conan Doyle’s own favorite list.

Many reasons to love this story

CLASSIC HOLMES character momentsAnd…for THEME

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First the smaller reasons THE BEST OF HOLMES

Independent

Relishing high stakes

Eccentric behaviour

Theatricality

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INDEPENDENT

Tells the Prime Minister, in effect, to go to hell if he won’t reveal the facts.

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RELISHES CHALLENGE

Nothing less than World War if the case is not solved

Seems impossible.

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• The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle is one of my favourite Christmas stories as well as one of my favourite Sherlock Holmes stories. It is both entertaining and fun.

• It is during a lull between cases when Sherlock Holmes is presented with three apparently unconnected articles…a Christmas goose a very battered hat and an expensive blue stone.

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• While he waits for the owner of the goose to come and claim his property he examines to hat to know the nature and circumstance of it’s owner.

• This is one of those times when Watson thinking he has the skills that Holmes has is challenged to prove so.

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• Well meaning Christmas spirit…following a long trail back to where the goose came from. Profit…greed…protecting property and suspicion make the case more interesting by the minute.

• This is a story of an innocent man being blamed for committing a crime he didn’t.

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• A petty opportunistic thief…his greedy accomplis and a robbery thought out only moment by moment.

• In the end an ad in the paper and the battered hat tie all together. A replacement goose and the hat are returned to the owner. The accused man goes free.

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• And the petty criminal once found out is treated to a rare bit of Christmas spirit…instead of being sent into the hands of the police he is set free.

• The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle is a story that even people who are not fans of Sherlock Holmes might enjoy.

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"Have you ever wanted to think like Sherlock Holmes? Have you wondered how that "mind palace" or "memory attic"

works which has recently been mentioned in Sherlock BBC's "Hounds of Baskerville," and which Doyle wrote of in "A Study in Scarlet?" Have you been impressed by the great detective's deductive powers and been envious of his abilities? Joe Riggs

can show us how we can do it, too." Baker Street Babes

"He's got Jedi Powers!" Star Telegram

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True deduction and observation can only occur through a certain amount of self-annihilation.

"I see no more than you, but I have trained myself to notice what I see.“Sherlock Holmes

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Deduction - Putting the Pieces Together

“Each fact is suggestive in itself. Together they have a cumulative force.” Sherlock Holmes

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1. Body hunched - low confidence2. Clenched fists - aggression3. Crossed arms - shut off, uncomfortable4. Dragging feet - lethargy5. Dropped shoulders - lethargy or boredom6. Fidgeting with objects, hands - nervousness, guilt7. Hands behind head - arrogance, superiority8. Hands on hips - in defiance9. Hands on table - in agreement10. Head down - timidity11. Head rested on hand - bored, disinterested12. Leaning away - discomfort with the situation13. Leaning in closer - interest, comfortable14. Looking at watch - boredom15. Looking away to the left – lying, using imagination16. Messaging temples - anxiety17. Nodding - interest, agreement or understanding18. Shaking of legs - a sign of stress19. Shifty eyes – nervousness, guilt20. Tapping foot - impatient or nervous21. Wiping hands on clothes - nervousness

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The Face

Linguistics

Liars will repeat a question verbatimLiars will take a guarded toneLiars won’t use contractions in their denialsLiars love euphanismsLiars overemphasis their truthfulnessLiars confuse or over use pronounsLiars hedge their statements