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From: al@mot.UUCP (Al Filipski)
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Subject: Sherlock Holmes
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Date: Sat, 19-Oct-85 22:57:07 EDT
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Posted: Sat Oct 19 22:57:07 1985
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I have recently become addicted to Sherlock Holmes stories. I got
into the habit of reading one before going to bed.  The problem is, 
I have RUN OUT OF STORIES.  I have read all of Arthur Conan Doyle's
Sherlock Holmes stories (56 of them, I believe).  I have heard that
others after Conan Doyle also wrote Sherlock Holmes stories.  Is this
true? Does anyone know the names of any authors or collections of
Holmes stories besides Doyle's?  Are they faithful to the Doyle 
style and characterizations? Any other information about Holmes
would be appreciated.  I have heard that there is an organization
called the "Baker Street Irregulars" that is sort of a Holmes fan
club.  What do they do? Are there any members reading this?
	Before reading the stories, my perception of Holmes was
largely shaped by the Rathbone/Bruce movies. I now realize that
they are far from being true to the original characterizations.
Watson, In particular, is not the fool portrayed by Nigel Bruce.
The PBS "Mystery" series of Holmes stories, on the contrary, were
absolutely true to the original.  I was also surprized to see that
Moriarty only appears in two or three of the original stories.
The popular association seems to be that Holmes is continually
battling Moriarty.
	Anyway, I would be interested in any other comments or
pointers to other information or stories about Holmes.

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