S.S. VAN DINE’S 20 RULES
THE DETECTIVE novelist S.S. Van Dine devised a list of 20 rules for writing detective stories. Whether in observance or willful disregard, the rules first published in 1928 make for … Continue reading
March 19, 2014 · 1 Comment
NANCY DREW—THE GIRL
GIVEN THAT, to Sherlock Holmes, Irene Adler was the woman, it would follow that, to generations of young women, Nancy Drew was (and continues to be) the girl. Since her debut … Continue reading
February 27, 2014 · 2 Comments
WATSON’S EYESIGHT, HOLMES’ EATING HABITS
FOLLOWERS OF Sherlock Holmes take everything written by Dr. John H. Watson as utter truth. It’s a charming conceit among Sherlockians that all of the tales were merely relayed to … Continue reading
August 17, 2012 · Leave a comment
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