11 Oct
2001
11 Oct
'01
3:52 p.m.
Ah, but the Holmes stories were written over a period of 40 years, I think, and it wasn't something Conan Doyle was particularly enthused about. It's still amusing though, that a set of stories about a character who puts stock in the fine details has so many blatant errors
- Mrs. Watson addressing her husband by the wrong name, three Moriarty
brothers all named James, Inspector Lestrade and his boat cannon....
Andrew
Well, it has been suggested that the H. in John H. Watson's name is Hamish, the Scottish version of James. As for three Moriarty brothers, perhaps it was James, Hamish, and Iago? Or "this is my brother Daryl, and my other brother Daryl..." As for Lestrade, I wouldn't be surprised at anything he tried, including a cannon in a boat.
Sandra Kisner sjk3@cornell.edu