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Victorian Pharmacy
With sincere thanks to only_po, who posted about this on the watsons_woes comm:
BBC recently released a 4-episode series called "Victorian Pharmacy", which is a recreation and exploration of a Victorian times pharmacy. One can learn more about the medicines Watson might have prescribed:
Episode 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thoAq11-t7E
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A moving tribute to Edward Hardwicke
Happened to run across this and wanted to share it:
http://www.charlesdennis.com/www.charlesdennis.com/Paid_to_Dream/Entries/2011/5/23_edward_hardwicke.html -
An interview with Dame Jean Conan Doyle
Do have a look; it actually addresses some of the questions ACD didn't really answer in the questionnaire I posted a few days ago!
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History of stethoscopes and sphygmomanometers
As to your practice, if a gentleman walks into my rooms smelling of iodoform, with a black mark of nitrate of silver upon his right forefinger, and a bulge on the right side of his top-hat to show where he has secreted his stethoscope, I must be dull, indeed, if I do not pronounce him to be an active member of the medical profession ( Read more... ) -
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Wants Nothing To Do With Your Proust Questionnaire
I thought this would be of interest to the members of this comm.
How very him! ;) Especially the last two questions.
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Wants Nothing To Do With Your Proust Questionnaire
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Rebecca Onion
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Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, at 11:20 AM
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Let Holmes be Holmes: Diagnosing the Great Detective
A recent article by Jennifer Petkus, I thought some of you might find it of interest, if you'd not seen it before. It is detailed, thorough, and interesting, and may be found here: http://myparticularfriend.com/?p=2033 -
159 Years Of Sherlock Holmes
Today is the 159th birthday of Sherlock Holmes. To mark the occasion I have written an article which you can read below
http://charlottes-sherlockianjournal.tumblr.com/
Hope you enjoy it!
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