tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440764593580848794.post4460907558145909087..comments2024-01-05T10:46:06.674-06:00Comments on Scott D. Parker: Writer: Book Review: The Sign of Four by Sir Arthur Conan DoyleScott D. Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293540073601809197noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440764593580848794.post-72823483198318835442009-12-15T21:10:13.305-06:002009-12-15T21:10:13.305-06:00Enjoyed the review. I've gotta read more Holme...Enjoyed the review. I've gotta read more Holmes.Capes on Filmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139468019205559912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440764593580848794.post-80039909042854745372009-12-15T10:38:19.167-06:002009-12-15T10:38:19.167-06:00Patti - As am I, although I do think I'm going...Patti - As am I, although I do think I'm going to have to wait until the 26th.<br /><br />Richard - The way I see the film: it's like a different take on the same material. You could almost call it a "reboot" a la Star Trek or Batman Begins. Take the same set of characters and create a new universe with them. I think there will be some who start to read the canon. Of those, some will be disappointed while others will find their new favorite set of stories.<br /><br />Evan - Thanks. My copy of Little House is one I owned back in my childhood. Didn't remember it until I re-read it as an adult. Still a good book.<br /><br />Barbara - I just finished The Hound of the Baskervilles. I haven't had this much fun reading a set of novels in a long time.<br /><br />RandallS - I am referencing the New Annotated SH whilst I listen to the audio. I was going to note the disappearance of "the" but wanted to keep the review short. Thanks the the link. Very neat site. <br /><br />One note from the Annotated SH is about Watson's wife and the chronological discrepancies in various stories. I tend to come down on the side of Conan Doyle: he either forget exact dates or didn't care. Readers probably weren't as fanatical and detail oriented as they are now.Scott D. Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293540073601809197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440764593580848794.post-50707249306621274782009-12-14T19:19:02.266-06:002009-12-14T19:19:02.266-06:00An excellent review of a very good book. But a ni...An excellent review of a very good book. But a nit-picker's point: the original manuscript did include "the" as The Sign of THE Four, and it was published that way in Lippincott's magazine. However, Conan Doyle later decided he liked it better without "the" and the British book edition dropped it.<br /><br />Just to add to the confusion, Conan Doyle later made a copy of the first page of the manuscript and in that copy he did not include "the". For the terminally curious, you can get the details in this <a href="http://www.bestofsherlock.com/ref/rfmsalph.htm#SIGN" rel="nofollow">checklist of Holmes manuscript facsimiles</a>, which also has a link to an online photo of the 2nd version of the manuscript.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668110666285565063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440764593580848794.post-36469429729730654712009-12-13T15:02:55.031-06:002009-12-13T15:02:55.031-06:00Excellent review and now I'd like to read it. ...Excellent review and now I'd like to read it. Thanks, Scott.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440764593580848794.post-10883620042756976552009-12-11T13:18:32.204-06:002009-12-11T13:18:32.204-06:00Fine review. On the Kids' Books front, I'm...Fine review. On the Kids' Books front, I'm pretty sure I read this when I was about 10, and was confused by some of it. I'm pleased to report it now makes perfect sense.Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440764593580848794.post-64222717232777654752009-12-11T13:13:47.397-06:002009-12-11T13:13:47.397-06:00I fear the movie, it may increase interest in the ...I fear the movie, it may increase interest in the name of Holmes, but anyone drawn to the books by the film will be sadly disappointed by the lack of action, explosions, and so forth.<br /><br />I hope I'm wrong and the film does lead some people to read the canon.Richard Robinsonhttp://brokenbullhorn.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440764593580848794.post-78771610565162821332009-12-11T10:16:19.167-06:002009-12-11T10:16:19.167-06:00I am on pins and needles waiting for the movie.I am on pins and needles waiting for the movie.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com