Talk:The Valley of Fear

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[edit] Literature Collaboration of the Week

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—Preceding unsigned comment added by Filiocht (talk • contribs) 08:04, November 15, 2004

[edit] Moriarty

I don't understand this part:

making Arthur Conan Doyle himself the first of many writers to ignore the fact, established in "The Final Problem", that Dr. Watson first heard of Moriarty shortly before Moriarty's death, with no unrecorded adventures in between.

-- Tarquin 11:26, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)

In "The Final Problem", Watson learns of Moriarty's existence for the first time; later, with no gaps in the narrative, Moriarty is killed. There are therefore no gaps in which further Holmes vs. Moriarty adventures can take place (or at least, none in which Watson is involved). This has not stopped people from writing such adventures. The Final Problem is one such adventure, possibly the first.
Which bit didn't you understand? (And can you suggest a better wording for it?) --Paul A 08:36, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Development

Unlike other SH novels, this wiki entry has hadly any information at all, and no commentary or development. Is it generally not well liked? I would like to see more information, such as a discussion on Doyle's tendency to use Sherlock Holmes as an excuse for writing relatively disconnected stories from outside of England. 85.227.226.149 07:57, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

For instance, there are interesting info on the James McParland page which could well be transplanted here.85.227.226.149 08:15, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

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