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From: [e-mail] (Dana Richards)
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Subject: Re: Copper Beeches
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>>BTW, I just bought "The Annotated Sherlock Holmes" for $19.95 in a discount
>>warehouse store.  It is fascinating!  However, its size and weight make it
>>somewhat unwieldy.
>>
>    Well, it wouldn't be my recommendation for a first reading of the
>stories, and it really wasn't intended for that.  It's mostly used as a
>resource by Sherlockians for papers and presentations.  I've used it that way
>myself.

if i am rereading a story for a meeting i usually use an old trade edition
that i can mark up but if i am expected to contribute to the discussion
i will read the Annotated since it raises many interesting points and
keeps me from rediscovering the wheel.

i read the occasional SH story as a kid, however i was not interested in it.
when i was a grad student 15 years ago my wife gave me the Annotated.
i read it cover to cover.
so, unlike others who work up to the Annotated slowly, i began with it
and i felt as if i was catapulted into the fascinating world of Sherlockiana.
(my wife does not feel that it was wise purchase as i now have gone on
to acquire at least a 1000 volumes and as much ephemera, monthly meetings ...)

there is little excuse for not picking it up at $20 (even $25 other places).

dana richards