Hehe I think "rout" sounds better. It sounds more like the word. "root" just makes me think of carrots.
How can I have never read them before? \o/ You have had a deprived childhood m'dear. I read them when I was in year 7/year 8, and first saw the Granada series (which you really should check out if you haven't seen them) in year 8.
But, oh you're in for a treat with these books. They're brilliant. They're not literature - you can't microscopically analyze them, but the plots and characters are so gripping. You'll also find as you read that a lot of the public conceptions about Sherlock Holmes (ie Moriarty as his arch enemy, Irene Adler's importance) are based such a small part of the overall canon. It's amazing how certain things have gone overlooked whilst other details are magnified to such a great extent.
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How can I have never read them before? \o/
You have had a deprived childhood m'dear. I read them when I was in year 7/year 8, and first saw the Granada series (which you really should check out if you haven't seen them) in year 8.
But, oh you're in for a treat with these books. They're brilliant. They're not literature - you can't microscopically analyze them, but the plots and characters are so gripping. You'll also find as you read that a lot of the public conceptions about Sherlock Holmes (ie Moriarty as his arch enemy, Irene Adler's importance) are based such a small part of the overall canon. It's amazing how certain things have gone overlooked whilst other details are magnified to such a great extent.