tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956288600403860320.post6438397796848249511..comments2023-12-26T12:18:55.616+00:00Comments on Doyleockian: Fallen Holmes & black armbandsAlistair Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199962410016780822noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956288600403860320.post-59972805266527639732013-05-01T09:05:20.722+01:002013-05-01T09:05:20.722+01:00I’ve not found any reference before the Carr biogr...I’ve not found any reference before the Carr biography. As is suggested in the journal letter, the armband story was probably a creation of Adrian Conan Doyle.<br /><br />Arthur, as you can imagine, talks as little about Holmes as possible in his autobiography and I have no recollection of the armband story there either. Some mention was made of a letter being sent to him referring to him as “a brute” in the aftermath of The Final Problem’s publication but I cannot remember where that first appears without digging through my library.<br />Alistair Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16199962410016780822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956288600403860320.post-71142783373368717702013-04-30T19:55:48.366+01:002013-04-30T19:55:48.366+01:00Another part of the "lore" of Sherlock H...Another part of the "lore" of Sherlock Holmes when the facts are much more interesting. Given your knowledge of Doyle's life, do you have any insights on how the black armband myth came about? What is the earliest reference of it that you have encountered? I have not (yet) read Doyle's "Memories and Adventures"; is it mentioned there? Sorry, I don't mean to ask for in depth research, just off-the-top-of-your-head knowledge.James C. O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866010043246236340noreply@blogger.com