The King's Library

Sherlock Holmes- The Resident Patient

"Come, Watson, come," said Holmes,"the game is afoot."

Sherlock Holmes is my all time favorite literary detective. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's first published work that featured the character Sherlock Holmes was A Study in Scarlet, which you can read here. I absolutely love the stories and especially the television series with Jeremy Brett. Starting this week, I will begin posting a monthly Sherlock Holmes story. The first story will be The Resident Patient.

The Plot

A distressed doctor, Percy Trevelyan, comes to Mr. Sherlock Holmes to solve a puzzling case. A man had approached the doctor and told him that he would fund the opening of a private practice for Dr. Trevelyan. On one condition: that he would live upstairs as a patient. Everything went well until the patient began acting peculiarly. He became agitated or frightened over many things, although the doctor had no idea of what these things were. He continued acting like this until he finally begged Dr. Trevelyan to fetch Mr. Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street. If you are interested in reading The Resident Patient go here.

Radio

I like listening to old radio programs. I have listened to The Lone Ranger, Roy Rogers, and Sherlock Holmes programs. While they are not the best quality and don't have the best actors, it is still fun to listen to.

The Television Series

My favorite series of Sherlock Holmes is the 1984-1994
version with Jeremy Brett. To me, Jeremy Brett captures
THE Sherlock Holmes. I enjoy watching him, as well
David Burke as Doctor Watson. Now, here is how I
have always pictured Dr. Watson. Most of the time
he is portrayed as old, fat, and dumb. In this version,
he is Holmes' age, and smart (he is a doctor).
Overall, this is the BEST version
of Sherlock Holmes there is.

The Resident Patient
Caution: Mild Violence.

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Recap of 2008

I was going to start this blog at the beginning of January, and here we are at the end. Even though it is a little late, here is a recap of 2008. First, here are the Top 40 Christian Songs of 2008 (some of my favorite songs are on here). In December, Patrol Mag released a list of the 50 best faith-inspired albums of 2008. This list is a good place to check out some new artists. You can then look up the artist's names, here, and listen to their songs. Now in 2009, you can stay up to date with your favorite artists, and their most popular songs, here. If you are interested in listening to some of my favorite songs, just scroll down to my jukebox.
In addition to listening to music, I also play guitar. So in 2005, I bought an "Epiphone" guitar, played around with it, and kept it in a corner in my room. Last January, I picked it up to start learning some songs. With some help from some friends, I was soon playing at my church. Now, I can play 22 songs, 3 at church, and the rest at home. Here is the list of songs I play at church:

"A room without books is like a body without a soul." - Marcus Tullius Cicero.

If my guitar is not in hand, then a book is. I love reading classic literature. Probably my favorite author is C.S. Lewis. In fact, two of his works (The Space Trilogy and 'Till We Have Faces) are in my top 5 favorite books list. If you are interested in what I have read, just visit my Good Reads shelf, (in the right side bar).

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