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Word: mycroft (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...SHERLOCK HOLMES," THE ADVENTURES OF SOLAR PONS - August Derleth-Mycroft & Moron...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Recent Mysteries, Nov. 19, 1945 | 11/19/1945 | See Source »

...pendent from his thin lips and a deerstalker cap pushed down on his dolichocephalic skull. Five orange pips lay on one table. On another stood a porcelain Hound of the Baskervilles. The guests raised their glasses, drank to Holmesian characters and places-"To THE Woman," "To Mrs. Hudson," "To Mycroft." Along with place cards, women guests found Holmesian cryptograms-a single red rose and a mysterious note: "Dear Miss -, See you at 2216. Sincerely, John H. Watson." In one corner Author Christopher Morley, in a hunting cap, peered at a sardine through a magnifying glass (see cut) and chatted with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: In Memoriam: Baker Street | 4/17/1944 | See Source »

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