Told canonically from Watson’s point of view, Watson’s unrequited love for Holmes and attempts to deal with his unrequited affections become central. Many readers who had thought about the queer possibilities of this literary partnership were delighted.Ī preface by Dr Watson is followed by part one, ‘A Discreet Investigation’, in which a case leads Holmes and Watson to the demi monde, a tangled case of blackmail and the question of whether Sherlock Holmes has noticed that his client and her intimate friend are in fact a lesbian couple. The Daily Mail seemed to think it would cause the fall of England, though the Guardian responded with bemused good humour. (Whether Holmes reciprocates is the grand question of much of the rest of the book.)īoy, did some people find that idea challenging. She published a book in which Dr John Watson was in love with Sherlock Holmes. In 1988, author Rohase Piercy did something remarkable and controversial.
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