The Six Napoleons on The Slasher's Annotated Sherlock Holmes

[elaby]

I finally (finally - I'm so slow!) finished my annotations of "The Six Napoleons" for janeturenne's fabulous The Slasher's Annotated Sherlock Holmes. This was just about the most fun thing I've ever done. I know why I did my MA in literature XD No doubts at all. This is what I thrive on.

The Slasher's Annotated "The Six Napoleons"

As always, with me, my interpretations can be seen as slashy or not. SIXN is such a significant story in regards to the sometimes-uncertain friendship between Holmes and Lestrade that I focus mostly on that in my annotations, but as always, there are several bits that discuss Watson and Holmes. I also made liberal use of the OED in figuring out some archaic terms. Whee!

And I have had such a busy, wonderful weekend that it's definitely time to collapse into bed! I can't believe it's Sunday night already!

Comments

[janeturenne.livejournal.com]

Elaby, darling, I adore you beyond the power of words to express. In fact, I already adored you beyond the power of words to express, but this has quite definitively pushed you into the category of "people with claims to my life-long devotion". Thank you thank you THANK YOU ever so much for these; I've just started looking, and so far I'm utterly bowled over. The rest of the night is for reading and squeeing and adding cross-references and probably stopping back here every half-hour or so and leaving comments when I get to a point of particular brilliance and/or feel like it's been too long since last I stopped to shower you with praises XD
Have I mentioned thank you, and you're wonderful?

[janeturenne.livejournal.com]

Your note on "respectable and unromantic" makes me turn cartwheels! I would never have picked up on the profound slashy implications of such a teeny bit of phrasing...
And I didn't remember that Holmes walks in while Watson is dressing! I do adore SIXN so, even more than usual with your notes :)

[the-arethusa.livejournal.com]

Oh oh! *flaps excitedly* You are brilliant! Have I ever mentioned that before?

What can I say? There was squeeing. Lots of it. The neighbours will be giving me odd looks from now on.

I loved the bit about Watson considering respectability unromantic. If Watson considers non-conformity romantic then Holmes must be the most romantic thing in the world to him...yes...that makes me happy...*sigh*

And Lestrade! What more can I say about Lestrade? You highlighted very well the fact that Lestrade's ego seems to have taken the back seat in this story, occasionaly peeking out just to confirm that this is Lestrade and not an imposter.

This story is why I'm a (not so) secret H/L shipper.

Yeah, I have so much more I could say but so little time left in which to say it (I'm running late already!) I will just say you are brilliant! one last time and send you internet hugs *hugs*

[caitirin.livejournal.com]

XD You're amazing, muffin!!!

I am so impressed by your scholarship, lovey :}

[endgegner07.livejournal.com]

I srsly love it to bits *goes off to read again*

[coastal-spirit.livejournal.com]

This looks fascinating. Tomorrow, barring any disasters, I will try to read this, along with your other fic, and Rachel's writings.

We did have a nice weekend, didn't we?